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Subject: super hornet low observable technology
qwertyuiop    5/28/2005 11:02:17 PM
how stealthy is the plane really? by this i mean how close would an enemy have to be to realize that it was a fighter and not just a bird or something else, or would the enemy have to specifically be looking for the hornet? how does this compare to the f-35.
 
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USN-MID    RE:super hornet low observable technology   5/29/2005 12:16:55 AM
Exact answers are impossible, however it is considered to be less stealthy than the JSF. Detection ranges will vary.
 
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displacedjim    RE:super hornet low observable technology   5/29/2005 8:10:25 AM
MID's right, it's quite variable. I'd guess a reasonably large and powerful airborne intercept radar like on the F-18, M2000, MiG-29, etc. could probably lock an F-18E carrying a bunch of missiles somewhere around 30-40 miles, lock an almost clean F-18E somewhere around 15-20 miles, and lock a clean F-35 maybe around 5-10 miles (if it can at all). For the really big radars like on the Su-30 and F-15, we're probably talking around 50-70 miles, 25-35 miles, and 10-15 miles, respectively. Displacedjim
 
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perfectgeneral    RE:super hornet low observable technology- djim   5/29/2005 9:56:52 AM
Why does a really big radar lock at a shorter distance? Do you have those figures the wrong way round?
 
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displacedjim    RE:super hornet low observable technology- djim   5/30/2005 11:03:00 AM
I'm not sure what you mean. What I'm saying is that the larger one has more range, and I'm asserting that the Su-30 can track a loaded F-18E at maybe 50 to 70 miles, but a M2000 can track a loaded F-18E at only about 30-40 miles. Those are educated guesses. Based on those guesses, and a typical assumption of RCS numbers and their effect on radar performance, I'm guessing at the F-35 numbers. Displacedjim
 
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