PAK FA is ready to implement the program of flight tests in full

Sukhoi Company has fully completed the set of preliminary ground and flight operations, which were involved in all three prototypes of the fifth generation aviation complex (PAK FA). They were bench strength testing, ground tests of fuel systems and other work in support of the program of flight tests.On the flight model flew 16 flights. The current level of working off the aircraft and its systems in terms of reliability and security allows for the program of flight tests in full. This is the general director of Sukhoi and MiG Mikhail Pogosyan at a press conference held today at the passing 19-25 July Farnborough International Aerospace Exhibition 2010.

The first flight of the PAK FA was held on 29 January in Komsomolsk-on-Amur. Routine tests flight model were completed in late March. In April, the first flight model fighter and an integrated ground tests, which is carried out working out the equipment and systems to support flight test programs have been delivered to the territory of the flight test facility Sukhoi Design Bureau in the suburban town of Zhukovsky.Upon completion of the required amount of preliminary tests on the stands of systems and components, including static strength test specimen, ground tests airplane stand and flight model, April 29, began testing the aircraft at a pre-test program.

Compared with previous generations of fighters, PAK FA has several unique features, combining the functions of attack aircraft and fighter.The aircraft is equipped with a fifth-generation an entirely new avionics, which integrates the function of “e-pilot”, and promising radar with a phased antenna array.This greatly reduces the load on the pilot and can concentrate on the implementation of tactical tasks.On-board equipment of the new aircraft allows the exchange of data in real time as a land-management systems, and within the aviation group. The use of composite materials and innovative technology, aerodynamic design aircraft, measures to reduce the visibility engine provides unprecedented low level of radar, optical and infrared perceptible. This can greatly increase the combat effectiveness in the work, both by air and ground targets, at any time of day, in simple and adverse weather conditions.

First Deputy Defense Minister Vladimir Popovkin, in his interview to “Rossiyskaya Gazeta” assess the need for the Russian Air Force in the fifth generation fighter in the 50-100 cars. During the years 2011-2012 is planned to complete all trials airframe PAK FA, and in 2013-m contract for the installation batch of ten aircraft to test the whole range of weapons the aircraft.

Source: Company ” Sukhoi “
Posted: 20/07/2010 , 16:48

Pogosyan: Russian fighter T-50 will be cheaper than foreign analogues

FARNBOROUGH (UK), July 20 – RIA Novosti. The export variant of the Russian fifth generation fighter will be more expensive than domestic fourth-generation aircraft, but much cheaper than foreign counterparts, said general director of Sukhoi and MiG “Mikhail Pogosyan Tuesday at Air Show, Farnborough 2010 .

“The cost of the export model of the fifth generation – a matter of discussion and negotiation. But I can say that we believe the most important competitive advantage of its stock at a price”, – said Pogosyan.

He said fighter aircraft will be considerably more expensive than the fourth generation, as three times greater than their level of combat effectiveness.

“But I am sure that the price of the aircraft will enable the Ministry of Defense to effectively develop its aviation group” – said Pogosyan.

PAK FA will show the public at the MAKS-2011

Russian promising fifth generation fighter aircraft T-50 (PAK FA) will be first shown publicly at the international air show MAKS in 2011. This, according to ITAR-TASS , said General Director of Sukhoi, Mikhail Pogosyan . At the same time, according to the first deputy head of the Federal Service for Military Technical Cooperation (FSMTC) Alexandr Fomin, guarantees that the aircraft will participate in the MAKS, no, because there might be difficulties “organizational.”
Earlier, First Deputy Defense Minister of Russia Vladimir Popovkin in an interview with Rossiyskaya Gazeta said that the serial purchase of T-50 for the Russian Air Force will begin in 2016. According to him, the fighter will be purchased along with the full range of weapons and ground technological equipment.Currently developed a state program of armaments for 2011-2020 involves the purchase of ten prototypes PAK FA in 2013 and 60 aircraft from 2016.

Meanwhile, in the words Pogosyan, a contract to develop fifth generation fighter for the Indian Air Force, which will deal with the Indian company Hindustan Aeronautics and the “dry” will be signed before the end of 2010. “Approval of these documents – the question next time. Do not I want to give guarantees for the Government of India and the Russian Federation. For our part we are doing everything possible”, – transmits “Interfax” the head of the company “Sukhoi”.

Source:http://lenta.ru/news/2010/07/20/pakfa/

Defense Ministry expects to receive the first models of fighters 5-th generation in 2013, said Deputy Defense Minister Vladimir Popovkin.

“Until 2015 the Ministry of Defense plans to buy 10 aircraft from the first installation of the Party, which will go to the troops – he said. – And a 2016 plan to implement the serial purchase of fighter 5 th generation.” Popovkin said that the first prototype fighter 5 th generation Defense Ministry plans to receive in 2013

As reported earlier the Russian Air Force Commander Col. Gen. Alexander Zelin, Air Force plans to buy Russia from 2015-2016 years. more than 60 aircraft 5-th generation.

“Creating a second flying machine is on target. In November, we will begin its flight tests. Tests of the first aircraft are planned, but, as elsewhere, there are problems that are quickly eliminated by the Air Force and the Sukhoi Design Bureau,” – he said.

“We, in 2013, must obtain pre-trial detention, which will allow us to begin commercial purchase of this machine.” “From 2015 – 2016 years. The aircraft will enter the Air Force. Tentatively, it will be more than 60 aircraft,” – said Commander.

Compared with previous generations of promising fighters Complex Frontal Aviation 5-th generation has several unique features, combining the functions of attack aircraft and fighter. It features an entirely new avionics, which integrates the function of “e-pilot”, and promising radar with phased array. This greatly reduces the load on the pilot and can concentrate on the implementation of tactical tasks. Onboard equipment allows us to communicate in real time as a land-management systems, and within the aviation group. The use of composite materials and innovative technology, aerodynamic design aircraft, measures to reduce the visibility of the engine provides unprecedented low level of radar, optical and infrared visibility. All this can significantly increase the combat effectiveness in the work of both the air and ground targets, at any time of day, and adverse weather conditions.

Source: News Agency ” ARMS-TASS “
Posted: 19/07/2010 , 18:09

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Recent interview with First Deputy Defense Minister Vladimir Popovkin(in Russian) and a summary

* production of An-124 is to resume in Ulyanovsk

* An-70 possibly to resume being produced in conjunction with Ukraine

* some Mi-26 helos are being ordered

* about 80 Su-34 and Su-35S have been ordered… with that many the price per airframe is expected to go down by 25%

* second PAK FA prototype to fly before the end of 2010

* 10 more PAK FA airframes to start being produced around 2013 to complete the 3,000 test flight requirement

* a batch of 50-100 PAK FA airframes to be ordered around 2016

* strategic and tactical unified command and control systems to get top priority

* NAVY to undergo significant modernization effort in the next decade with funds allocated being five times that of space forces

* some systems are not going to be procured due to lack of financial resources

* helos and S400/S500 are a priority

* BTR, tank and APC R&D to slow down a bit

* work on certain new weapon systems is to continue unanabated

* plans to purchase MiG-35

* AK to go through further modernization

* most of firearms to continue being developed and produced in Russia

* elite special purpose army units will be the exception with the ability to procure foreign made weapons

http://vpk.name/news/41396_k_oruzhiyu_pervyii_zamestitel_ministra_oboronyi_vladimir_popovkin_raskryil_planyi_pereosnasheniya_armii__polnyii_tekst_intervyu.html

Thanks CaptMorgan68 from militaryphotos.

And in my opinion the both Su-35S and the PAK-FA can get the same engine 117! Because Putin instructed to start the serial production of the first stage of the fifth gen. engine “117”. Why? For the first prototypes of the PAK-FA or for the 48 Su-35S? Or both the 117S and the 117 almost the same engines, just the software is different! Because its also didn’t start the 117S serial production!

Irbis is not AESA.. :rolleyes:

You are right MSphere, there is no an official statement about the radar of the SU-35S but probably it won’t get an AESA.Maybe if application is possible, can get aesa on the wings, because they showed the wing type AESA protoype at the Maks-2009. And there is a work on the AESA for the Su-27 series aircrafts but how long will the development take is unknown. So in my opinion SU-35S will have an advanced Irbis radar not an AESA!

I don’t think so. Since the N-LCA will only enter service in 2013 or so, there is enough time to get new displays or a new HUD (if that is planned), so this NP-1 will likely feature the regular LCA cockpit. LSP-5 will be the IAF version that will feature the modified cockpit..and even that is mostly going to be re-arranging some minor buttons and instruments for better ergonomics..I don’t think that it’ll be a major re-working of the cockpit, but I could be wrong.

Thanks Kramer 🙂

Pilots of Russian T-50 escape the fate of a test by David Cooley

In Russia completes flight testing of fundamentally new costumes for the pilots of fighters “fifth generation” – T-50 aircraft, which since 2012 had expected to begin flowing to the troops. As described GZT.RU military doctors, the costumes would protect pilots from over-congestion on the road bends the plane, while having no analogues in the management.The system of pressure compensation in these cases due to electronics will be proactive, that would protect pilots from losing consciousness.

The new suit and life support system for him to produce NPP Zvezda, and tested for strength in the State Research Institute of Military Medicine Russian Defense Ministry.It is here ready to fly the first cosmonaut dogs, including the legendary Proteins and arrow, and it was in the courtyard of the institution designer Korolev first met future preovootkryvatelem space by Yuri Gagarin.The Museum of the Institute is still stored spacesuits dogs and flight suits for pilots and astronauts, including several generations of helmets and life support systems.

As told GZT.RU Chief Researcher Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Mikhail Khomenko, the main difference between new items predecessors will be its ability to compensate for the load in three dimensions, not only tilts forward, backward and sideways, as in the existing aircraft, but also lateral rotation, which will be occur when super-maneuverable turns of on-site, one of the brand highlights “fifth generation”.

Pilot T-50 cheat, like all

Compensation will be achieved, as before, by a pneumatic system back pressure built into the costume.In the event of overloading the air fills sewn into a suit micro camera, and they will reap legs and stomach pilot, preventing the leakage of blood from the head-main cause of fainting during a flight.

If the existing aircraft pressurizing system is triggered when the overload occurred, the new system, thanks to electronics, will advance to calculate the critical points of a horizontal turn and create back pressure in a fraction of a second to load.

Of course, the new support system will also provide the desired pilot temperature and providing it with pure oxygen at high altitudes.

The adequacy of the pilot will assess the artificial intelligence

Another important feature of the system will track the physical condition of the pilot. If the inappropriate behavior of the pilot system “understand” that he lost consciousness, it will automatically turn off the wheel and the car will translate into horizontal flight. This will prevent incidents such as accident in March 2009, the American F-22 crashed after a test pilot David Cooley lost consciousness from sverhperegruzok.

In the Enterprise “Zvezda”, where the system produces, GZT.RU refused to comment on features of its devices, citing the confidentiality of this information, but confirmed that such systems are already installed on two copies of T-50, one of which performs test flights, and the other prepared for them.

Full testing and debugging the new system will be completed after the test pilots will check it in practice cornering. It is expected that the T-50 will begin testing with the overload, during the year.

Commander of the “Swifts” says Pure oxygen refreshes

The commander of the aerobatic team “Swifts” Valery Morozov told GZT.RU, that the compensation system pressure and oxygen supply seriously make life easier for pilots.

“When the mask starts flowing pure oxygen, it is very refreshing, it increases the reaction. And in the G-suit is much easier to break overload, as when the leg press and compressed, no blood pours from his head. Although the original sense: Imagine that your legs and stomach wrapped cuffs from the manometer and pumped rapidly. But otherwise at this speed in the blood vessels can not hold “- said Morozov.

According to him, to overload reached 9g, enough to make forced U-turn at a speed of 800 kilometers per hour. In practice, such a reversal is rarely practiced, during the training pilots deploy machines at much lower speeds with the overload of no more than 7g. However, during the battle is important is the speed of maneuver-turn at high speed can save the aircraft from the launch surface-to-air “, which does not have time to react and lose the target.

Spine-prey Aviation

Because of constant acceleration suffers primarily spine pilot. According to Morozova, those long summer with congestion then suffer osteochondrosis, Schmorl’s hernia (bulging of the intervertebral cartilage into bone), varicose veins, curvature of the spine. In addition, during each horizontal turn with the blood and internal organs move, which is also not good for health. Therefore, if the Russian Air Force combat pilot, serves in the sky on average 20 years, participants aerobatic teams that are constantly flying cornering, 5-10 years.

According to Morozova, G-suit saves primarily from varicose veins. To protect the spine, the pilot must be in a hard brace, which is just overload begins to compress the spine, began working in the opposite direction, stretch it. Does the new suit and a corset is still unknown, anti-parameters of the new system are classified. But even if it contains in the body mass of the pilot’s remains vulnerable places, which may not transfer the super-maneuverability. Therefore the main primary criterion of survival overload remains excellent pilot health.

Source: newspaper ” Gazeta “
Author: Denis Thalmann
Posted: 07/02/2010 , 10:10
http://www.aviaport.ru/digest/2010/07/02/198079.html

I know its not a good translation but its the best, google translator!