Yes. Very good. Suffice to say for example that the EF can spiral climb forcing the MKI to pass the post stall edges where time of maneuvering is counted.

I have always assumed that the Sh would pleased the IAF for its high Alpha potential.

EJ-200’s T/Dr & T/Wr outperform F414-400 and the performance advantage over the AL-31F is much greater. If EJ-230 ever happens the gap will widen yet further.

If you bear in mind the EJ-200 has a fairly high bypass ratio of 0.4:1 and yet has such outstanding supersonic performance @ high altitude – this is testament to the superlative aerodynamics of the Eurofighter and no SH or Su-30MKI can match that.

You’re entitled to your opinions Mr. Austin, but I take issue with your post on several counts. Firstly, I think you’ll find that my posts often contradict what PiBu prints so I’m not basing any of my posts about the Type-30 on his articles.

Secondly, you make it sound as if Type-30 development only started yesterday – this is patently not the case as my MMPP Salyut journal (from friggin’ 2007!!) linked above clearly attests -which evidently you made no attempt to read/translate.

The Type-30’s 5 stage HP compressor is most likely already up in the air, probably mated with Salyut’s KND-924 3-stage LP BLISK. The combustor and turbine sections are reportedly ready, though nothing is currently known about the status of the PMC shroud.

The definitive Type-30 3-stage LP compressor’s lead developer is ‘NPP Motor’ -LP comp specialists since they cloned the Rolls-Royce Nene’s centrifugal compressor for the Klimov VK-1.

Now let me let you into a little secret: NPP Motor’s & UGATU’s new high-temperature aluminium BLISKs (a World first for a low-bypass military turbofan), will shortly go for acceleration and endurance testing at their GTP-953 test rig. Once it passes these it will be released to NPO Saturn for integration:

http://218.technopark-at.ru/news/52-umpo-sovmestno-s-ugatu-pristupili-k-sozdaniyu-monokolesa-iz-zharoprochnogo-alyuminiya

This timeline coincides nicely with the ‘insider’s’ assertion that the new engine is promised for one of the later ‘Stage 2’ PAK-FA prototypes.

I’m confident the clean-sheet design and revolutionary materials’ solutions of the Type-30 will overcome the 23% dry thrust performance deficit the 117 currently has to the F119-PW-100. If you think the Russian and Indian air forces will happily live with this shortfall (including implications for AC power generation etc.)- you are wrong.

Patient 1 back from operation table again. 7/8:

…and new, unusual PINK markings on the fuselage underside.

‘052’ with new strain gauges, 05/08/15: