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Originally Posted by ssgharkness020147
That is all accomplished by the use of thrust vectoring, a technology invented in Russia I believe. Either way, I dont think they do anything in that vid that the F-22 Raptor cannot due.
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You might be correct, but I didn't know that the Raptor had the directional thruster thingies. Even if not though, it's so much better than what the Russians have because its (1) practically invisible to radar; (2) extremely good at identifying hostile threats; (3) fairly high-performance (though not as fast as the F-15); and (4) very well armed. The Russian pilots always brag about what great dogfighters they are. The appropriate response sould be something to the effect that:
Maybe; maybe not; but it just doesn't matter because we'll shoot you out of the sky from 30 miles away long before you even know we are around.
IMO you'll never see dogfights with the types of planes and supporting assets we have and are continuing to develop.