So based upon your analysis from these pics, what is the RCS then?:rolleyes:

0.01m2…til you could prove otherwise :diablo:

nice sideview!!!!

cant wait the pic…
cant wait the scale model….
but still hopes it will looks better than what most artist impression depicts 🙂

If it looks sexy enough we could call it Fapfap 😮

yes 😀

PAK FA Makes First Taxi Run at KnAAPO Airfield

Source: 24.12.09, Avia.RU

The Russian fifth generation future fighter, the future tactical aircraft aviation complex (PAK FA) , has made its first taxi runs at the KnAAPO ((Komsomol’sk-on-Amur Aviation Production Association)) airfield, Lenta.RU reports.

However, it is not being specified when in particular the airplane’s roll out took place and when its tests began. After the roll-out, the airman started the engines and the airplane began moving along the runway. During the taxi run, the PAK FA was braked several times. Two taxi runs were made in all.

Only KnAAPO employees observed the test. As is expected, the PAK FA will make several more taxi runs before the end of 2009, and make first flight in January 2010.

Earlier Russia’s vice premier, Sergey Ivanov, announced that the tests of the Russian fifth generation fighter will begin at the end of 2009 – start of 2010. The deputy defense minister, Vladimir Popovkin, announced in mid-September 2009, that the PAK FA, also known as the T-50 and “Article 701,” will begin to reach the Russian air force inventory from 2015.

Source: 24.12.09, Avia.RU

http://www.royfc.com/acft_news.html

no photo leakage 🙁

Russian Navy to buy 24 MiG-29K carrier-based fighters

MOSCOW, October 9 (RIA Novosti) – Russia’s Navy will buy at least 24 MiG-29K (Fulcrum-D) fighters to be deployed on the Admiral Kuznetsov aircraft carrier, an unnamed Defense Ministry official said on Friday.

He added that deliveries of the carrier-based multirole fighters would start in 2010.

The MiGs will subsequently replace the Su-33 (Flanker-D) carrier-based fighters, even though their service life does not expire until 2025.

Military analyst Konstantin Makiyenko suggested that production of new Su-33 aircraft was possible but not cost-effective, given the small production volumes, whereas considering that India has already contracted 16 MiG-29K’s and could place an order for another 28, the latter option is more financially viable.

The 24 aircraft will cost an estimated $1 billion.

sure mig-29k better than su-33..(not the performance but naval flanker too big for the kuts).but is it wise to buy NOW ?
there will be PAK-FA – naval in the next 10 years so those expensive fulcrum will be obsolete just in 10 years (if not already)…

beriyev-taganrog website 🙂
http://www.beriev.com/eng/core_e.html
produk ; be-103 & be-200

I would also assume that the MIg 29K will be less capable than the Su 33 SM. May be that would change when the Mig gets its AESA.

yeah but actually flanker is tooo heavy for russian medium carrier that dont have catapult. It cannot carry heavy load. MiG-29K/35K can because it is lighter weight…..
in the other hand, with PAK-FA get positive progress, some clever head might think it would better wait navalized PAK-FA (if any) since MiG-29 is obsolete by design…..