Originally Posted by
Rhino power
Whilst the Sukhoi T-50/PAK FA very much looks the part, certainly much more aesthetically pleasing than the F-22, surely the IR signature from that engine layout is going to be enormous?
-RP
And looking at all those panels with perpendicular (and visible) edges I somehow doubt it will really have an RCS in the Ballpark of F-22 or F-35.
It might be a tad better than the Super Hornet but I tend to think it will not be by Orders of magnitude.
That said it looks like a more balanced approach, not putting all eggs into one basket. I expect the kinetic performance (also at higher Mach and altitude) to be excellent on that bird.