Hey guys, considering the channel loss % that gaijin uses for engines, how much should the thrust of the AL-41 engine in AB be? Like to get an idea of how much this number can grow:
Also if channel loss isn’t the only factor to take into account pls feel free to tell me :)
As of RN AL41 would be the only variable bypass engine and no one quite knows how Gaijin will choose to model it. For reference AL31F would IRL have 122.6 kN, compared to in game this is a bit higher. With AL41’s 176 kN I would be expecting something along the lines of 16 kN although that might just make Su35 so strong that they have to counter it by adding AMRAAM C-5.
Why did they take variable bypass anyways?
I never knew about rwr sensitivity! Is this recommended for all top tier planes? i only have the EF2k and i did notice the rwr going off for missiles passing miles away from me
Yes it helps the Typhoon
With map sizes even Su-35 is going to struggle to accelerate to the speeds the Rafale and a none nerfed Typhoon will hit.
The Su-35 is still a gen 4 legacy design. Yes it is lighter and has more power and superior avionics but in raw kinematics it falls behind
Doesn’t look to be that way
I thought it was, with the use of lighter/composites matrials.
Having that massive IRBIS Radar must weigh it down!
How to reduce senstivity?
Su35 is reinforced and has more fuel
The iribis is actually lighter than the bars
the bars weighs 650kg and the irbis 480kg
To put it into car terms for someone who doesn’t understand jet engines, it is the equivalent of variable valve timing and lift duration in a piston engine.
I.e. it can move the power band or optimize thrust and fuel efficiency by adjusting the bypass ratio (amount of air going around the core). That air will slow down exhaust velocity unless the afterburner is used, so less bypass is more optimal for supercruise for example.
Still, you want some amount of bypass to help cool the core components in high thrust situations like supercruise as that can be stressful on the engine.
It’s much heavier, around 3000 kg heavier than the base su27s. Only the Chinese flankers are lighter than their Russian counter parts while having similar levels of thrust, so Chinese flankers would’ve been better for bvr if it wasn’t for the comical r-37m that the su-35s has.
How is it not? It looks essentially the same to the base su-27s, looks even less advanced than the su-27m form the 90s. I’m pretty sure they removed canards just to reduce weight and increase top speed.
the IRBIS-E will be alot better for WT especially than whatever china will get
Dude can’t stop glazing Typhoon and keeps talking down every other jet, including superior Rafale lmao.
Yup. That’s why I said would’ve, the missile and the irbis radar will be better than whatever aesa BS radar the Chinese get. Just having that gimbal limit is a humongous advantage
who needs arh missiles if you can shoot a r-27er and then guide it in while notching
that shit is going to be peak af
It is a legacy design, like an F-15EX and performance figures exlcuding the fanciful Mach 2.2 (not combat loaded)
It is inferior to Typhoon.
