PAK-FA takes to the sky!

[Kinshuk]

Lets not assume anything as for now.. Speculation just hurt in the end.. It is surely going to be better the EF but to be in the league of F 22 or even F 35, We must wait.. Let them release some stats on this. I sometime feel I should quit Locheeds job if Sukhoi is ready to provide me one.. lol!!

 

[Awesome]

It looks like a Flanker redesigned to reduce RCS SIGNIFICANTLY

Ditto.

How it fares up to the 5th Generation line of planes? Can't really tell from these pics.

Anyway, I think an Indian Pak-Fa threat is a good 10 years away.

 

[Dark Angel]

What's wrong with the landing gear in this video??

Whenever a fighter or any aircraft is taken for 1st test flight the landing gear is always down.Just for precaution that even if there is a malfunction on board it can land smoothly

See this video its a boeing 787 dreamliner

 

[sathruvinasakh]

Gut Job Russia.Keep going.

As per my interaction with some aviation experts,the design of PAK-FA is one of the best till date.

Since many people are judging the bird only with few online available and some internal reports,I say is It better to wait till the production model takes to skies.

If a technology demonstrator itself is this much impressive,then I can expect the punch of full version production and FOC aircraft.
Its Internal weapons bay is hugeeeeee than compared to F-22 and critics says it will carry more internal fuel than F-22.
Its AAM load is impressive and is better than f-22 so far considering the progress of developments.
but on the RCS ,no one can judge the bird unless one sees it in a combat or exercise.
going per reports,FGFA which might be the indian version will have 2 seats instead of 1 on this TD.
Lol...... our EU people already getting jitters looking at the PAK-FA.
It will outpace JSF as easily it can,but F-22? still have to wait and see ,since both are from different timelines.

 

[Kinshuk]

Gut Job Russia.Keep going.

As per my interaction with some aviation experts,the design of PAK-FA is one of the best till date.

Since many people are judging the bird only with few online available and some internal reports,I say is It better to wait till the production model takes to skies.

If a technology demonstrator itself is this much impressive,then I can expect the punch of full version production and FOC aircraft.
Its Internal weapons bay is hugeeeeee than compared to F-22 and critics says it will carry more internal fuel than F-22.
Its AAM load is impressive and is better than f-22 so far considering the progress of developments.
but on the RCS ,no one can judge the bird unless one sees it in a combat or exercise.
going per reports,FGFA which might be the indian version will have 2 seats instead of 1 on this TD.
Lol...... our EU people already getting jitters looking at the PAK-FA.
It will outpace JSF as easily it can,but F-22? still have to wait and see ,since both are from different timelines.

Some people are questioning its A$$, I mean exausts. Please advise on that? Does that make it unstealthy?

 

[Kinshuk]

Please provide it technically and also in simple language. Simple language for uneducated people like me.

 

[beckham]

I would not say as good as F-35 in terms of stealth. but T-50 IR signature is even worst then Su-27. the engine nozzle is just too big to hide. other then that T-50 wins the 3rd place now in world top ten air crafts...

Lets hope they deal with that in the future prototypes or in the final production variant. Anyways Russians wouldn't be compromising on performance for higher levels of stealth.

 

[jha]

imo engine nozzles will be taken care of when the engine intended for it are incorporated into it...and anyways thinking that russians will give big IR signature of their masterpiece for the sake of redesigning the nozzles is absurd...

 

[gubbi]

@ gubbi

Shouldn't the N-LCA get such LERX too?

That depends on the requirements of IN and NAL/HAL/DRDO.

Also, can't these LERX have L Band radar arrays integrated?

Presently what is known is that PAK-FA flew without a radar. This is its maiden flight! Radar integration will take time, and integration of L band radars will depend upon further tests. We will have to wait for quite sometime for that.

 

[RPK]

Russia to start receiving fifth-generation fighters in 2013 | Top Russian news and analysis online | 'RIA Novosti' newswire


The first batch of Russian fifth-generation fighters will go into service in 2013, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Friday.

A prototype of the future fighter made a succesful 47-minute maiden flight on Friday in Russia's Far East.

"The first Russian fifth-generation fighters will be put into service with the Air Force in 2013, and regular deliveries will start in 2015," Putin said.

He added that the development of the aircraft was still underway and the flight tests would continue.

"A lot still has to be done [to make the fighter operational]...both in terms of the engines and weaponry," Putin said.

Russia has been developing its newest fighter since the 1990s. The current prototype, dubbed T-50, was designed by the Sukhoi design bureau and built at a plant in Komsomolsk-on-Amur.

Russian officials have already hailed the fighter as "a unique combat plane" which combines the capabilities of a heavy air superiority fighter and a strike aircraft.

MOSCOW, January 29 (RIA Novosti)

 

[SSGPA1]

Lots of work to be done. First of all it is a twin engine jet with a bigger frame which means more fuel and that is okay for Russia with all the gas but not true for India.

Second, F-22 and JSF have vertical take off capability which is not the case in PAK-FA.

People compare everything new with F-22 and think that JSF (F-35) is not better than F-22, quiet frankly, F-22 lines of production have been stopped or will come to an end soon. JSF is the true 5th gen fighter and this fighter is no where close to JSF.

Funds from India should dry up too because of MRCA. I mean no one in right frame of mind will get EU or US tech for MRCA and then invest in PAK-FA (T-50) at the same time.

I think in the end this project will prove beneficial to the IAF but it I doubt that it will ever become a part of the IAF. I think PLAF will benefit more from this project.

 

[RPK]

FACTBOX: Russia's fifth-generation fighter T-50 (PAK FA) | Top Russian news and analysis online | 'RIA Novosti' newswire


MOSCOW, January 29 (RIA Novosti) - Russia's fifth-generation fighter performed its maiden flight on Friday.

* The T-50 is the domestic name of Russia's fifth-generation fighter plane which has been developed as the Advanced Front-Line Aviation Complex (PAK FA) for Russia's Air Force.

* The project started its development by the Sukhoi design bureau since it won the tender in April 2002.

* The Tikhomirov Institute of Instrument Design, which developed the Irbis radar for the Su-35BM Flanker, has been working on the T-50 radar. The new fighter's radar and fire-control system will be designed on the basis of the Su-35BM's systems.

* The new fighter's exterior design was approved on December 10, 2004.

* Last summer, the fighter's design was approved, and the prototype blueprints were delivered to the KNAAPO aircraft building company based in Komsomolsk-on-Amur, where three experimental fighters will be built for testing.

* In February 2009, the first prototype was constructed. After the plane was successfully tested on the runway, a decision was made to stage the maiden flight in Komsomolsk-on-Amur, rather than in Moscow.

* The prototype fifth-generation fighter made a 47-minute maiden flight on January 29, 2010, in Komsomolsk-on-Amur.

* Although T-50 specifications remain classified, fragmentary data on its engines imply that this heavy-duty fighter will have a take-off weight of more than 30 metric tons and will be close in dimension to the well-known Sukhoi Su-27 Flanker.

* The new fighter's exterior was designed using Stealth technology, also known as LO technology (low observable technology).

* The combat aircraft is fitted with 117S (upgraded AL-31) turbofan engines from the Russian aircraft engine manufacturer Saturn.

* The PAK FA can carry either eight next-generation air-to-air R-77 missiles, or two large controllable anti-ship bombs weighing 1,500 kg each.

* The new jet can also carry two long-range missiles developed by the Novator Bureau which can hit targets within a 400 kilometer range.

* The jet can use a take-off strip of just 300-400 meters, and perform sustained supersonic flight at speeds over 2,000 km/h, including repeated in-flight refueling. The highly-maneuverable plane has a range of about 5,500 kilometers.

* The fifth-generation fighter is equipped with advanced avionics to combine an automatic flight control system and a radar locator with a phased array antenna.

* The newest combat aircraft are planned to be mass produced in Komsomolsk-on-Amur from 2015.

 

[RPK]

PAK-FA Sukhoi T-50 | Russian Arms, Military Technology, Analysis of Russia's Military Forces


Estimated Performance:
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Dimensions (m):
- wing 14,2; S=78,8 m2
- length 22
- height 6,05
Weight (kg):
- max 37000
- normal 26000
- empty 18500
Fuel (kg): 10300
Combat load (kg):
- max 7500
- AA max 2260 conformal
Speed (km/h):
- max 2100; M2,0;
- rate of climb 350 m/s
- min 0 OVT
- cruise 1300
Alt (m): 20000
Flight range (km): 4000/5500 (2x2000kg)
- supersonic 2500
Runway (m): 350 (w/o OVT)
G-force (g): 10-11
EPR: 0,05 m2
Wing overload (kg/m2):
- max 470
- normal 330
Thrust-to-weight ratio:
- max 0,84
- normal 1,19
Fuel rate: 2,55 kg/km
Flight time: 3,3 h

Engine: AL-41F (117C on first prototypes)
- thrust 2x15500/2x9800
- compressor: diameter 932mm, 3 steps
- weight 1350 kg
- pressure increase 4,2-4,5
- life time 4000 hours
- overhaul life 1500 hours
- nozzle:
weight: 380 kg
deviation angle +-16 deg in any direction, +-20 deg flat
deviation speed: 60 deg/sec

Electronics:
N050(?)BRLS AFAR/AESA

Armament: ? 2x30mm gun
Hardpoints: 10 (conf.), possible 2*4 external

 

[jha]

Check out the *insane* range!

Quote:
MOSCOW, January 29 (RIA Novosti) - Russia's fifth-generation fighter performed its maiden flight on Friday.

* The T-50 is the domestic name of Russia's fifth-generation fighter plane which has been developed as the Advanced Front-Line Aviation Complex (PAK FA) for Russia's Air Force.

* The project started its development by the Sukhoi design bureau since it won the tender in April 2002.

* The Tikhomirov Institute of Instrument Design, which developed the Irbis radar for the Su-35BM Flanker, has been working on the T-50 radar. The new fighter's radar and fire-control system will be designed on the basis of the Su-35BM's systems.

* The new fighter's exterior design was approved on December 10, 2004.

* Last summer, the fighter's design was approved, and the prototype blueprints were delivered to the KNAAPO aircraft building company based in Komsomolsk-on-Amur, where three experimental fighters will be built for testing.

* In February 2009, the first prototype was constructed. After the plane was successfully tested on the runway, a decision was made to stage the maiden flight in Komsomolsk-on-Amur, rather than in Moscow.

* The prototype fifth-generation fighter made a 47-minute maiden flight on January 29, 2010, in Komsomolsk-on-Amur.

* Although T-50 specifications remain classified, fragmentary data on its engines imply that this heavy-duty fighter will have a take-off weight of more than 30 metric tons and will be close in dimension to the well-known Sukhoi Su-27 Flanker.

* The new fighter's exterior was designed using Stealth technology, also known as LO technology (low observable technology).

* The combat aircraft is fitted with 117S (upgraded AL-31) turbofan engines from the Russian aircraft engine manufacturer Saturn.

* The PAK FA can carry either eight next-generation air-to-air R-77 missiles, or two large controllable anti-ship bombs weighing 1,500 kg each.

* The new jet can also carry two long-range missiles developed by the Novator Bureau which can hit targets within a 400 kilometer range.

* The jet can use a take-off strip of just 300-400 meters, and perform sustained supersonic flight at speeds over 2,000 km/h, including repeated in-flight refueling. The highly-maneuverable plane has a range of about 5,500 kilometers.

* The fifth-generation fighter is equipped with advanced avionics to combine an automatic flight control system and a radar locator with a phased array antenna.

* The newest combat aircraft are planned to be mass produced in Komsomolsk-on-Amur from 2015.

http://warfare.ru/?linkid=2280&catid=255

 

[jha]

FACTBOX: Russia's fifth-generation fighter T-50 (PAK FA) | Top Russian news and analysis online | 'RIA Novosti' newswire

Check out the *insane* range! this bird is capable of flying real deep...


MOSCOW, January 29 (RIA Novosti) - Russia's fifth-generation fighter performed its maiden flight on Friday.

* The T-50 is the domestic name of Russia's fifth-generation fighter plane which has been developed as the Advanced Front-Line Aviation Complex (PAK FA) for Russia's Air Force.

* The project started its development by the Sukhoi design bureau since it won the tender in April 2002.

* The Tikhomirov Institute of Instrument Design, which developed the Irbis radar for the Su-35BM Flanker, has been working on the T-50 radar. The new fighter's radar and fire-control system will be designed on the basis of the Su-35BM's systems.

* The new fighter's exterior design was approved on December 10, 2004.

* Last summer, the fighter's design was approved, and the prototype blueprints were delivered to the KNAAPO aircraft building company based in Komsomolsk-on-Amur, where three experimental fighters will be built for testing.

* In February 2009, the first prototype was constructed. After the plane was successfully tested on the runway, a decision was made to stage the maiden flight in Komsomolsk-on-Amur, rather than in Moscow.

* The prototype fifth-generation fighter made a 47-minute maiden flight on January 29, 2010, in Komsomolsk-on-Amur.

* Although T-50 specifications remain classified, fragmentary data on its engines imply that this heavy-duty fighter will have a take-off weight of more than 30 metric tons and will be close in dimension to the well-known Sukhoi Su-27 Flanker.

* The new fighter's exterior was designed using Stealth technology, also known as LO technology (low observable technology).

* The combat aircraft is fitted with 117S (upgraded AL-31) turbofan engines from the Russian aircraft engine manufacturer Saturn.

* The PAK FA can carry either eight next-generation air-to-air R-77 missiles, or two large controllable anti-ship bombs weighing 1,500 kg each.

* The new jet can also carry two long-range missiles developed by the Novator Bureau which can hit targets within a 400 kilometer range.

* The jet can use a take-off strip of just 300-400 meters, and perform sustained supersonic flight at speeds over 2,000 km/h, including repeated in-flight refueling. The highly-maneuverable plane has a range of about 5,500 kilometers.

* The fifth-generation fighter is equipped with advanced avionics to combine an automatic flight control system and a radar locator with a phased array antenna.

* The newest combat aircraft are planned to be mass produced in Komsomolsk-on-Amur from 2015.