I do not think the weight of the engine varies, as it affects the center of gravity. All engines AL-31F family have a dry weight of about 1500 kg. Changing engine thrust.
Would Russia have gone to war against Georgia in 2008 if the Georgians had nukes? Would the USSR have invaded Czechoslovakia in 1968 if Alexander Dubček had 2000 nuclear tipped ICBMs at his finger tips?:rolleyes:
Russia is not afraid of war with the United States has thousands of warheads. Russian always punish the aggressor and “accompanied him to the house,” regardless of the weapons with which it was attacked by an aggressor. So it was with the Swedes, the Poles, the French, the Germans. The same thing happened with the Georgians.
Czechoslovakia was part of the Warsaw Pact, “Operation Danube” – a police operation in block
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For the modernized Su-25 / Su-39 does not make sense to reduce the RCS in tenfold. No internal weapons bays will bring these efforts to naught. Pak Sha will have RCS -1 square meter, without weapons, and about 10 square meters with a weapon.
As I said above, izd.30 will have a capacity 17500 kg / 11000 kg. Its weight must not exceed 1500 kg. This engine can be installed in place of izd.117.
Perhaps it will be equipped with radar-blocker. For the engine developed a new nozzle: vectored thrust, you can enable or disable low visibility, can be thrust reversal.
Technical specifications for the multi-role fighter of the nineties (IFI I-90) called for an engine with variable cycle. In many ways, the PAK FA was designed for this task. Therefore, variable cycle engine for it desirable. This will improve the supersonic cruising speed of M = 1.78 (the engine of the first stage allows you to fly at a speed of M = 1.3 – 1.5).
Why not use this hypothetical new engine for LMFS also? Not to mention such future UCAVs as may come along…
Known for a normal takeoff weight LMFS – 14000 kg. Thrust of this aircraft can not be less than 1.2 – 1.3, that is, the engine power with afterburning 16800 – 18200 kg. The engine of the second stage for the fighter T-50 izd.30 will have a capacity 17500 kg / 11000 kg.
For twin-engine version LMFS want to create a new engine with 10500 kg / 7000 lbs. Such motor developed for the MiG-29m3, it was called the RD-43. To continue work on this engine is not known.
The new attack aircraft or drone, engine is required with a maximum thrust of 5000 kg, I think that it will be modernized RD-33 without afterburner.
Is there any available image of that project?
No. The developer proposes pr.21956, but the military found it irrelevant.

Otherwise you probably wouldn’t have ever been born. You can hate anyone you want as much as you want, just try not to look too foolish in the process.
I love Americans. But I do not like the U.S..
U.S. has never fought an opponent with equal “one on one”. Japan does not count, the U.S. raised the Kwantung Army, then together with the USSR destroyed it. From fear made unthinkable – use the atomic bomb.
Any news on the new CAS type aircraft underdevelopment to replace Su-25 , will this be based on Yak-130 or a entire new design ?
Official sources say the deep modernization of the Su-25. Probably the aircraft will be similar to the Su-39, in the bow – radar, under the fuselage container 101 KS-H. Measures to reduce the visibility. Probably make a new engine, the one that was still on the MiG-21 can not be improved.
thank you for the link. seem like russia wan tto build single engine j31. maybe easier to just buy j31. china and russia are allies, it can be done and china can allow russians to license produce it…
Russia and China – are allies? “I beg of you…”
The Soviet Union and the Third Reich were also allies, right before the war, were friends 😉
Russian made jet engines for almost 70 years, so that China can teach them? The engine has a J-31 power 11000 – 11500 kg., The single-engine LMFS will stand with the power engine izd.30 – 17500 kg.
Thank you, that is very interesting…
This is speculation.
There’s also two-engine version, but it’s not the optimal solution, especially for the variant with a short takeoff and vertical landing. For a single-engine fighter is no need to create a new engine izd.30 – by that time will be in mass production.
It is known that LMFS compartments will accommodate four air-to-air missiles.
Disclaimer: All the above is pulled from a certain place. 😉
of course :rolleyes:
LMFS? Wasn’t it said to be cancelled as all money are focused on T-50? Will LMFS be developed too then? Any idea of the timescale and who is going to build it ? Thanks.
From this great idea will not give up, it can be postponed to a later date.
Multirole fighter superior MiG-29, F-18, Typhoon, Rafale, J-31, J-20 and able to conduct successful combat with the F-35, F-22 and T-50.
It will have great export prospects, especially if the cost of approximately 50% – 60% of the T-50.
Beginning full-scale development of the fighter can be expected after the start of production of T-50, 2015 – 2018. First flight of 2020 – 2023. Series production of 2027 – 2030.
Developer – United Aircraft Corporation (ОАК)
“Uncle Sam” will not attack a really strong opponent. 😉
Guys, when will come time for the next russian carrier fighter – successor of MiG-29K/KUB???
T-50K and / or LMFS
This is just a model of paper 😉
And the cruiser – a huge, the same as the “Kirov”.
Europe today does not make sense maintain large military forces. Greatest challenges now – small operations in the former colonies, the Americans in their imperial desires and restraining each other.
Great War Europe is not threatened. The main character of the European tragedy, at least the last two hundred years, is now occupied by legislative activity in Moscow.