http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/mh/farnborough071608/
Interesting article on page 60…:)
Nice find mupp, however Reuben F. Johnson is a Russo-phobe full of bull.
At MAKS’07 he said the PAK-FA was actually the Su-35BM- “for the Russians to save face”. So he’s now saying it’s an Su-27 with internal bays, I mean, what does the S-37 have in common with the Flanker? (apart from the canopy).
He claims the paralay rendition of internal bays closely follows that of the 1.44, when that rendition takes into no account the mechanics/launch mechanisms etc- and hence is pure fantasy.
He also claims that the Novator KS-172 is “a complete bluff” or so he’s been told by Vympel reps (pg.12).
NIIP have worked and demonstrated AESAs long before Phazotron, they’re far better funded and will take-over Phazotron unless the latter can find orders for the Zhuk AE pretty soon. They demonstrated AESA X-band mod.blocs and L-band conformal at MAKS’07.
The T/R module manufacture will probably be sourced from ‘Mikran’ they may have to build a new fab plant- but they’re not short of petro$ & time is on their side.
I don’t know if the PAK-FA engine remains a competitive tender (or Salyut & Saturn have been forced to pool their efforts).
M.Pogosyan said last week that the aircraft is “by definition a stealth fighter”– the first time he’s ever mentioned design features, I’ll take his word over mr reubens’ anyday.
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