Ok, so some of the girls in Main Building are going to be very upset at me asking this question, but here goes,
Fighter Combat Manoeuvring
1. Why in a missile environment, do you need to out manoeuvre the other aircraft?
2. What are your realistic expectations of out manoeuvring a.) an AAM b.) a SAM? Please don't patronise me with tails of the IAF, diving under SA-6s. How about SA-19/11 etc.
3. Wouldn't the attendant rapid design and in-service date of high power to weight, inherently stable combat aircraft be preferable to what we do now?
No! This is not a Typhoon bashing exercise. That's all done and dusted and it's too late to have that debate. I'm interested in all thoughts. (even though I have a pretty shrewd idea of the answers)
