I think by saying “a more conservative design than F-22” he was talking about stealth features.

To tell the truth i’m waiting for something with a real step ahead on aerodynamics (which i don’t think will happen), rather than a F15 with some edges here and there

If the plane won’t show some cool edges, ok…if the plane is just a conventional layout full of cool edges (raptor) …well that would be, let’s say…sadly expected

over g you are looking pretty bad right now.

only for fanboys 🙂

i mean why even develope a more modern radar if its just a radar and can’t be upgraded to handle more loads

Why? 🙂

It is an AESA-based jamming pod that will be carried in a 1/3/5 pod configuration

Ok, a radar is a radar, a jammer is a jammer 🙂

an aesa radar that does some ew stuff, for a start

there never starts a 1 vs 1 in real life

And why would you do this?

Why to use an important resource like a radar as an ECM jammer?

Why not leave that task to specialized pods? or special aircrafts? while the others systems/planes concentrate on what they can do best?

Why would you split the radar’s energy for this kind of thing?

Is a stupid idea

I think we should wait and see….the plane is reported from “insiders” to have these full movable rudders (definitively not a ‘conservative feature), the sukhoi chief has reported the plane will be lighter than the 27 and heavier than the 29, that is in the 35’s weight class, and …seriously…5 antennas?? (unless are passive antennas), better let’s wait and see..

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For the mig issue, and why mig was not selected, i have no clue how the guy did say that, for the 2002 Su was running the PAKFA contract with the Su47, a real joke if compared with the 144..ahhh must be something to do with Sukhoi’s links with the new russian oligarchy and mig links with the old school soviet communists…

has created an easier and cheaper mass-produced fifth-generation fighter- F-35

Let’s wait and see ..again….13 tons are 13 tons, and for sure this plane is more complex than the F15

Yeah, so there were radars in the WW1

That is more like a new kind of camouflage , rather your stealth stuff, next time wou will tell me the Ho229 was stealth

Why a carrier for COIN? (or coin planes for carriers),in general COIN operations are done with some support of the official government, is not like any US-USpuppet forces will lack of airstrips for their operations

Is not like they will or are planning to assault a beach with COIN planes

There are the rumours, that the aircraft was powered by the two Al-41F engines and that the flat 2D thrust vectoring nozzles, tested on the Su-27LL-UV (PS), were made for the izdelije 54

What is the official version for that research?, i really doubt it was meant to be fit on a bigger bomber, in which year the Su-27LL-UV was tested with this device.

Unlike the F22 rectangular exhaust, this seems to be more messy, in the 22’s one you can see clearly the flame holders, while in this one there are some pallets covering the engine’s exhaust , i don’t think this have something to do with the RCS thingy, these are probably flow stabilizers or special flame holders…would like to know more details on this device, i think i can see a small intake over the extended structure, probably for cooling the surfaces that are in contact with the plume?

Now who knows, probably this kind of TVC could have better characteristics for higher temperatures/flow rate.

I really doubt this exhaust was meant to be fit on a other plane, but then , i don’t have any data about it, the only thing i know is that rectangular exhausts are less efficient than normal ones, thus throwing more useless heat to the system.

Russians went later with rounded TVCs, so i think the research on these planar TVCs was done in the early-mid 80’s to test the west TVC ideas

Wonder if the Pakda will be based on this layout

What was the projected weight for this plane?

Was the Al-41F an variable bypass turbofan?