So according to Groomi, second PAK-FA flying airframe will not fly before the new years.

Groomi was the only reliable source who gave us info about the first flight of the bird, also this time he’s the most reliable source for me! Thanks Groomi 🙂

Seems like the first flight of the second prototype will be conducted after the participation of India.In 2010!

When is it planning the first flight of the 2nd prototype? At early news it was planning for december but at latest news it calls for november.Should we wait for these days?

Is there any info, which project or projects “RSK MiG” working on? What are the houndreds of engineers, designers working about? Or do they support to the other projects?

For years I read news abot the successor of the A-50 and this year the creator of the radioelectronic sytems of the A-50, NPO Vega’s head stated that they have created a very advanced product which is better than the A-50I but for comforming the customer’s needs they need some high quality components and looking for foreign companies for the JV. And the base platform for the successor of the A-50 will also be an IL-76 variant. Hope we see more modern console tables.

medal64, do you have any reliable source for Zhuk Aesa. It could just be a media hot air.

black venom, thanks for video. T-50’s wing placement, shape and size certainly gives it an intimidating look. Considering you are from Serbia, what are Serbia’s chances of getting a squadron of Pak-Fa in maybe 10-15 years.

I just got it from the media news! Can’t say completely right but its not suprising for me because its eventually will be an export variant with some foreign avionics and materials! And its not just going to sell to the India!!! Because of this reason in my opinion at foreign markets they don’t sell the fighter with the most advanced radar so they need to develop an export AESA. As you know the development costs are very high and the just alternative AESA creator in Russia is Phazotron and the financial situation of the Phazotron is not very good!

Well, here’s your chance to change it for the better! 🙂

Maybe we should try it but military aircrafts are more exciting 🙂

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Is this poject actively funding today? I just remember a news at interfax news agency, which was about one or two years ago, TsAGI – Central Aerohydrodynamics Institute was working such a wide body aircarft! But later there wasn’t any news about this bird, hope we see it but today in Russian aviation industry the most promising civilian aviation project is MS-21!