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A2 or B2
Or maybe A4
I like B1 A3 and B2
What is it supposed to do? If has to sit at some intermediate altitude, taking pictures: B3.
If it's supposed to help the poor ***** on the ground not die by dispensing copious amounts of Armour-Penetrating judgement from up close: B2, or 3 again.
If it's a sooper-dooper stealthy fighta-bomba drone: A3, A1 or B1.
If you're going for some sort of supersonic interceptor: A4.
A1 would suffer less air resistance than A4 cause it doesn't have so many..."holes" on it...
So it would be a better "supersonic"...
:p
Fairly certain those are the intakes. So kind of obligatory on an aircraft if you don't want to bring your oxidizer.
And I'm guessing if you want a low radar cross-section, at least from the ground, putting them up top might even work.
so...4 intakes, with different sizes and angles....that won't help much on stealth, and if it needs that many, its engine is quite inefficient.
Also, delta-wings increase radar signature, that is the worst in stealth in the A designs.
So not a single redeeming quality after all? Oh, well, still got cool going for it. :P ...ish.
Nope, delta-wings are the way to go for stealth. Look at the F-22, the Rafale, the Su-50 : they all have delta wings (or diamant wings, which is almost the same).
Trapezoid wings, actually. Your emphasis should be on 'almost,' since there's a considerable difference.
Of the three you mentioned, the 22 is a trap and the 50 looks like someone answered "Yes," when asked whether to make a flying wing, a delta wing, or a trapezoid.
Also, minor detail: Main issues with delta seems to be that they aren't as manoeuvrable as the other designs.
Dassault stuck canards on the Rafale to compensate, but I doubt I'd be overly keen on taking one into a dogfight with another supermaneuverable opponent.
Delta wing, less manoeuvrable ? They degrade their energy faster, but their instantaneous turn rate is higher.
Dassault didn't "stuck canards to compensate". The canards are an inherent part of the design since the beginning. And the Rafale has faired VERY well in WVR scenarios against F-22s at each Red Flag they participated.
So, back to topic, you suggest a delta-wing design would be worse than B3 for stealth ? WTF are you talking about ? RIGHT ANGLE = NO STEALTH. Now look at B3. OK ?
I was referring to the canard, as it is sometimes aka delta-wing canard.
Canards increase Radar signature, that's why on the T-50 the canards are smoothly implemented along the wing itself.
preserving both stealth and performance.
and another point of why the chinese J-20 is a inferior design compared to both FA-22A and T-50.
A1 or A2
A1 and A2 rock. A4 is also fine.
2B and 3B are my choices
I cant decide, I love them all.
A3 Or B1
Yes, A3 or B1
I concur.
B1/B2/A2
B1 or A3
If it's a drone it's definitely B2 or A3 for me. A3 is fine, because it looks less like a full fledged jet and more "drony", sharing some jet elements without exaggerating them. If it would be a stealth jet then A2 or A4, but not for a drone.
A2 or B1
B4... just kidding...
I would prefer A3 or B3...
A1 or B1
A4 or B3
B2 or B3
A4
A1
All of them.
B3 A2
A4
A2
B1, B2
I like all of them, though some of them I could imagine to see them as jets, so as drones I pick A3, B2 and B3.
B1 or A3.
B2 or B3.
Depends on the role. If it's a long-endurance stealth bomber, A3 or B2 seem the most logical. If it's a fighter A1.
B4 cuz it's not USA and they(EU) don't have mass drone hordes .
B1
A3
A3.
B2 and B3