soaringphnx
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Looks ugly with huge butt.
And can anyone explain to me why should we give up 3D TVC in fear of IR homing missile. As far as i know, IR can be launched from aircraft at your tail and can have maximum range of 30 km.
Pakfa radars and AWACs would be able to intercept hostile target in range of 300 KM.Of course. Pakfa would have uni-directional lobe and AWACs would have 360 degree coverage like half wave dipole.
Most possibly, Fighter aircraft would butt head against each other rather than tail chase. Would anyone be able to come within 50 KM of Pakfa to fire heak seeker missile ?
I am just an amateur and I could be wrong, but from what I heard, such a "rectangular" nozzle helps to reduce an aircraft's heat signature. that helps you from being detected in the first place. These nozzles can still allow 2D TVC like in the F-22. Both 3D TVC and these nozzles help in their own ways. But from what I know such nozzles add to structural weight.
With advances in stealth technology, aircraft are less likely to detect each other till they are quite close to each other. This IMO would lead to possible dogfights. In such a case, 3D TVC would help the pilot to out-maneuver his opponent and dodge missiles while the rectangular nozzles make it more difficult for the enemy to gain a lock.
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