I do like how the weapons systems of the F-22 works; its missiles/bombs are stored in the internal bays and it opens when it wants to fire (I'm guessing like how the missiles are fired from those nutty jets in the movie Stealth). It beats the old style of pylon-mounted weaponry where when you look at the wing of a jet fighter you see all these missiles, bombs, and fuel tanks protruding from it. With weapons hidden in internal bays, it's like a silent killer; you never know what's going to pop out of that jet once those bay doors open...

Originally Posted by Rabs

I agree Russian planes are much much prettier than US birds

I think the F 22 and F 35 are the best looking fighter planes ou there right now. The Berkut (is that the name of the forward swept wing fighter?) comes in third. The other American planes look as cool as Russian ones

I think the point is moot as the Russian aircraft are vastly different from what ours are, different missions and different armament.

The ugliest girl in High School might be the best looking woman in 10 years. In the same light a good looking aircraft still looks like garbage after it has crashed and burned.

Over all it's the pilots that make the fighters what they are. I only know two former Soviet pilots and scads of U.S. pilots. My choice is biased so take your pick.

i like the f-22 looks the best, but i have to say that forward pointing winged russian one looks cool.

The planes with good-looking, don't kill. The plane with ugly-looking, Kill more. I'd go side with the hardcore ugly plane like F-16, F-15, F-22, F/A-18.

I think Russian planes look better and I'm fairly certain Su-37s with good pilots could kill _any_ American plane aside from a Raptor, which is a whole generation ahead anyways.

I think Russian planes look better and I'm fairly certain Su-37s with good pilots could kill _any_ American plane aside from a Raptor, which is a whole generation ahead anyways.

Sigh. If you start another thread il be more than happy to discuss the performance issue, but this thread is on the cosmetics of the aircraft. And yeh the Su-37 kills any american plane when it comes to sexyness.

yeah i know in wasnt trying for statstics

lol

I'm not too sure that very many people really try to see the similarities between the US and Soviet planes, but there are quite a few versions on both sides that could have been designed by the same man/team.

Check them out. The discussion about which looks the best just might be asking the question, which version of the McDouglas do you like the best? The U.S. version or the Soviet/Russian version. It's almost like saying do you like the United 757 or the American 757?

I know it's a little of a stretch, but get the pictures and take a close look at the lines.

That wouldnt be becaused they "borrowed" some of our ideas would it. No, never.