Look down the intake of an F-22 Raptor and you will never see the engine blades. Here is the physics behind serpentine S-ducts and radar cross-section, and what that bend costs the engine.
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Sources: Lockheed Martin, F-22 Raptor; U.S. Air Force, F-22 Raptor fact sheet. Illustrative 3D reconstruction: duct shape, radar rays and airflow colours are schematic, not to drawing or simulation.
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Bending the intake hides the engine from radar, but costs pressure and airflow at high angles of attack. Would you trade dogfight performance for stealth? 👇
Worth it because a tiny radar hole can reveal ur location to deadly missles
Simple answer: yes
Complicated answer: ask the geniuses who create these flying machines why the answer is yes
What the fuck? Is it worth it? Am I supposed to have an opinion? What do I know about it?
S Duct is used in older aircraft too and since then they created small air bleed holes to counter the low pressure areas
death or survival for short
Would you rather get killed by five missiles which the entire plane cost millions of dollars or spend more one fuel