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Originally Posted by Raellus
The Su-50 airframe might end up being as stealthy as the F22 (although I doubt that it will be) and, if the MiG-29 and SU-27 series are any indication of a trend in this direction, it will probably be more manouverable. But the Russians are still a bit behind the west in terms of avionics. So, I'll have to give the edge to the Raptor.
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Dunno about that, the Russians have been ahead of the curve with thrust vectoring. I think the SU-50 and Raptor will end up more balanced than people think. The Raptor will have a tech advantage with avionics and perhaps better stealth but the Su-50 is likely to be far more manouverable. In a one on one fight the Raptor will need to get the first strike kill because I think the Su-50 will turn out to be the superior dogfighter.