Russian Jets vs Western Jets
I had come across this video last year. I do not know what is so funny about it as it is titled "Funny Comparison American Jets Vs Russian Jets". But I do appreciate the efforts taken to compile such valuable moments of comparison. Now coming to the point about the comparison. There has been a contrast in how technology is introduced, used and evolved by both thought patters.
Start with the NATO countries, they are very innovative. Most advanced aeronautics technologies like the stealth, thurst vectoring and the supercruise have come from these set of countries. They design, they build and they use. Then they constantly improvise unless it becomes obsolete. Take an example of the F-15 which is legendary never downed aircraft.
Now the counter part, the Russian, the Chinese and the Indian. Drop the other two i.e. the Chinese and the Indian. The Indians, mostly rely on the Russian. They took 30 years to develop an indigenous aircraft which is just 60% indigenous. And the Chinese, the copy cat, bought from Russia and copied. Even their new flagship fighter which they fancy to compete with the F-22, J-31 is just modified Russian discontinued MiG 1.44 and some server hacked information stolen about F-22. You think I am joking, find the comparison.
That leaves us to evaluate Russian, the old arch-rival of western dominance. Russian have shown some tremendous skills in sustaining as a competitor to the west. When the Russians discover something, they try to bring it to most feasible form. Try to make it rougher and more rugged in operation. When their operational improvisation reaches to a point, they stop and keep up with the same stand. They do not modify unless its obsolete. When it is obsolete, they try to increase its life span by adding new contemporary add-ons and do further refit and again keep it in use. But at this point, the perceive the need for an updated and more modern machine. And then they innovate. This cycle goes on and on. E.g. Sukhoi T50 PAK FA. They started building it when first F22 was already in the sky. Before that, they just kept modernizing Sukhoi 37 and MiG 35. Nothing new came up unless they were threatened. They still stick to S75 that shot down Gary Powers' U-2.
But then Americans tend to do things on costlier basis and try to achieve the best. E.g. B-2 stealth bomber. Its huge, modern and stealth. Whereas the Russian keep coming up with new RAM materials to go to minimal RCS with TU-95 Bear (Hope they do something about its eerie sound that can be heard from 30 kms away).
Start with the NATO countries, they are very innovative. Most advanced aeronautics technologies like the stealth, thurst vectoring and the supercruise have come from these set of countries. They design, they build and they use. Then they constantly improvise unless it becomes obsolete. Take an example of the F-15 which is legendary never downed aircraft.
Now the counter part, the Russian, the Chinese and the Indian. Drop the other two i.e. the Chinese and the Indian. The Indians, mostly rely on the Russian. They took 30 years to develop an indigenous aircraft which is just 60% indigenous. And the Chinese, the copy cat, bought from Russia and copied. Even their new flagship fighter which they fancy to compete with the F-22, J-31 is just modified Russian discontinued MiG 1.44 and some server hacked information stolen about F-22. You think I am joking, find the comparison.
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| The truth about J 31, the Chinese "copied" Dragon |
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| Eurofighter Typhoon escorting a TU-95 Bear |
But then Americans tend to do things on costlier basis and try to achieve the best. E.g. B-2 stealth bomber. Its huge, modern and stealth. Whereas the Russian keep coming up with new RAM materials to go to minimal RCS with TU-95 Bear (Hope they do something about its eerie sound that can be heard from 30 kms away).
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