which fighter aircraft is better?

Question

SU 27 or FA 22

Answer 1

FA 22 because it has both American and British technology in it

Answer 2

Both are great aircraft. To date, the SU 27 is one of the largest fighter aircraft ever built and is the only aircraft to accomplish a cobra manuever,of which none of our aircraft are capable of doing. The FA 22 is more advanced and smaller, thus it costs less. I believe the payload on the 22 is better than that of the 27. Of course, the 27 is Russian and 22 U.S. I believe that in an aerial combat situation, it would probably be the better pilot that would win, as an aircraft is only as good as the pilot flying it. In the mechanics area, the 27 have some awesome moves, but the 22 would probably win as it is more agile and has a better payload of sophisticated weaponry.

Answer 3

Your question should be the SU-37, which is a vast upgrade and about 20 years more recent than the SU-27, although they are built around the same basic air frame.

The F/A-22 Raptor and Su-37 are similar in combat performance, but the Raptor has super cruise engines that allow it to break the sound barrrier without the use of an after burner. It also uses stealth technology, which minimizes it's radar signature.

The Su-37 is somewhat more maneuverable than the Raptor, one demonstration showed that could actually flip over in mid-air and slide backwards until the engines could catch up.


Ultimately, it would come down to a test of wills between the pilots.

Answer 4

The Sukhoi Su-27 Flanker series on the one hand is quite good. Its avionics (at least the newer Su-27SM and the Su-30MKI) is as good as most of the Western systems. Overall flight performance is quite impressive (1550mph/Mach2.35 and extreme agility which is even more impressive in the Su-37 ans Su-30MKI with thrust-vectoring engines.). Firepower is also good with a 30mm cannon and 10-12 external pylons which can carry almost any weapon in the Russian inventory (which isnt bad especially with the newer missiles like the AA-11 and AA-12). Plus it also looks quite good in my opinion.
On the other hand, the F-22A (they changed the designation in December 2005 from F/A-22A to F-22A...but its still the same plane) has far more advanced avionics than any other fighter in existence allowing for early-detection and engagement, which combined with its inherent advanced stealth capabilities gives pilots the edge in long-range combat. The F-22 has a supercruise speed of 1140mph or Mach1.72 (allowing it to hit targets quickly w/minimal heat signature) and a max speed of Mach 2.42 or 1600mph. It is also extremely agile (also has thrust-vectoring capability). Its firepower is also good with a six-barrel 20mm cannon and can carry a large number of any USA weapon (any USA weapon generally has quality written over it) in three internal bays and four external hardpoints (these last reduce stealth though). On the asthetic side...it just looks mean and deadly.
Tech/performance-wise I would say the F-22 is better...though I agree that in real combat the outcome still hinges more-or-less on the quality of pilots which fly these amazing fighters (and none of these planes have seen much combat yet).
Last point to consider: the Su-27 is cheaper to produce than the F-22 (35million US$ per Su-27 against 338million US per F-22).
If you want the best and got the $$$ to spend...go with the Raptor. If you need something that's great but on a much lower budget...I'd go with the Su-27 series.

Answer 5

The Su-27 is a more robust fighter, plus Russian aircraft are known for their ability to defy aerodynamics. F-22 is also a very capable aircraft, but its stealth is about the only thing its got going for it. But if it becomes a close in dog fight, it would depend on the pilot, both are fairly equally matched. In my personal opinion the F-22 is for cheaters, your not a fighter pilot your just a pilot. A true fighter pilot wants to mix it up, not sneak in undetected and shoot someone when they don't even know your their.

Answer 6

The F/A -22 is the better plane. It has the speed,Stealth , and weapons to make BVR kills before a Suhkoi even got close. A newer version the Su-30, Has been announced this past week as being purchased by Venezuela to replace it's F-16 force.

Answer 7

FA 22