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In many respects, the T-10BM design resembles the Su-27 more than the Su-27M. During tests of the thrust-vectoring engines and the Su-27M's aerodynamic layout, Sukhoi had concluded that the loss of manoeuvrability due to the removal of the canards – the addition of which imposed a weight penalty on the airframe – could be compensated for by the addition of thrust-vectoring nozzles. Industry progress in the fields of avionics and radars has also reduced the weight and size of such components, which shifts the centre of gravity of an aircraft rearward. Accordingly we saw SW, designers removed the canards (and the dorsal air brake) found on the Su-27M; the size of the vertical tails, aft-cockpit hump and tail boom were also reduced. With such changes, as well as the increased use of aluminium and titanium alloys and composites, designers had reduced the empty weight of the aircraft, while maintaining a similar maximum take-off weight to the Su-27M.
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While the F-35’s combination of advanced stealth and sensor fusion, and AIM-9X missiles, makes it a strong performance at all ranges, the fighter is seriously hindered by one significant design shortcoming - namely an inability to deploy visual range missiles while in stealth configuration.
While the F-35 has been much maligned for its limited flight performance, which is much more constrained than those of other fifth generation fighters.
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