tzung@CS.UCLA.EDU (06/21/89)
From: tzung@CS.UCLA.EDU I'm curious about next generation fighters under development around the world. To the best of my knowledge, I'll list the following new fighters with their unique features. However, some of them need some help : Country Fighter New features status ======= ======= =========================================== ====== France ACX/ACM Voice command, twin M88-2 engines testing on ACM is the carrier version of ACX Rafael(?) Europe EFA(?) Joint develop. of German, Britain,Italy ??? India LCA ???(possibly a modified MiG-29) ??? Iseral Lavi sophisticated, integrated cockpit cancelled Japan FS-X modified F-16D (AFTI/F16?) just started Sweden JAS39 ??? single F404 crashed once Taiwan IDF a blend of F-16 and YF-17, twin TFE-1042 test flight AN/APG-67 US F-12 vector thrust(?), ??? develop. USSR ??? ??? ??? Most, or all of them are equiped with fly-by-wire, composite materials, look down/shoot down radar and active homing AAM. It looks like needing a lot of help. Can some one briefly describe the unique features of each fighter, or the development philosophy behind them? Tzung-I Lin UCLA Computer Science