Russian Air Force. Photos & Videos & Discussion

Yongpeng Sun-Tastaufen · Jan 24, 2019

xbat said:
OK, i mean comparing with other UCAVs , exhaust nozzle and other things outgoing from upper body makes its RCS bigger.

Stealth nozzle is over rated. Anyone with a background in mathematics knows circular things are geometrically least reflective. You can make nozzle jagged like on F-35, but it don't decrease radar signature.

I'm guessing the outer body things are temporary on prototypes.

zzzz · Jan 24, 2019

xbat said:
OK, i mean comparing with other UCAVs , exhaust nozzle and other things outgoing from upper body makes its RCS bigger.

Thats intermediate engine and those things are for tests.

ptldM3 · Jan 24, 2019

Deino said:
https://twitter.com/x/status/1088436480937283585

The Russian drone has some difference especially in size.

xbat said:
OK, i mean comparing with other UCAVs , exhaust nozzle and other things outgoing from upper body makes its RCS bigger.

Those protrusions are test sensors, the engines are no different then what the F-35 uses minus the serrated edges which I imagine would be installed later.

SOHEIL · Jan 25, 2019

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Holy Shit ! :tup:

Gomig-21 · Jan 27, 2019

vostok said:
Tu-22M3M first fly

Very tough break with the landing yesterday. That snow was thick as heck but looks like there was a major error in setting the glide slope on approach. The way it slammed onto the runway is an indication of that. You could see the angle was way too steep. Hope they'll be ok and recover and honestly, I have no idea how any of them survived that crash. RIP to the crew and full recovery to the survivors.