Booh! on 20 September 2011
| Kasz216 said: If the US were to declare war on Russia today, send one expiermental fighter to russia... |
Ahahah, better not, it would be Soyuz versus Shuttle or AK47 versus M16 all over again:
F-22 Squadron Shot Down by the International Date Line (2007)
F-22 problems linked to rain in Guam (2010)
Air Force grounds entire F-22 fleet (2011)
These last gen fighters are technology showcase, but their reliability, deployment capability and security could be not enough to sustain war operations.
There's a good reading about the problems of modern techology development: Feynman's personal observations about the reliability of the Shuttle (1986). It's a good hint at why F16 and F15 are still largely deployed, while later fighters have never seen action.
