LMFS contest was not. Twin-engined light fighter MiG (I-2000) lost competition PAK FA.
MiG company offered to the Indians, two variants of light fighters, with one or two engines.
Sukhoi Company has developed the C-56.
These projects gave way to LMFS

Drawings – speculation

Are these three drawings based on real skatches or are PURE speculations, Praralay? BTW thanks for it.

What??
Sufficient numbers.. what is that?
Who are you to make that call, i suppose you know better than VVS or Russian Minestry of Defence about what is sufficient or not.

And why the hell drag Pak-Fa program into this. What ever the numbers of Pak-Fa units, it will be enough for VVS. And then if should also be enough for you, USAF or any other AF for that matter..

As i said the Mig-35 is nothing more than vapor at this moment. And the same is LMFS. Live with it, cause its fact.

Sorry, I only asked, cause I though that you know what is “sufficient number” – if you surely know that there will be no orders of Fulcrums after MiG-29K/KUB for VMF…

[QUOTE=haavarla;1995793]Of course not.
While VVS in the second largest AF, it does not require or need any LMFS program. VVS is not USAF, PLAAF or IAF.
The structure of VVS is solid and well ballanced with multiple different jets, each with their own strenghts and niche capability.

Realisticly, LMFS will allways be a nice to have but waay too costly for taste.
Absolutly no reason to drag yet another expensive 5th gen jet into the mix..[/Q:DUOTE]

Right. And one if the “different jets, each with their own strenghts and niche capability” is… MiG-29.

From this great idea will not give up, it can be postponed to a later date.
Multirole fighter superior MiG-29, F-18, Typhoon, Rafale, J-31, J-20 and able to conduct successful combat with the F-35, F-22 and T-50.
It will have great export prospects, especially if the cost of approximately 50% – 60% of the T-50.
Beginning full-scale development of the fighter can be expected after the start of production of T-50, 2015 – 2018. First flight of 2020 – 2023. Series production of 2027 – 2030.
Developer – United Aircraft Corporation (ОАК)

Agree. There is more reasons for “LMFS” development:
– need for multirole naval (strike) fighter for VMF
– need for future exports (its unimaginable, that Myanmar or Belarus will buy T-50…)
– need for lighter and cheaper fighter for VVS
– need for work for RSK in OAK structure
– need for only one russian developer and manufacturer in european part of RF

Paralay’s timing is realistic and logical – corresponds with end of MiG-29 service.

Geo

:eek:Will probably be Chinese J31.:D:p

Will probably be something like Chinese “J-31”.;)

Guys, when will come time for the next russian carrier fighter – successor of MiG-29K/KUB???

India has zero contribution to the design.[/QUOTE]

I feel TSAGI fingers there:diablo:

A comparison of the Su-27 / T-50:

area of a side view 38 / 27.8 square meters
area of the top view 110 / 115.6 square meters
area of ​​the front view 10 / 9.47 square meters

volume 69.41 / 62.45 cubic meters

empty weight of the T-50: 17500 kg * (62.45: 69.41) = 15745 kg

Good job, Paralay! Thank you.
Can you make similar comparison T-50/F-22? It would be very interesting…