If you look at the F-35, it becomes clear that a single strike fighter does not have the maneuverability “Raptor” and even F-16 or F/A-18. In the case of air combat excellent skills and experience of the pilot of the F-35 will be the only factor that can save him and his machine from destruction. The fact that the F-35, being a plane-invisible, has only internal weapons and can not carry missiles AIM-9X, acting on the principle of proportional navigation. If ever the missile is placed in the compartment of weapons, it will be done by missiles AIM-120 AMRAAM, which is considered more suitable for aircraft such as the F-35. It turns out that the pilot of the aircraft should avoid melee at any cost.
It is unlikely that the commander of the air forces of the United forces put to the task of winning air superiority unit of the F-35, if he will have other options. But since the F-22 Raptor in US air force very little, and Park F-15C cut, it is possible that the commander of the aircraft of the United forces will simply be forced to use F-35 to gain air superiority. However, the main threat to U.S. aviation in most regions of the world provides not an enemy aircraft, and integrated air defense system.
Unified strike fighter F-35 Lockheed Martin should be the basis of tactical fighter aircraft of the United States, however, not all countries can afford this expensive fifth generation aircraft.
Even Russia and China are unlikely to equip its air force’s only fifth generation fighter. Most likely, in the foreseeable future, the basis of their tactical aircraft will make various variants of the fighter superiority in the air su-27. The most effective modification of the su-27 is the su-35, which is much better, has more modern avionics, engines and airframe. In the coming years, the su-35 will appear in the arsenals of many countries of the world.
To counter the proliferation of modifications of the su-27, U.S. air force, the marine corps and to a lesser extent, the Navy will have to place a bet on the F-35, although it is not intended for the conquest of the air. He was and remains a fighter-bomber possessing good capabilities for self-defense in the air, although the Pentagon tries to turn him into a master of all trades.
How will the four F-35, if you meet in the air four su-35? Most likely, the American pilots change course and cause the F-22 Raptor and F-15C, which is designed to gain air superiority. And the F-35 will fly happily continue to fulfill their tasks.
But as history teaches us, very often in war it is not necessary to choose the optimal solution. If the F-35 will have to act independently, they can withstand even in a battle with the su-35 — but only if you correctly play your cards. Pilots of the F-35 will have to make maximum use of these advantages of this aircraft as stealth, airborne, and external detection devices, and apply smart tactics, while avoiding its weaknesses. This means that they will have to use the stealth of the aircraft and its sensors to strike at enemy aircraft without visual contact with the target, and to prevent convergence and air combat in sight, because in these conditions the F-35 is highly vulnerable.
Unlike the F-22, which from the beginning were created in the full sense of the word as the killer for air combat, the F-35 is not. The “Raptor” glider with excellent stealth characteristics, large ceiling and supersonic cruising speed in excess of M=1,8. And the F-35 even at full afterburner to reach speeds of M=1.6. Further, the F-22 has excellent maneuverability that allows it to dogfight in the line of sight. It is superior to other aircraft by such characteristics as the angular velocity and radius of turn, angle of attack and increasing thrust at all altitudes.
If a flight of four Raptors flying at supersonic speed in the rarefied atmosphere at an altitude of over 15 thousand meters, can basically choose when and where to fight, the less speed the F-35 can be forced to react more advanced enemy aircraft if not careful.
Moreover, the F-35 has neither speed nor altitude to give the missile the AIM-120 the same kinetic energy at the start, which gives her a “Raptor”. This means that missiles of the F-35 smaller the range. In addition, the F-35 takes on Board less missile of class “air-air” that creates serious problems, since jammers with digital radio frequency memory can disrupt the guidance system of the AIM-120.
If you look at the F-35, it becomes clear that a single strike fighter does not have the maneuverability “Raptor” and even F-16 or F/A-18. In the case of air combat excellent skills and experience of the pilot of the F-35 will be the only factor that can save him and his machine from destruction. The fact that the F-35, being a plane-invisible, has only internal weapons and can not carry missiles AIM-9X, acting on the principle of proportional navigation. If ever the missile is placed in the compartment of weapons, it will be done by missiles AIM-120 AMRAAM, which is considered more suitable for aircraft such as the F-35. It turns out that the pilot of the aircraft should avoid melee at any cost.
It is unlikely that the commander of the air forces of the United forces put to the task of winning air superiority unit of the F-35, if he will have other options. But since the F-22 Raptor in US air force very little, and Park F-15C cut, it is possible that the commander of the aircraft of the United forces will simply be forced to use F-35 to gain air superiority. However, the main threat to U.S. aviation in most regions of the world provides not an enemy aircraft, and integrated air defense system.
