Thread: Russian F-22 copy takes first flight!

Looks Goood

sickk

why the hell is he flying with the landing gear down?

Talk about an F-22 rip off! Perhaps the Chinese had a hand in the design. From the side it sort of looks like a Raptor but more like the F-14 or the SU-29. But from the top jeez! It's a Raptor except for the engines. The Raptor has been in development almost as long as I've been alive and they just now bring out a copy? The Raptor is one of my favorite planes if not #1, so I'm a bit irritated when a copy comes out!

so is this a mig or an su?

Originally Posted by 2fst2c

why the hell is he flying with the landing gear down?

All initial test flights are done at low speed with gear down.

Originally Posted by gothemi8

Talk about an F-22 rip off! Perhaps the Chinese had a hand in the design. From the side it sort of looks like a Raptor but more like the F-14 or the SU-29. But from the top jeez! It's a Raptor except for the engines. The Raptor has been in development almost as long as I've been alive and they just now bring out a copy? The Raptor is one of my favorite planes if not #1, so I'm a bit irritated when a copy comes out!

Specs are a copy of the Raptor as well. This plane features "supercruise" - super sonic flight without the use of afterburner, and stealth - very limited radar return.

Originally Posted by Bignmz04

so is this a mig or an su?

Sukhoi T-50.

Looks more like Northrop's YF23 than an F22 Raptor.

Christ...are we still in a useless arms race? Just give us enough shit to wipe out China after our economy collapses and we're set.