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Old 30th Aug 2015, 08:43
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Courtney Mil
 
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A1bill, I have to say that I haven't tried doing a side-by-side comparison between the various types, but if you're noticing differences in performance, three things occur to me.

First the T-50 is a a fairly early prototype with the wrong engines - impressive as they appear to be. Second, the display may have been to show that slow-speed, high-aoa awesomeness. Third, you may be seeing some of the costs of the stealthy form - the trade-off between aerodynamics and low RCS. Most likely a bit of all three.
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