Thread 64096736

6th Gen fighter jet requirements are way too high and we're unlikely to see a real one until 2030 at the earliest.

I don't think anyone on this board knows what the 6th gen requirements are

is the "muh meta-materials" meme still a thing?

>>64096736 (OP)
A DR.1-M with JATO type rocket packs fired at maximum altitude, a pressurized flight suit for the pilot, nitrous injectors for the engine and a lot of luck technically meets the requirements.

>Low radar signature by default
>50-60K+ altitude
>can carry a single AA missile
>Probably going to die
>Worth it

>>64096736 (OP)
>6th Gen fighter jet requirements are way too high and we're unlikely to see a real one until 2030 at the earliest.
I believe this is the consensus opinion

>>64096736 (OP)
6th gen should be Battletech-esque aerospace fighters capable of at least suborbital flight. Each jump in "gen" should be considerable and meaningful. Stealth was a meaningful jump in capabilities. Adding canards and ricing it up with bodykits is not.

>>64097247
That's because lockmart aren't done writing it
And they're the only ones allowed to distinct fighter gens, lol
What a load of shit

>>64096736 (OP)
>frog poster
>thinks fighter generations are clearly defined
>thinks the most common definition of "optionally manned" needs any new technology
>has likely never heard of the D-21
>has likely never felt the touch of a woman

>>64096736 (OP)
>are way too high
That's what it takes for generational status.

>>64097247
And neither does the military or industry. Technology generations are nothing more than a marketing term.