http://www.defenceaviation.com/2008/11/mig-35.html Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:59:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.defenceaviation.com/2008/11/mig-35.html/comment-page-1#comment-65 Anonymous Sat, 07 Mar 2009 16:53:00 +0000 http://test.larkins.org/?p=203#comment-65 Russian radars have always had the edge over their US equivalents (and Russian air frames are very obviously superior). The US has been playing catch-up for some time, despite the theft of Russian radar technology by rogue scientist Adolf Tolkiev (who was executed for treason). This, apparently, provided a much needed boost to US technology levels, and assisted 'significantly' in the development fifth generation US radar sets. Engine life and production quality have always been the weak points on Russian aircraft. It will be interesting to see to what extent production modernization has assisted in improving aircraft life for the MiG-35 (recently it has been reported that 120+ MiG-29 from RusAF must be scrapped due to severe corrosion) It is interesting to note that 'stealth' aircraft designs are reputed to perform so disastrously against the current generation of Russian radars (and extremely poorly against bi-static radar), as not to be worth their technical/aerodynamic compromises.BR/One must remember that the 'stealth' technology was originally a Russian invention, and the Soviet airforce choose not to construct such aircraft for very good reason. Russian radars have always had the edge over their US equivalents (and Russian air frames are very obviously superior).
The US has been playing catch-up for some time, despite the theft of Russian radar technology by rogue scientist Adolf Tolkiev (who was executed for treason). This, apparently, provided a much needed boost to US technology levels, and assisted ‘significantly’ in the development fifth generation US radar sets.
Engine life and production quality have always been the weak points on Russian aircraft. It will be interesting to see to what extent production modernization has assisted in improving aircraft life for the MiG-35 (recently it has been reported that 120+ MiG-29 from RusAF must be scrapped due to severe corrosion)
It is interesting to note that ‘stealth’ aircraft designs are reputed to perform so disastrously against the current generation of Russian radars (and extremely poorly against bi-static radar), as not to be worth their technical/aerodynamic compromises.BR/One must remember that the ‘stealth’ technology was originally a Russian invention, and the Soviet airforce choose not to construct such aircraft for very good reason.

]]> http://www.defenceaviation.com/2008/11/mig-35.html/comment-page-1#comment-64 Anonymous Wed, 12 Nov 2008 03:39:00 +0000 http://test.larkins.org/?p=203#comment-64 I have no doubt this is what the Russians are selling it as. I also have no doubt its much less than advertized. It will be and is a very capable aircraft compared to its predecessors. But it is not fifth generation. Perhaps a generation 4.5, but US F-22s are now generation 5.5 with the backfitting of many systems since its inception. I have no doubt this is what the Russians are selling it as. I also have no doubt its much less than advertized. It will be and is a very capable aircraft compared to its predecessors. But it is not fifth generation. Perhaps a generation 4.5, but US F-22s are now generation 5.5 with the backfitting of many systems since its inception.

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