http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=isqJKcR8zqQ&feature=player_embedded
Jesus, what a beast.
From Asakura’s link:
One year later, the same presenter appeared at IQPC’s conference. I asked him if any production aircraft had been modified, and he responded that “about 100” Sukhois had received RCS-reduction mods.
Uhh, is this legit?
Can Flateric or Paralat comment on actual RCS modification of in service Flankers, or if these steps were taken on the Su-35?
As in, this sort of RCS reduction: http://attach.high-g.net/attachments/drawing1_model_244.jpg
If so, this is major.
Good graph, thanks for the work!
Right, but from what I have seen the newer airframes (for example the ones delivered in December 2010) look a lot tidier.
http://russianplanes.net/images/to47000/046285.jpg
Oh man, Tupolev has S-duct technology.
The Su 34 looks a poorly built product (i mean’t the finishing and looks not the capability), the Su 35s/FGFA/MIG 29K etc look much better.
That photo is not one of the recently built serials.
Very, very dangerous approach.
Im sure Boeing or LM wouldnt mind taking over their best and brightest at a rather low cost. And MiG seems to have lost all its top brains to the Chinese allready.
Details?
The Russians love their unsophisticated weapons don’t they?
You use what you have. Many rockets in storage.
So, S-400 launchers have been towed so far, is the one in the photos Trident linked going to become the standard?
http://tvzvezda.ru/news/forces/content/pod_kaliningradom_proshli_trenirovki_1506.html
Good footage of Steregyschy.
http://tvzvezda.ru/news/forces/content/aviabaza_na_kubani_popolnilas_1606.html
Good footage of the 10 new Mi-8AMTSh delivered.
http://s44.radikal.ru/i104/1106/b0/d3800c40d1d9.jpg
Excellent photo of Dolgoruki.
You are right Rodolfo, the topic is beyond the scope of this thread.
http://www.uuaz.ru/news/news/20110615/pic02.jpg
New Mi-8s at Ulan-Ude, ready to ship to the RuAF. 🙂
Seriously, the “flankerism” comparison is based solely on the engine layout, pretty stupid comparison IMO.
The idea of a Sukhoi plant abroad is good. I.e. in Ukraine, in order to cement the -Russian brotherhood. A busy plant there give money to qualified Ukrainian people and everyone will be interested in keep the company book flooded (shared interests). May be Ukraine will be interested in repairing/modernizing their Sukhois and to buy a few Su-35s. Off-course I am talking from a geopolitical point of view. No a strictly aeronautic one.
Why do that? Brotherhood is meaningless, Ukraine proved that by rabbid Russophobia in the past administration. What happens if an anti-Russian is elected next term? Jobs and income should be kept within Russia- no handouts to Ukraine. At the end of the day Russian leaders need to serve the Russian people, not maintain some fantasy of solidarity with Ukraine.
In the past, I would have agreed, but now…..