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    Why do Russian Fighter Jets have higher Bypass than the Western ones??

    If you compare AL31,41 (used in Flankers) vs F119, PW100-229 (used in F22,F14B, F15E, F16C) and the RD33 (used in Mig 29) versus the Eurojet and the F404(used in Hornets) it always seems like the Russians always go for Higher Bypass Turbofans. Why is that? Lower Bypass( for the same fan...
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