X-44 manta :D
The SU-37 only has two built as of public record private probably more then two.
The current fighter the russians use is the SU-35, they have an array of jets they have
built over the years as the SU-47 which is actually better then the SU-35 by some experts
opinions only one was ever built and submitted to public record.
Ya night i know they won't engage directly sad thing is if the 37 get's on a 22's tail and
unleashes it's guns well then you get the picture.
SU-37's specs for weapons
* 1 ?30 mm GSh-30 cannon with 150 rounds
* 12 ?wing and fuselage stations for up to 8,200 kg (18,080 lb) of ordnance
F-22's specs for weapons
# Guns: 1?20 mm (0.787 in) M61A2 Vulcan 6-barreled gatling cannon in starboard wing root,
480 rounds
# Air to air loadout:
* 6?AIM-120 AMRAAM
* 2?AIM-9 Sidewinder
# Air to ground loadout:
* 2?AIM-120 AMRAAM and
* 2?AIM-9 Sidewinder for self-protection, and one of the following:
o 2?1,000 lb (450 kg) JDAM or
o 8?250 lb (110 kg) GBU-39 Small Diameter Bombs
# Hardpoints: 4?under-wing pylon stations can be fitted to carry 600 US gallon drop tanks
or weapons, each with a capacity of 5,000 lb (2,268 kg)
SU-37's performance specs
* Maximum speed: Mach 2.30 (1,550 mph)
* Range: 3,700 km (2,230 mi)
* Service ceiling: 18,000 m (59,100 ft)
* Maximum g-loading: +9/-3 g
F-22's performance specs
# Maximum speed:
* At altitude: Mach 2.25 (1,500 mph, 2,410 km/h)
* Supercruise: Mach 1.82 (1,220 mph, 1,963 km/h)
# Range: >1,600 nmi (1,840 mi, 2,960 km) with 2 external fuel tanks
# Combat radius: 410 nmi (471 mi, 759 km)
# Ferry range: 2,000 mi (1,738 nmi, 3,219 km)
# Service ceiling: 65,000 ft (19,812 m)
# Wing loading: 77 lb/ft?(375 kg/m?
# Thrust/weight: 1.08 (1.26 with loaded weight & 50% fuel)
# Maximum design g-load: -3.0/+9.0
Notice the russian planes has less public info and the US has more. So there are probably
more things for the russian one, but getting back on topic with the discussion.
The thing that someone brought up is with pilots and the F-22 VS the F-15.
The F-15 is a 4th generation aircraft (correct me if i'm wrong), so the performance just
isn't there and it wouldn't be a accurate test in my eyes. Now if the russians and US did
a co-op test to see who's jet was better and with the best pilots that would be a more
even playing ground until then i still believe in russian air power cause they've been
building some of the best jets the world has ever seen.
The two US craft i do like are the F-16 Fighting Falcon also know as the Viper due to it's
similarity to the fighters from BSG. The other is the F-4 Phantom II only downside of the
phantom was it not having a gun for a while....
One plane that could also be brought into this discussion is the Avro Arrow, it was ahead
of it's time when it was built and the design for it's delta wing is still used in
fighters today.