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[Ali_Baba]

Russia's new prototype fighter is hidden under tarpaulin sheets

Russian aircraft makers say they will present a prospective new fighter jet at a Moscow air show that opens next week. The new warplane's name or capability is unknown.

www.dailymail.co.uk

I have to admit that it exceeds all my expectations!

https://twitter.com/x/status/1416752328909238275

https://twitter.com/x/status/1416751162645172227

Lack of a single piece canopy is an interesting choice - very much a Sukhoi product.

 

[Whizzack]

I have to admit that it exceeds all my expectations!

https://twitter.com/x/status/1416752328909238275

https://twitter.com/x/status/1416751162645172227

Now that's pretty jet!

Ok based on nothing but quick observation, it seems the following are similar / taken from Su-57 :
- Canopy --> back sliding canopy
- Landing gears
- V-tail --> shape looks the same, but can't be sure if it's an all moving tail.
- and of course the engine has been confirmed most obvious candidate will be the Izdeliye-30.

So all in all.. it really seems to be a single engine version of Su-57.. This would definitely help reduce development costs... and provide some commonality with Su-57.

 

[Whizzack]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1416758531483586562

 

[Gomig-21]

- and of course the engine has been confirmed to be the Izdeliye-30.

That is a pretty jet. Just curious where you heard the conformation that the engine is the Izdeliye-30?

 

[Whizzack]

That is a pretty jet. Just curious where you heard the conformation that the engine is the Izdeliye-30?

Ah apologies.. it's not confirmed actually.. more being the most "obvious candidate"... it was discussed in some article and forums...

 

[Gomig-21]

Someone took the 3 frames and edited them together. What a beauty.

 

[Deino]

Someone took the 3 frames and edited them together. What a beauty.

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Another one ...

 

[925boy]

Indians are bankrupt. They simple do not have any money to buy any new equipment.

BUt India keeps buying from US, like P-8 pseidons, UH-60s, armed drones - India even got more $$ from savings due to local production of more military equipment. India has money to spend on defense imo.

 

[mig25]

BUt India keeps buying from US, like P-8 pseidons, UH-60s, armed drones - India even got more $$ from savings due to local production of more military equipment. India has money to spend on defense imo.

Pakistan will not allow India acquire this aircraft. Pakistan-Russian friendship has grown deeper and taller than some mountains now largely helped by India's new found affinity towards western weapons.

The Russian president visit to Pakistan is imminent as discussed here on this forum. If Pakistan can fund some of the developmental costs, they could be the first export customer.

Russia needs access to warm water ports and will ditch India now at the drop of a hat.

 

[Gomig-21]

Another one ...
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That's an even better one than the one I posted. The blending is much more fluid.
This thing is creating quite the buzz on social media. Apparently Rostec doesn't know who took that quick video and leaked it and are looking for him. Whoever it was, he is one balsy fella lol. The other thing is it seems there wasn't much security detail there to be sure no one took any pictures. Just a few guys and gals looking away or working on something.

BTW, it looks like many of us got duped by that tarp at the intake. The way it creased at the top corner of the intake and up to the cockpit made us think its intakes were also on the side of the fuselage when they're obviously not. That can only mean that the LERX protrudes all the way out until the top edge of the intake and then turns in towards the stealth edge. This CGI illustrates that well.

The rest of these look pretty accurate to what we see in the leaked video and stills.

 

[Frostbite]

BTW, it looks like many of us got duped by that tarp at the intake. The way it creased at the top corner of the intake and up to the cockpit made us think its intakes were also on the side of the fuselage when they're obviously not.

That line might still be there though. Its just hidden by the camo. Look closer where the red line is

 

[Gomig-21]

That line might still be there though. Its just hidden by the camo. Look closer where the red line is

Could be, now that you mention it and I cropped the pic and barely see what could possibly be an edge. But the one I see doesn't line up with that red line where it meets the canopy. The faint one I see is a little bit more forward at the canopy point. But you could very well be right that there might be one there.

 

[PakFactor]

Could be, now that you mention it and I cropped the pic and barely see what could possibly be an edge. But the one I see doesn't line up with that red line where it meets the canopy. The faint one I see is a little bit more forward at the canopy point. But you could very well be right that there might be one there.

I could be wrong but I'm getting a feeling it doesn't have internal bays for weapons.

 

[FuturePAF]

New Russian plane will reportedly have integrated electro-optical targeting system which is no surprise.

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https://ria.ru/20210717/istrebitel-1741670150.html

Some serious trolling of the RN

That's an even better one than the one I posted. The blending is much more fluid.
This thing is creating quite the buzz on social media. Apparently Rostec doesn't know who took that quick video and leaked it and are looking for him. Whoever it was, he is one balsy fella lol. The other thing is it seems there wasn't much security detail there to be sure no one took any pictures. Just a few guys and gals looking away or working on something.

BTW, it looks like many of us got duped by that tarp at the intake. The way it creased at the top corner of the intake and up to the cockpit made us think its intakes were also on the side of the fuselage when they're obviously not. That can only mean that the LERX protrudes all the way out until the top edge of the intake and then turns in towards the stealth edge. This CGI illustrates that well.

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The rest of these look pretty accurate to what we see in the leaked video and stills.

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Not a bad design. People at Boeing’s Phantom Works are probably thinking of their X-32 today after seeing this. Now they will get to see how it fares against the Lockheed Skunk works F-35

 

[sahureka2]