Lol you guys are funny about this blocker/FOD thing …:p

Imho, there’s abolutely nothing there. Just some stains done somehow. Just looks at the tons of pics around , those stains only go sort-off halfway around the nacelles. Plane having been jacked up for some sort of checks? The simplest explanation is usually the most probable one.

BTW …does anyone know if 51 and 52 flew since last time i asked about it ?( after MAKS i meen) :confused:

And secondly, anything new about T-50-3 from the insiders ?

Thanks.:)

PS: Oh and those stains are not even aligned , if they would indicate to being any of the items asserted ( blocker/ FOD screen or whatever ) wouldn’t they suposed to be sort off aligned to eachother ? There is abolutely nothing there, just some stains.

Chinese military growth presents more risks

Rubbish, to stay polite.

Here is a concept art by a guy named parijat gaur at militaryphotos on how fgfa/pak-fa might look in IAF colours. The shade he used is a wee bit light IMO.

Kudos to the creator for his efforts , but IMO the proportions (at least at the back) are completely wrong like…where are the engines ?! (yes i know it’s suposed to show flat nozzles, but they are way too forward imo, which makes the plane look like it has no engines!)

I think saintkatanalegacy’s artwork was much more ” realistic ” in that respect.

Oh and Imho i bet FGFA, at least in the initial planned incarnation will not have flat nozzles. :rolleyes:

AND (imo) you can see that the bay doors are articulated (third picture), which we kinda suspected but it looks fairly confirmed now.:)

That’s the one for the rear sector coverage. The KS-V (picture above KS-O) frontal aspect IRST, seems to be treated a la F-35.

Btw, again getting back to N-036 , i swear i saw somewhere on the russian fora in a post the designations of all the 5 antennas of the system (something like N-036-01L or similar for instance ) , but for the life of me can’t remember where i saw them . Anyone know what i meen ? :confused:

Thanks.

NVM, got it, courtesy of mr.Flateric.

изд. Ш-121 входят:
− изд. Н036 – антенная система переднего обзора Н036-1-01;
− антенная система L-диапазона Н036L-1-01;
− антенные системы бокового обзора – Н036Б-1-01Л и Н036Б-1-01Б

A500 – All the references to the J-20 in the DoD’s latest Chinese mil power report talk about it as a strike platform, so you may be on to something.

Imho, the DOD “report” about J-20 as a strike platform ( and pretty much anything else they say about J-20 and the chinese in general ) is rubbish . Anti-chinese propaganda.
(OMG they build stealth bomber , they wanna attack Taiwan , they wanna conquer Asia , they wanna conquer the world !!!111!!! Look how we the good honest trustworthy americans are warning you and will protect you from them !!!11!!!USA strong !!1111!!!! etc etc.)

It’s both canted and jagged 😉

Good catch, i initially forgot about the T-50-2 first flight pics where you can see the serrations on the nose.

Indeed it also seems the serration line it’s canted.

This is the first time noticing for me, maybe others figured it out long before. I bet they will go for something similar to the MiG-29K radome serration on the PAK-FA . It will be canted ( unlike the MiG) , BUT it seems those serrations are in relief ( as in they “stick” out just a little bit), compared to for instance the F-22 where the radome is serrated itself ( and not have serrations “casted” on it )

Probably it’s simpler easier /cheaper to just built the radome almost as usual and “cast” the serrations on it rather than laboriously serrate it and the shape of the nose, panelling etc etc?

Do peoples in the know can tell if there are any apreciable aerodinamic /signature penalties compared to the traditional way ?

Thanks.

Mi-28N: 97 by 2015. Final plans have been announced as over 200, but that seems a lot given the other attack helo orders. Either way, production would have to be boosted from today’s ~15/year to meet this in a reasonable time frame. Modernization underway.
Ka-52: 30 by 2012, production will continue after. A number of 120 has been floated.
Mi-35M: 22 ordered, Russian Helicopters seemed to imply more might be bought; given the above two gathering pace, seems unlikely.
Mi-26: 20 new airframes by 2020.
Ka-226: 30 current order, 20 more for Navy?
Mi-28: Many. ~500?
Ka-62: Recent info indicates MOD interest in over 100 airframes…still vague at this time.
Ansat-U: Up to 70 through 2020.
Ka-27/29: ~70 ?
Ka-52K: ~30 ?

You meen Mi-8 : Many .~500 right?
Btw thanks, very informative summary.