Comments on: Yak-141 and F-35 video

By: BEK

BEK — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 21:31:59 +0000

Um supercruise, stealth, avionics package, electronic communications package, hands down F-35. As far as better maneverablity yes the Russians have always had better performance in that area. But an F-4 could outclimb and out run a mig. Till the generation 3 aircraft of US design came out. Then its arguable in the differences. As far as copying each other? Yea it happens. Seems the Russian’s always would come out with something similar after the Americans came out with in my opinion. This translates into the Ak-74 from the AK-47 changing caliber size simply because the americans did it and they might be on to something that they (The Russians) are not yet aware of. With that said the Russians still have some better weapon systems than the US which not too many people over here like to admit or even learn about.

By: chubby!

chubby! — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 05:41:36 +0000

awesome!!!

By: Fredric Nordstrom

Fredric Nordstrom — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 16:20:36 +0000

Israel wasn’t allowed to buy the Mirage III from Dassault, so they stole the plans and built it themselfs!!! And what about Rafaels shortrange AAMs? Are they not one generation ahead like Russians and South-Africans when it come to off-boresight engagements that other nations are just catching up with now…? Israel is not a poor country, it gets military aid from USA just like Turkey, but they are not poor. It’s the same deal for low-income people in Israel as there is in USA, they are exploited by the rich people and kept down by economic desincentives. So yes there are a lot of poor people in Israel, it does not make it a poor country as there are alot of poor people in the “richest” country in the world!
I have said it before; coming to the same conclution as others are not stealing or copying!
Ferrarri makes F1-cars that draws a striking resemblance to Maclarens F1-cars! Is that stealing or copying?????

By: Joseph

Joseph — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 00:22:01 +0000

Hmm… first comment says F-35 is a copy of the YAK 141.

Although… The YAK 141 was failure and did not land vertically or reach supersonic speeds like it was supposed to. The F-35 can do both.

By: John

John — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 00:17:18 +0000

Yes, Americans steal ideas. Everyone stole the jet engine from Germany. Swedish SAAB Drakens are awesome.

However, Americans make extremely good planes. With personal experience I must say that American planes are superior in both maneuverability and speed. Comparing a MIG 29 Fulcrum to a F-15 Eagle. The Eagle is WAY better, even though the idea originated in the MIG.

By: Ace

Ace — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 21:46:39 +0000

Bill are u on drugs or sumthin? Isreal s a really poor country that is without the ability to even steal technology and once an f22 is in their air fleet, it’ll already be about 2060 or so and the f22 will be 70 years old

By: thomas71berlin

thomas71berlin — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 13:03:52 +0000

what a discussion!? you have stolen this, you have copy that…..

guys…in the Laboratories of all Aircraft-building/developing Nations the scientists knowing all about Aircraft-technologies! the Canards were already known by the germans and russians and americans and french and….before WW2! also thrust-vectoring was known (the principles) in the late 40th.and this is the same in many technologies.the knowledge is still there in the labs.
the important question is: how to use this techs and developing it into a practicable and needed!! plane or tank or shuttle or…
when you have a insufficient propeller engine you need a wide wingspan! then you build a double-decker,when you have a good jet-engine then can use a delta-wing ,when you have not a flighbywire you can not use unstable conditions…and so on….
if you have materials like carbon or GFK you can build thinner and stronger wings and tail.so the design depends on the materials and technologies and the objectives rather then the design of some enemy-build…thing.yes of course espionage can help you to develop things more efficient and faster but the skin-design of somewhat is not the thing of interests for spies…

By: Bill

Bill — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 15:21:30 +0000

It really doesn’t matter who copies who. No technology or innovation is entirely new in this earth. The basic idea is always found in nature. What matters is who can make the best use of it. U.S.A is far superior to Russia in fighter jets and bombers and aviation as a whole. Just look at F-22 . No Su or MiG or typhoon will beat that. But wait till Israel get one of those. It will even be better.

By: bin

bin — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 14:39:52 +0000

the first (and only) russian shuttle was automated then fine!

it’s still a copy though…with metric measurements and i dunno if russia has UAV capability or if it’s Airforce pilots train by shooting down drones w/ real missiles…maybe they fly their PC’s with Microsoft Flight Simulator…hmmm just a thought…

By: bin

bin — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 14:27:06 +0000

The Russians generally copied designs from almost every American combat aircraft since the Lend-Lease planes of WW2 to the present…that’s why they built the best spy system in the world…

as for the guy who said that the Indians with MiG-29’s and Su-30’s beat the Yanks with F-15C’s and Block30 F-16’s…you know why?

the yanks were actually not allowed to engage w/ AMRAAm and SPARROW bcuz of stringent ROE…they only shot with the SIDEWINDERS while the indians used their radar missiles all the time…
oh by the way the current mainstay of the Russian radar guided missile fleet is the Vympel R77…called AMRAAMski by western observers bcause of its similarity to the AMRAAM