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April 27, 2016 at 11:43 pm in reply to: Low Level…… #2173130

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F-22s doing the ‘Mach Loop’, NW England:

April 26, 2016 at 8:23 pm in reply to: The PAK-FA News, Pics & Debate Thread XXV #2173559

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http://russianplanes.net/id187740

April 22, 2016 at 10:55 pm in reply to: The PAK-FA News, Pics & Debate Thread XXV #2174489

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T-ViP, UMPO’s 2013 yearly report confirmed a contract with OKB Sukhoi to supply 12 117 engines specifically for “Stage 2 PAK-FA prototypes”.

April 22, 2016 at 10:14 pm in reply to: RuAF News and development Thread part 15 #2174494

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T-10KM-2.

April 22, 2016 at 3:08 pm in reply to: The PAK-FA News, Pics & Debate Thread XXV #2174659

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Well, at least they’re building them in an impressive, brand new assembly hall now – as opposed to the rather dilapidated cowshed for the very first examples.

April 22, 2016 at 11:55 am in reply to: Japanese Stealth Fighter ADX Thread! #2174696

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I know the gear was down, but notice how the F2 effortlessly keeps up on dry power.

Nonetheless, a considerable indigenous achievement and moment of pride.

April 21, 2016 at 11:19 pm in reply to: The PAK-FA News, Pics & Debate Thread XXV #2174784

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Probably T-50-6-2 @ 0:30 – 0:32s:

https://youtu.be/cLR82DJLWjE

April 18, 2016 at 5:43 am in reply to: Indian Air Force Thread 20 #2175881

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The INR has appreciated 11% vs the EUR since PM Modi signed the agreement in Paris last spring. The trend is for further appreciation so I guess it’s in Indian interests to delay a little longer.

Doesn’t mean to say the Rafale will be a *bargain* by any measure – pricing in all factors it’ll still weigh in at an eye-popping >US$244m per unit. Must be the only plane in history to defy economies of scale.

In the face of attractive ‘Make in India’ offers from Boeing, Airbus, SAAB and others, I can only assume it’s acquisition is to keep the French government happy for the EDF deal.

April 16, 2016 at 6:45 pm in reply to: The PAK-FA News, Pics & Debate Thread XXV #2176216

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Signor Martinez, you may be onto something! The brown is most certainly polymer matrix composite, the yellow is Ti and Ti-Al alloy and the bluey-grey is (I would hazard a guess), carbon-fibre reinforced metal matrix composite – as it’s too shiny to be Al-Li:

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-s8HZrEu5NsI/TyGNYJwMliI/AAAAAAAABzc/6xiitewfjfI/s1600/1-Mig-29M2+para+Síria.jpg

April 16, 2016 at 12:35 pm in reply to: Saturn AL-31F (Flanker) vs. AL-31FN (J-10) #2176350

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Yeah, the AL-31FN is actually longer than the ’31F – despite having a shorter nozzle:

http://www.salut.ru/ViewTopic.php?Id=654
http://www.umpo.ru/Good27_16_2.aspx

April 15, 2016 at 10:17 pm in reply to: The PAK-FA News, Pics & Debate Thread XXV #2176449

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…What is that I spy behind the LEVCON? 🙂

Why, doorless conformal SRAAM bay, of course!

Something else that’s quite interesting. The missing engine nozzle reveals an acute triangular vent – a feature not seen on any FLANKER derivative at the same location.

I wonder if this has anything to do with thermal signature management, note how a gap is left between the nozzle:

http://ixbt.photo/photo/401381/56671ZrtvLNTkzL/qOznWkjBbC/1100114.jpg

April 15, 2016 at 6:40 pm in reply to: The PAK-FA News, Pics & Debate Thread XXV #2176559

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President of Tartarstan visited OKB Sukhoi on Wednesday, T-50-7 static tester & supercomputer footage:

https://youtu.be/sMCY03cI5hg

Hi res pics:

http://president.tatarstan.ru/photo/show/1426572?measure_id=1174207

April 15, 2016 at 12:37 am in reply to: Saturn AL-31F (Flanker) vs. AL-31FN (J-10) #2176991

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The development contract for the AL-31FN was signed between Chengdu and NPO Saturn on 31st March 1992.

Later that year 10 serial AL-31F engines were delivered to MMPP Salyut’s facility to be modified to AL-31FN standard, 9 of these subsequently went to Chengdu’s facilities.

So, yes the AL-31F can be modified to FN standard, but would it be economically viable? Especially given that the latest AL-31FN Series 3 for the J-10 will be even further removed from the baseline ’31F.

Here the joint Russo-Chinese design staff are pictured in front of the first AL-31FN:

https://books.google.co.jp/books?id=l2IcBAAAQBAJ&lpg=PT653&ots=WXokXjlYSV&dq=%D0%B0%D0%BB-31%D1%84%D0%BD&pg=PT653#v=onepage&q=%D0%B0%D0%BB-31%D1%84%D0%BD&f=true

April 12, 2016 at 4:17 pm in reply to: The PAK-FA News, Pics & Debate Thread XXV #2177913

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Well given that:

Oh, if anything i am always the most pedantic one. 😀

why don’t you ask him whether they’re 117 and ground vibration tests to verify the T-50-6-2 FC & management system (KSU’s) and its responses to inputs to the LEVCONS, wings, tails (horizontal & vertical stabilisers, ailerons, LE & TE flaps etc)?

Which, incidentally, would be common procedure especially given that it’s a new ‘Stage 2’ development prototype being prepped for its first flight – and he’s already stated it’s “a new version” of the KSU.

…….or is it what you wrote?

April 12, 2016 at 11:40 am in reply to: The PAK-FA News, Pics & Debate Thread XXV #2178007

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…частотные испытания с новой версией КСУ,

Means (ground) vibration tests for the new integrated digital control/management system (КСУ/KSU), scheduled completion today. This is very much an avionics hardware system, f.e. here are the KSUs for the 29KUB and Su-35S:

http://mnpk.ru/production/military-product/

A couple more pics of T-50-5R:

https://issuu.com/farsenvo/docs/aik-01-2016?e=23989230/34638585
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