Cheap- small - is F-16…
You don’t understand, everyone, really everyone who has designed aircraft knows it’s one big compromise. Su 27 too.
That’s not F-15 thread
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No, you actually do not understand. The Cold War was a whole other animal. The United States & Soviet Union operated completely differently. the RuF operates completely differently. China does not operate like the US & Soviet Union did.
I guarantee you, In the Soviet Union they did not order their nuclear physicist, rocket scientist & other aerospace engineers to develop a weapon system in preparation for imminent war with the United States, but at the same time “try to keep it within the budget.”
This did not happen in the United States Either. The Cold War was a period of time where the DOD, CIA, Pentagon, Navy, Army, & Airforce had countless black projects & R&D programs.
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RWR covers on the Su-27
I have a similar view
I actually meant strake or LERX. Please forgive me that English is not my first language (or even my second language), and I don’t have a good grasp of English terminology.
The Su-27 does have a very clever aerodynamic design. But this little antenna is obviously not one of them. It is treated as a wing shape more to reduce surface drag. For non-delta wing aircraft, the vortex generating device should at least be parallel to its main lifting body so that the airflow covers it. Some aircraft will place it at a positive mounting angle.
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Su-27s are already somewhat unstable in Simulation Battle. When exceeding 24 degrees AOA, lateral instability begins to occur, similar to other aircraft in SB.
Instability in reality is mainly manifested in sluggishness on the roll axis and uncontrollable pitch coupling, which will affect flight safety, so ASC override control is prohibited most of the time. For early FBW aircraft, it was common to limit the available angle of attack to ensure that the aircraft was in a safe flight range, usually around 24-26 AOA. Over time, FBW aircraft such as the F-18 adopted different control rates to ensure sufficient maneuverability when flying at high AOA, thus relaxing this restriction.
The following two figures compare the control rates of the flight control systems of the Su-27 and Su-27M (Su-37, white 711). On the Su-37, the AOA-G load limiter has been integrated into the flight control and uses proportional integral control, which can achieve a fixed stick amount corresponding to a fixed G load or AOA. The flight control system’s AOA/G load selector determines whether it is G load command or AOA command based on the speed.
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No worries, mine too.
The leading-edge root extensions are not part of the wing. they are root of the fuselage.
According to you it’s not.
You’re right, this antenna has nothing aerodynamic and has no effect
sup guys, any news on the 27?
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None afaik, the devserver will stay open until june 13 so there’s still hope for some fm adjustments on the flanker and the fulcrum, but chances are minimal i’d say.
It’s better to have low expectations tbh
not biased at all. don’t give russia thermal pod ever, be happy only with su25sm3
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Thank you very much. It’s good that in simulator battles the lower stability and the possibility of going into spin is simulated. Your pictures don’t work, which is a shame.
Above 24 AoA the stickl starts to vibrate and if he moves the stick quickly the frequency increases and that means for the pilopt to slow its movement ?
To be fair, Sapsan-E never actually existed, it was actually a shell of a pod whose creator was subsequently sued for fraud.
I guess it could be added, but something like T220 would be more believable, as the pod at least actually exists.
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It existed. It’s just manufacturer decided to pretend it’s not.
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Could you provide me some sources on that? Not that I don’t believe you, this is just contrary to what I’ve heard before.
I’ll work on providing a link to the Sapsan being paper.
Did anyone notice more wing rips happening recently on live?
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Thermal pods should definitely be given to Russian aircraft, without them many miss out on laser guided ordinance that they should have.
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