China is developing another twin engine stealth fighter, the J-31. The Chengdu J-20 is believed to have entered low rate production. The aircraft then called the PAK FA T-50 was hailed as more than equal to the F-22 even if it wasn’t in production yet. Reports of a joint venture with India for co-production was announced soon after. But its original designation stems from a program called, in English, the Perspective Aviation Complex of Frontline Aviation, or PAK FA.Ī prototype of a new Sukhoi fighter with stealth characteristics–having a fuselage made of composite materials coated in radar absorbent paint–was ready by the 2000s and in 2010 Russian media publicized its maiden flight, referring to it as the T-50. There isn’t clear proof if it was first conceived in the waning Gorbachev years or during the troubled 1990s when numerous military programs went fallow for lack of money. Like many cutting edge Russian weapon systems in the Putin era, the Su-57’s beginnings are rather murky. The PAK FA or Su-57’s existence is less controversial although its brief history has its fair share of wrinkles. Its airframe, for example, bears a strong resemblance to the experimental Soviet-era MiG 1.44 and there’s a consensus much of its technology is either borrowed from Russia or stolen from the US. Intense scrutiny of its rare public appearances has brought to light some startling facts. The J-20 is considered a peer of the F-22 Raptor flown by the US Air Force (USAF) but this can be debatable. A trio of J-20’s even conducted a flyover during a military parade in Inner Mongolia attended by President Xi Jinping. News of the Su-57’s debut comes barely six months after the Chinese J-20 was reported to have entered service with the PLAAF. To mark the Su-57’s arrival Tass published an interactive web page explaining its capabilities. How many Su-57’s will be built wasn’t revealed but a few years ago Russian officials boasted up to 200 single seat stealth fighters could boost the air force by 2020. According to Colonel General Victor Bondarev the PAK FA now has the “serial name” Su-57 and pilot training for it begins once it’s adopted by the air force. This week news agency Tass quoted an air force general who revealed the first planes will be delivered in 2018. wish i could fly this some day.really awesome.Russia will soon join the very exclusive stealth club with the imminent arrival of its own fifth-generation fighter, the Su-57. Is that an F-15? No wait it drinks Vodka not Avgas. It will be 2050 by the time this one makes it to IAF and the way GOI is handling the politics in India. The russians faced the problem,because they make the nozzle likeF-22 thats can make the lack of maneuver. The only problem of its stealth is because the assymetrical nozzle and sideway of this aircraft. 'murica is gonna pee in his pants with this awesome plane ! :-)ĭalhats Laudzafata Avicena, e-mail, 17:29 To Anonymous: 350 meters per second? If I am doing my math correctly, that means this aircraft is supersonic in a vertical climb. Sounds too slow? That's what you get with very small wings built for speed, not lift. And yes, the climb rate is probably 1300 meters per minute. Bragging and showing off is not going to change the facts. But in real battle situation this plane is not even as good as F-15, especially in electronics. They make spectacular moves at airshows when no armament and fuel only for 30 minutes flight. a 50% heavier planes are not more maneuverable. And absolutely impossible for it to be more maneuverable. No doubt, it has shorter range when equally fueled and armed. Yet, it is 6 tons or 50% heavier (empty weight) than F-15 and 3 tons heavier than F-22 and as a result has lower speed. This airplane is made 20 years later than F-22 and 40 years later than F15. The prototypes and initial production batch are to be delivered with a highly upgraded Lyulka AL-31 variant, the AL-41F1, as an interim powerplant while an advanced clean-sheet design engine, currently designated the izdeliye 30, currently in final stages of development and expected to be available after mid-2020s.Ģ x AL-41F1 turbofans with thrust vectoringġ x 30mm GSh-30-1 cannon, 6 internal + 6 external hardpoints The Su-57 is intended to succeed the MiG-29 and Su-27 in the Russian Air Force. The fighter is designed to have supercruise, supermaneuverability, stealth, and advanced avionics to overcome the prior generation fighter aircraft as well as ground and naval defences. Its maiden flight took place on 29 January 2010 and the first production aircraft are planned to be delivered in 2020. The Su-57 is planned to be the first aircraft in Russian military service to use stealth technology. The Sukhoi Su-57 is a stealth, single-seat, twin-engine multirole fifth-generation jet fighter being developed since 2002 for air superiority and attack operations. Virtual Aircraft Museum / USSR / Russia / Sukhoi
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