I have also seen numbers that 35 can carry 11.5tons of fuel vs 30SM’s 9.4 tons
Yeah and that the weight increase was due to further reinforcement made for the extra fuel/fuel tanks.
I read something like that too
From what i know. The Su-35s its indeed lighter. But it have a lot more system than other Flankers. And they use some RAM that are heavy in some area of the plane. Some of these System were used on Early T-50 prototype. And late change for more modern and lighter ones. Like Computer, FBW and maws. etc etc.
The Russians have mastered stealth. Just, not for the planes, for the plane fuel.
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Yeah, this makes sense,
but the Su-35 being the same mass as the Su-30SM2…?
rafale is better (AESA)
30SM2 should have similar avionics as the 35 as an effort of standardization. But I don’t think I have heard of it getting RAM
RAM adds lots of weight
What exactly is RAM?
radar absorbing material
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makes me think they store fuel in the cockpit as well -_-
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Magic composite polymers that absorbs radio waves
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That’s what I thought, just wanted to be sure.
Ty.
maybe pilot is taking TS-1 bath lol
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PESA and AESA dont have their differences modeled ingame so it dosent matter
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I would said its more close to 18t. But again we only know the Gross weight of 25300. That is with; 2 R-73+2 R-77 and 50% fuel + Kibhiny pod. That figure 25300 never change even when other numbers change. Its better to thing that Both Su-30sm and Su-35s weight the same. And wait for gaijin Sekrit document.
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“Where is jet fuel?”
-pilot with a strangely jet-fuel shaped stomach.
“I dunno.–”
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Reminds me of the Top Gear episode with the water filled car lmao
speaking of drinkable fluids in vehicles, would be funny if there was a chance for bottom bullet point to take effect ingame
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I’m still amused they used Ethanol for the Tu-22s airconditioning. Didn’t even infuse it with chemicals to make it non-potable. Just straight up ethanol
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This is from old Knaapo Brochure. From Stealth Flanker Calculation. Without missile its have about the same RCS of the Rafale. With full missile of course it have more than Rafale with full missile.
And from what i have read its not like they Applied RAM on the whole plane but key zone like the engine intake.