Discussion of the F-47 Design, Development, and Progressing Toward First Flight and Manufacturing

[F-22Raptor]

And to add, if the F-47 has Canards, it cannot be a 5th Gen or 6th Gen platform as per what many said about J-20 not being a "true" 5th gen platform because it had canards.

Just saying ....

If F-47 does have canards, it will almost certainly be aeroelastic canards which would be revolutionary.

 

[AZ_HighCountry]

Yes, just like Musk's repeated claim year after year that he would lead Americans to Mars.

And, he probably will which undoubtedly will leave some here visibly angry.

However, this thread is about the continued development of the F-47. Discussions of Musk leading the world to Mars should be in the appropriate thread. If there isn't one, feel free to create one.

 

[KAL-EL]

Yes, just like Musk's repeated claim year after year that he would lead Americans to Mars.

Has absolutely nothing to do with this

Go start your own thread about Elon musk's claim

 

[KingQamaR]

Probably daft question to ask. US don’t need a huge fleet of expensive stealth Jets if you have air superiority around the globe, so just makes a lot sense to have a big fleet of non-stealth jets like build a new F16 viper that have the latest tech to participate in the modern battle-space. Case in point: B-52.

 

[Beijingwalker]

Probably daft question to ask. US don’t need a huge fleet of expensive stealth Jets if you have air superiority around the globe, so just makes a lot sense to have a big fleet of non-stealth jets like build a new F16 viper that have the latest tech to participate in the modern battle-space. Case in point: B-52.

Good point, number ultimately matters.

 

[F-22Raptor]

Good point, number ultimately matters.

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Current US fifth generation fleet numbers almost 1,100.

 

[Beijingwalker]

Current US fifth generation fleet numbers almost 1,100.

Good, keep it up, numbers would always win in the end, proven in every war in the history.

 

[Beijingwalker]

And to add, if the F-47 has Canards, it cannot be a 5th Gen or 6th Gen platform as per what many said about J-20 not being a "true" 5th gen platform because it had canards.

Just saying ....

American version of J-20?

 

[KingQamaR]

Good point, number ultimately matters.

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Thanks, and welcome back.

US Air Superiority against China would be impossible!! This means China has no aircraft to challenge or doesn’t include chinas surface to Air weapons.

What we’ve learned if the US cant stop Iran firing SAMs what chance do they have against a peer.

 

[KingQamaR]

US Airforce should have build more f16XL than putting all there money into expensive stealth.

 

[KingQamaR]

A good example is Russian doctrine

Quantity is a quality in itself. To be able to quickly ramp up production and logistics is at least valuable as having the latest equipment that is less easily replaceable during war.

Both US and China should be building more of their 4.5 Generation jets f16 vipers. And JC10CEs.

 

[F-22Raptor]

Thanks, and welcome back.

US Air Superiority against China would be impossible!! This means China has no aircraft to challenge or doesn’t include chinas surface to Air weapons.

What we’ve learned if the US cant stop Iran firing SAMs what chance do they have against a peer.

The US established total air superiority over Iran within days and can strike any target in Iran it wants with near impunity. To the point where B-52s were being loaded out with JDAMs.

The US has lost less aircraft to Iran than it did to Iraq in Desert Storm.

 

[Ravenman]

So when the F-47 finally goes in mass production, China has his 8th generation fighterjet?

Half of US taxbudget goes to the jews, thats why they cant keep up with the Chinese.

Because in the end, money talks. Brains alone arent enough. China has plenty of both.

 

[ustaad]

The USA once again leads in air tech

No? China already has flight tested two sixth gen platforms. You can say USA is leading on 2nd position

 

[Ali_Baba]

The US established total air superiority over Iran within days and can strike any target in Iran it wants with near impunity. To the point where B-52s were being loaded out with JDAMs.

The US has lost less aircraft to Iran than it did to Iraq in Desert Storm.

This statement of yours is an outright lie.

USA established partial superiority that was still be challenged over specific select areas, and the bulk of its strikes done against Iran were done using long range SOW's ...

The last time USA tried to do a major operation directly over Iran was in April, it lost a few aircraft in that operation.