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Russian Stealth Fighter Makes Its First Flight
An anonymous reader writes "The long-awaited Russian stealth fighter, codenamed PAK FA or T-50, has had its first test flight today. This Google translation of a Russian article has a photo of the jet. Production is supposed to begin in 2015; the AP reports that India is helping with development. It's reportedly designed to compete with America's F-22 (first flight: 1997). Relatedly, according to Wikipedia, Japan is planning to fly its own stealth fighter, the ATD-X, which we have previously discussed, in 2011."
The russian plane is cheaper and better... F-22 is a pig, like most of america.
Fade gracefully..
Wow, alot of planes look alike. Wonder if it has something to do with physics .. The russian plane is cheaper and better... F-22 is a pig, like most of america.
Fade gracefully..
Old people do need money to eat and get health care
You assume that because they need it, they should get it. At the other end of the scale is a child that needs an education. If there's only one dollar out there, and the old guy wants it, versus the child, I'd say, give it to the child, and let the old guy die.
Just wait until 2038, and all the old Unix programmers in the US are dead due to lack of Health Care. Then you'll be sorry. Back to stone tools and smoke signals, you'll be.
I'm hoping some breakthrough in radar technology instantly make these stealth fighters redundant, if for no other reason than to STFU all the armchair top gun wannabes.
So smart of our politicians to discontinue. Maybe we can counter the new Russian planes with sunshine and lollipops. They'll certainly make a million of these things, license the tech to China to make a million more, then we'll see how well the 25 operational F-22's we have work out for us.
Or if there's only one dollar, how about using euros? We have plenty! And they are worth something ;)