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January 28, 2011 at 9:18 pm in reply to: The PAK-FA Saga Episode XV #2354197

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Any chance of a summary for the non-Russian readers?

It doesn’t say much new as far as I can tell. Only that the 2nd T-50 will fly soon.

January 28, 2011 at 9:11 pm in reply to: Russian Aviation News – Часть 3! #2354200

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Believed to be the first series NAPO modernised MiG-31BM (pic taken yesterday):

If confirmed as a NAPO (Novosibirsk) upgrade then it’s a new development. Up to now, the “Sokol” (N. Novgorod) plant has been carrying out upgrades of Mig-31s

January 26, 2011 at 7:34 am in reply to: The PAK-FA Saga Episode XV #2355715

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Do they mean this?

NIIP L-band AESA
http://radikal.ru/F/s005.radikal.ru/i211/1002/10/160aa3dfe7a5.jpg.html

Yes.

In the pic below it’s clearly marked as “Active Phased Array – L band”

one more I posted earlier where there’s a brief description: scans +/- 60 deg in azimuth.

I don’t think you need all that just for IFF. It probably has several roles including EW.

And to complicate things further 🙂 NIIP is developing a Ka band radar for Pak Fa which is to be carried in a container

January 24, 2011 at 12:53 pm in reply to: The PAK-FA Saga Episode XV #2356877

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Some say nozzle is pretty old stuff designed back then for Izd.20 (AL-41F)

Why would they register it in 2008 ?

Shouldn’t that be done long before that?

January 20, 2011 at 6:03 pm in reply to: The PAK-FA Saga Episode XV #2359153

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the assumption is that the S-ducts were ditched because they found away around it.

by the same logic

an assumption can be made that the S-ducts were ditched because they ran out of time and/or could not design it the way they wanted.

It’s possible either way.

Going by the drawings that were posted here a while back, the S-duct version looks much like the current one only chubbier. So I don’t think a radical redign would’ve been required.

January 20, 2011 at 5:47 pm in reply to: The PAK-FA Saga Episode XV #2359175

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The ATF was in the 1980’s anf the Pak Fa with S-ducts was ditched in 2005.

Another benefit is that the T-50 is noticeably thinner which contributes to lower RCS.

January 19, 2011 at 2:55 pm in reply to: The PAK-FA Saga Episode XV #2359762

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With all those radars the PAKFA can hardly be something that is not seen by sensors on the opposite side. I think the F22 is a more whole package when it comes to SA.

Maybe they should just ditch the radar altogether and the pilot can employ his ESP powers 🙂

January 19, 2011 at 10:13 am in reply to: The PAK-FA Saga Episode XV #2359961

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or 1 radar + 4 conformal arrays would be more accurate.

Probably the best description according to what’s been said publicly so far

January 18, 2011 at 11:25 am in reply to: The PAK-FA Saga Episode XV #2360627

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…As long as MCST keeps designing the Russian MoD’s vital chips and controllers there wont be any STUXNET type threat to Russia, and that’s all they care about.

Speaking of cyber threats, I just came across something interesting and I think somewhat related…

Putin Loves Linux, Orders Government Transition to Open Source
http://www.techi.com/2010/12/putin-loves-linux-orders-government-transition-to-open-source/

January 17, 2011 at 9:12 pm in reply to: The PAK-FA Saga Episode XV #2361003

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That sign isn’t for the array to the left, but the one on the table behind it, which goes in the leading edge of the wings. You can see that in the pic, as well as see the text referring to such a system. The main array is X band.

I know.

The one on the left is the Irbis

January 17, 2011 at 8:44 pm in reply to: Russian Aviation News – Часть 3! #2361016

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An update on the RuAF re-structure:….

Thanks.

…

A few scanned brochures on satellite navigation/guidance equipment:

January 17, 2011 at 8:12 pm in reply to: The PAK-FA Saga Episode XV #2361033

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Really? that looks more like a display piece at an trade show than one of the T-50’s five radars. A trade piece that is designed to be retro fitted to old Flanker aircraft to act as a datalink I might add.
I don’t know where you chaps dream this stuff up.

The sign on that pic says “Active Phased Array – L band”.

Some basic info on the sign below

There’s some speculation that it has a secondary role as a data link jammer.

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Possible locations for EO sensors on the T-50 (in addition to the forward unit)

January 11, 2011 at 9:41 pm in reply to: J-20 Black Eagle – Part 3 #2322326

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I don’t know about the basic design being more advanced or capable, but in many ways the J-20 does seem closer to a production aircraft, unless that black paint is hiding something. Then again, even allowing for that, the surface finish is beginning to look too good for it to be almost entirely out of metal like the J-10. If so, there aren’t a lot of obvious LO shaping issues left to fix

More or less > Spot On < IMO.

It looks good.

January 7, 2011 at 7:27 am in reply to: Chinese J-XX/14/20 p.2 #2330593

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What a let down 😡

Anyway thanks for the updates.

I can already hear the skeptics saying the plane(s) don’t fly and are only runway show pony’s

January 3, 2011 at 12:34 pm in reply to: Chinese J-XX/14/20 p.2 #2334182

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Here’s what Andrei Chang says about the J-20….a little more pessimistic view

from SinoDefence Forum

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