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I'm not so sure about the russians having a plane that can outperform the F-16 in maneuverability, but the f-16 can easily kick the ass of the F-35.
by bitmapbrother 11y ago
I'm not so sure about the russians having a plane that can outperform the F-16 in maneuverability, but the f-16 can easily kick the ass of the F-35.
- jinst8gmi 11y ago50 years ago is probably an exaggeration, but the Su-27 and its later derivatives Su-35 etc. and the MiG-29 from the 70's are highly maneuverable.
- SFjulie1 11y agoEven the typhoon kick the ass of the F35 http://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-buzz/russias-su-35-fighter-vs-americas-f-16-fighting-falcon-who-13918 http://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-buzz/russias-su-35-figh... Air Force F-16s are not currently fitted with an AESA and are at a severe disadvantage versus the Su-35 or other advanced Flanker derivatives. Modern F16 inferior to Mig29 ? Very likely. I don't have the time to search for the article about it, but it is a fact acknowledged by benchmarks that US air planes have been slowly gaining mass and loosing maneuverability since decades and they re-evaluated the F16 performance recently. Even F16 vs "old F16". Anyway. Mig29 Su30 are pretty cheap compared to US air planes and roughly close in terms of performance. Maybe a 1v1 scenario favors F16. But in $v$ you can align more Su/Mig per F16. And surviving a 1v1 situation is easier than 3v1.