Sukhoi PAK-FA / FGFA: Updates,News & Discussions

[longlong]

Here it is:

Ugly, but as I expected with the darker color on the top.



Sure, or that they (unlike Chinese manufacturers) have different fighter types to test techs of Pak fa. Weapon bays are under testing for years on the Su 47 for example, radar and engines will be tested simultaneously on Su 35s as well. The T50s on the other hand show a clear learning / testing curve, T51 was and is mainly for aerodynamical tests, later prototypes had added optical sensors, then came radar tests...while the last one had aerodynamical changes based on the lessons learned so far, added DRICM sensors for tests and we now heared that there will be 2 T55s and that one will make first RCS tests. So all in all, the testing seems to go quiet well. Btw, there were no surprises at the J20 weapon bays, while we still can only speculate on the capacity, let alone the numbers of weapon bays for the T50, it simply leaves so many options.

J-10 was modified as test bed for J-20 in the very begining......And later they got J-10B, shared features from/for/with J-20.

J-20 will have less prototype compared with T-50, many things had been done on super computer.

Anyway, Sukhoi did a good job, impressively fast.

 

[sancho]

J-10 was modified as test bed for J-20 in the very begining......And later they got J-10B, shared features from/for/with J-20...

...Anyway, Sukhoi did a good job, impressively fast.

For some radar or avionics maybe, but not for weapon bays, air intakes, NG engine developments, that's all where J20 has to do the testing alone, while Sukhoi can spread testing to various tech demo aircrafts they have, apart from several flying and ground based T50 prototypes. Indeed, they are showing the world how capable they are.

 

[Dillinger]

For some radar or avionics maybe, but not for weapon bays, air intakes, NG engine developments, that's all where J20 has to do the testing alone, while Sukhoi can spread testing to various tech demo aircrafts they have, apart from several flying and ground based T50 prototypes. Indeed, they are showing the world how capable they are.

Not to mention that even engine development can occur on existing Flanker platforms, early risk amortization used to be a Soviet hallmark and the Russians have gone back to it luckily...

 

[sancho]

Radiation signs that we have seen before at the tailsting or the nose, seems like the L-Band radars are installed too.

 

[Gessler]

Radiation signs that we have seen before at the tailsting or the nose, seems like the L-Band radars are installed too.

For the first time radiation markings are seen in all the areas where radars were
expected to be. The markings on the nose and tails ting are also still there if you
look at above pics.

 

[[Bregs]]

Nice sleek looks

 

[Abingdonboy]

Radiation signs that we have seen before at the tailsting or the nose, seems like the L-Band radars are installed too.

THANK GOD the IAF will go for their standard grey finish on their FGFAs- I am NOT a fan of all these silly paint jobs.

 

[longlong]

Radiation signs that we have seen before at the tailsting or the nose, seems like the L-Band radars are installed too.

Can pilot see those signs from canopy?

 

[rockstarIN]

Can pilot see those signs from canopy?

For what? .........

 

[longlong]

For what? .........

Safety.

 

[rockstarIN]

Safety.

What you mean. They will surely get the output at their cockpit from those radars

 

[longlong]

What you mean. They will surely get the output at their cockpit from those radars

I will not worry the radiation emitted by the pilot if it is safe.
Sure it is concerned.

 

[Gessler]

I will not worry the radiation emitted by the pilot if it is safe.
Sure it is concerned.

The pilot sits inside his canopy and is protected from outside radiation. Plus
pilots wear protective clothing.

 

[longlong]

Thanks.

With L radar, T-50 is ahead of all................

 

[Sri]

The current paint job is with the nano paint ( Radar absorbing paint) which was developed for T-50? In fact there was some video on robotic arm for painting purpose ( to get even layer I believe).