the 1.42 was the demonstrator. The 1.44 should have been the production plane but never flew. Don’t know about Mig-39 (I thought it was an upgraded Mig-29)

Isnt it contrariwise? MiG 1.44 as demonstrator and 1,42 as production machine. Designation MiG-39 was reserved for this MFI production version.

Interesting idea was to equip F/A-18C with 2D thrust vectoring nozzles. Maybe they can use it once again :diablo:

Hey, hey, hey. Wait a minute. In this thread is mixture of S-54 and S-55 photos. S-54 is that with side air intakes under canards and two seat cockpit. It was one of Yak-130 trainer competitors. S-55 is very compact light fighter with one place cockpit and one Su-27 like air intake. It means that the first picture posted by franc also shows S-55.

Original plan, presented at Australian Strategic Policy from 2nd December 1997, was to keep all F-111C/G in service till 2020 with new engines and new weapons (for example AGM-142E, GBU-31/32 JDAM, MK.83/BLU-110 and Mk.84/BLU-109, ASRAAM….) But they will be retired 10 years earlier.

Using F-14D as an interim solution is interesting idea, but not very realistic. Instead of it, they will buy new AGM-158 JASSM munition and integrate it with F/A-18A and AP-3C. RAAF is also going to buy 4 – 5 new tanker aircrafts to enlarge the range of F/A-18 fleet.

Interesting.

Zase rusky bordel a improvizacia na kazdom mieste! 🙂

Publishing your photos in book – it means for profit – without permission is clearly defiance of copyright. From what you wrote, the best argument for you is that you have bigger originals then published in book. You can cut original picture, but to enlarge it is nearly impossible.

The most logical thing that you can now do is to write to the author and to the publisher that that are your photos and that you claim the axle. The best solution is to create some agreement to reclaim the situation. If they dont respond, then the more agressive solutions are appropriate.

Web is another thing. If we are talking strictly only about the law, it is the same. But usually when someone publish your photos on web without any profit, he can say, that it is for research purposes only and it is hard to resist. I want to say that publisnig on the web without profit has more tolerance in public.

The Su-47 is believed to be the basis for the Sukhoi PAK FA design, albeit with a more conventional (read: non FSW) layout.

Sounds logical. The Su-47 is the only useable demonstrator for this kind of work. Of course, it is possible to use older plane for tests, but then it need more modifications.

Maybe out of topic but I want to ask, how to quick recognize Su-30MK against Su-35UB.

A boiler? 😎

😀 😀 😀 Yes. Thats it… (great joke)

I am not so good in anti-aircraft systems, but I am sure that this is not Vera-E. Here you are some pics of it – its better than description by words. I thing that on your picture is Tamara (generaly predcessor ov Vera-E).