Different angle yes, but you can see directly to the intake and from less distance, so shouldn’t ne at least a bit of the compressor, or radar blocker be visibile, if it would be there? Just looks strange to me!
it is a matter of illumination, i do not think it is a fake, here you have a picture to compare
I’ve some doubts about the accuracy of these comparison charts in that video. 17500 kg empty weight sounds incredibly low for an aircraft of that size, with all the support structure for the weapon bays etc. I have some doubts that the PAK FA is about 2t lighter than the smaller F-22, makes not much sense if you ask me.
I’m also a bit reserved about the range claims, 4300 km range on internal fuel and just 5500 km range with one in flight refuelling. If we remember the claims about older Flankers the range difference was much more significant! For example 3000 km for the Su-30 and 5200 km with one IFR or 4200 km for the Su-27M and 6800 km with one IFR, similar for the Su-34. I would actually expect a range around 3500 km at best on internal fuel as the AL-41F1 is more powerful than the AL-41F1S while likely offering a similar SFC. The Su-35s stated range is 3600 km internal fuel, though one would expect a significantly longer range in comparison to the equally sized and not much lighter Su-27 whose range is given with 3680 km to 4000 km. At the same time the Su-35 has a much larger internal fuel load.Edit:
this is becoming ridiculous with the compressor face. The engine actually needs air to breath! How could this be ensured with the compressor face being hidden. given the relative straight inlet. half the compressor face being visible is not to bad and looks reasonable given the intake design.
here is another stimation by Russian sources
Back to square one again…
well it was kind of obvious, the inlet and engine nacelles are kind of straight and inline, the space used for the weapons bays and lifting pancake did not allow it to really make an S duct.
The Russians returned to the Su-27 concept, the Berkut had an S duct but had a conventional fuselage
For Mexico i would like it like this
80 F-35s (very unlikely we might get them we still fly F-5)
20 T-50s (this is totally fantasy i doubt Russian will ever sell it to Mexico at least in the next 15 years)
30 Su-35BM (slightly possible but still unlikely)
20 Su-34 (very unlikely)
Bombers
40 Su-24s (probably old Russian Su-24s very probable but they would be mostly likely Junk)
20 Tu-22M2s (it has some chances but no need for Mexico to buy them)
AWACs
5 An-71 (too sad this is not even in production niether operational)
10 mexican built Bombardier Astors (well at least we build the tail of the Global express in Queretaro)l:D
Transport
10 An-72 (we had some chances)
5 An-225 (here i feel is possible but we have no money to buy them)
20 An-124 (we have no money very unlikely we buy them in large numbers if we ever buy them)
40 C-17s (some chances we buy them if we need them, the number is unlikely)
40 mexican built Bombardier Learjet 85 (we will build the fuselage of the Learjets 85s in Mexico starting from July 2010)
Naval aviation
20 Rafales. (it has some chances as a real option)
20 Su-33KUB (very low odds it ever happen)
helicopters
90 S-76s (it has some chances)
30 Ka-50s (low odds to happen)
10 Mi-26 (we already have them but not in large numbers)
50 mexican built McDonnell Douglas MD500 (we build at least in Mexico the fuselage in Apodaca Nuevo Leon, Mexico):D
but i know it is pure fantasy but perhaps we might get some of the things we build for the FAM, well dreaming does not hurt
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