These guys are so full of it, makes me laugh. With all the side stick and clutterless hitech layout. They got there ass handed to them by the mki in almost every instance they met up.drnayar wrote: ↑11 Feb 2026 14:51side stick or centre stick.. a couple of ex fighter pilots discuss Su 57 centre stick with F22 side stick @0500.Avinandan wrote: ↑09 Feb 2026 20:19 Isn't it a bad idea, none of the indian fighters have side-stick.
At least the pilots from Tejas family could interchangeably operate the aircrafts, if all Tejas fighters had center-stick.
Though side-stick has its own advantages especially high-G flight regimes and contributes to better ergonomics, South Korea still opted for Center Stick (similar to F/A-18/ F-15 lineage) by prioritizing pilot familiarity for KF-21 Boramae.
Fighter Pilots React to SU-57 Felon Engines and Cockpit
Real fighter pilots react to SU-57 Felon Engines and cockpit.
The pakfa platform, like the flanker, is ahead of their f35 in almost every regard, and possibly the f22as well . If they think that a test article engine is going to have full stealth skin, I don't know what to say, but they're being disengenuous. Moreover, the Russians seems to have figured that it's no point in going all out on stealth because in real world situations, with long range head to head face offs, front sector is more important. The rear or sides are going to be seen by today's high powered radar in all likelihood, so they prefer to have a mech 2 bird that most missiles will have a hard time catching up with in an ever receding chase mode.
Chutiya mat banao.
There are many ways to skin a cat and the Russians have been doing it quite well. When India gets this platform and mkizes it, the iaf will have it's own way.
As far as m concerned, the pakfa with izd30 and mkizayion will be an absolute beast. Probably the best piece of kit in the sky.
