Su-34 (left), T-50 (centre) and Su-35 (right) aircraft at the 2015 MAKS air show's opening ceremony in the Moscow suburban town of Zhukovsky. © SPUTNIK/ MIKHAIL VOSKRESENSKIY
Sputnik: PAK FA vs F-22 Raptor: If Stealth Isn't an Issue, T-50 'Holds the Edge'
Who would be victorious in an epic battle between Russia's first next-generation fighter jet, the Sukhoi PAK FA, and the US-built Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor?
It's a tough call since both fifth-generation aircraft have so much in common.
"Everything about the PAK-FA suggests that it is similar in concept to the Raptor – being optimized as a fast, high flying and stealthy air superiority fighter," defense analyst Dave Majumdar noted.
The Sukhoi PAK FA, also known as the T-50, and the F-22 Raptor have equivalent maximum speed (1,520 mph for the PAK FA and 1,500 mph for the F-22), range (2,175 miles for the PAK FA and 1,840 miles for the F-22) and service ceiling (approximately 65,000 feet for both models).
WNU Editor: Again ... the only way to really evaluate the capabilities of both aircraft is to have them both face each other in combat .... which I hope will never happen.
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