How about either of these possibilities: given there ALSO seems to be dielectric suggesting paneling at the wing tips, perhaps there, the tailcone (and MAYBE the LEVCONs?) there will be either something like ALR-94, or perhaps the ECM system ?

Superb shot of Su-30SM bort 55.
http://russianplanes.net/id118200

So, any idea whether the Su-30SMs engines are more powerful than the basic MKI AL-31FP?

Finally some nice pics of MiG-35 741 from the static at MAKS (yeah i know i’m obsessed :eek:). What is the ECM pod, MSP-418K (well, it looks identical to it)?
http://fotki.yandex.ru/users/angolubenko/view/538576/?page=0

The fallacy of such statements have been explained before… what is the logic of testing it at a lower weight , and then REDO the testing when all the systems will be installed. Some are only able to see YF-22/F-22 analogies though, which is completely flawed. Besides, you can bet the prototypes are heavily instrumented.

On another note, crickey they used 054 for the flying display ( the one with most of the avionics fitted, radar, OEIS etc -for those who don’t know) ! Any idea why there were only 2 flying today ?

Reportedly that’s a DIRCM (101KS-O).

Btw regarding T-50’s performance, it’s current engines are bit more powerful that Su-35’s (15t versus 14.5t in AB), while it’s also bit smaller AND less draggy too. The end result it’s not surprising. Imagine what it can do when fitted with the new 18 (EIGHTEEN!) ton engines! It will be crazy.

PS: Looks like 053 flew yesterday (or today?) at MAKS replacing 054.

Tons of pictures here but especially interesting are the ones at the bottom, showing the T-50 subsystems like the side AESA, IRST, OEIS elements, “R2D2” DIRCM, 101KS-N targeting pod, various antennas etc.
http://bastion-karpenko.ru/t-50_maks-2013/

Or even worse “christians”, i am more offended by that. The world would be a much better place if the Vatican and Mecca and other similar “symbols” will be razed to the ground, preferably also every church, mosque etc. and immediately arrest ANY of these cardinals or ayatollahs or mullahs and so on that even suggest violence . The “flock ” should be ok in a few years once we knock some sense into them and have them see this world with different, opened eyes, rather that some supernatural creature’s “book” that lives on a cloud. Religion, especially in the 21st century, is a monstruous cancer to this planet.

Anyway, enough OT from me. In other news, it seems the americans are (surprisingly) backtracking on their vociferous threats of war so far, although unfortunately , even if they don’t attack, you can be sure they will simply step up the arms and jihadist manpower supply to the terrorist (or “freedom fighters” depends which side you are) groups operating in Syria. So more destruction on the way for the syrian people.

Meanwhile the french government is wrestling to get the title of USA’s most obedient whore from the UK government… De Gaulle must be turning in his grave (again) those cowards are ruining everything he built. Pity…

Something for Jo, apparently FGA-29 and FGA-35 are different AESA radars! Note the array is already canted on the FGA-35. I would never have the patient to count all those little dots (;)), but both have 960 TRM is that correct ?
http://forums.eagle.ru/showpost.php?p=1853241&postcount=109

Btw, in Twinblade pic of the “big” Zhuk-AE (AME?) above, you can see at the bottom right a prospect appearing to depict an array roughly similar to the FGA-35 (3D) one.

PS : Looking above at Twinblades pics again, it seems the “small” 680 TRM was identified ( not sure if officially too) as the FGA-29, while the “large” ~ 1000 TRM one as the FGA-35, and we suspect this is the one tested currently on (allegedly) MiG-29M 741. Obviously though now it looks that is not the case.