Originally posted by: lordjedi
Ack! Sorry, my bad. I made an assumption based on the pictures of the F-35 that it was the same JSF as the F-22 (thought maybe they renumbered it or something). I was actually referring to the F-22.

I'm betting the F-22 and F-35 are pretty even in a fight, though I haven't looked into the details. The F-22 may have more power since it has two engines instead of one.

Which Sukhois are you referring to? From a quick Wikipedia search, the only thing that looks like it would come close to either the F-22 or F-35 is the PAK-FA. As far as I can tell, that's still in development. Any of their other ones look more like F-15s and F-18s than anything else. I'd imagine that if they're anything like those, they don't stand a chance.

I meant any Sukhoi from the SU-27 and up. They are awesome, extreme manuverability. The pilot has an aiming device in the helmet so he can lock on to a target by just looking at it. He can even look back and lock on to another plane that's attacking from behind. If the pilot can't use the landing gear, no problem, he can slide (they built it to be able to do that). And the pilot can steer the exhaust nozzles.

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Belly landing

I'm sure the F-22 can do the same (except for the belly landing maybe).

And my favorite: F-35 vertical takeoff
More F-35
We want the STOVL too

you can't keep it for yourself, we helped develop it!