F-35 Stealthier Than F-22? The statement is curious for other reasons. Nobody ever suggested in the program’s formative years that the goal was to beat the F-22s stealth - and indeed that would be extremely unlikely since the JSF was designed for export. Stealth, along with other requirements, was also subject to trades in the development of the final JSF requirement, and less important than life-cycle cost. The geometrical basics of stealth -- sweep and cant angles, minimized small-radius curves and nozzle design -- favor the F-22, and everything anyone has said about radar absorbent materials for years has been about life-cycle cost rather than performance.- Aviationweek
Posted on: Sat, 01 Nov 2014 23:59:29 +0000