>le flying wingman fighter drone>can't go supersonic What's the point of this?
>>65147704what is going supersonic supposed to help you do in a modern air-to-air engagement?
>>65147707If you go supersonic
>>65147704Historically fighters spend very little time in combat going supersonic. Being above Mach also has negative impacts on your ability to remain undetected. The concept behind CCAs is to be cheap and numerous while still being a credible threat. Supersonic capability drives up cost significantly, making it actively detrimental to the concept.
>>65147704>le supersonicwhat is this? 1950?
>>65147704it cruises along and slings AMRAAMs or JDAMs for you
>>65147947Even better it turns on a fuck huge "LOOK AT ME I AM THE TARGET NOW" beacon and flies in front of incoming missiles so the manned aircraft can withdraw.
>>65147704Correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't going supersanic wear away the stealth coating on the F-22 and F-35?I am not an expert and merely a random retard on the internet, but if that's the case, then I would assume mach speed would only be done in emergency situations anyway, and a more disposable drone would have less need for it (especially if it can be made cheaper as a result).
>>65147947lame. I wanna dogfight at 20g
>>65147707Y'know how speed Is relative to a point of reference?A standing human will see a AMRAM go up to mach 4.A blackbird if its going in the same direction will see it has if it was going at mach 1
>>65148298> doesn't going supersanic wear away the stealth coating on the F-22 and F-35?No.
>>65149129outrunning a missile is a meme. you must kill it's Δv to defeat it. your stated scenario would imply that the blackbird is already leaving the envelope of a launched missile rather than approaching it. i would also like my fighter drone to have more weapons than a blackbird.
if they could build reliable supersonic stealth fighter bombers they would be the main plane, not the wingman.
>>65148298No but it causes your plane to become IR flash light for missiles.
