![]() ![]() The fuselage was computer generated from the ground up with the right angles for stealth. But it will have saw toothed coweling on the back with saw toothed engine tips. The back does not feature the same engine tip configuration as the F-22. So any scatter won't get out of the intake. But it does have offset intakes like the YF-23. It does not have the same S duct setup as the F-22. The intake does not show any more engine face than the YF-23 or X-32 design did. All of these so called flaws in the design exist in other US stealth designs. Most of what has been said about the lack of stealth is just nonsense. I don't usually defend Russian equipment but where does this exaggeration about the su 57 stop ? The Russians are now at a crossroads, staring into the abyss.Ĭome on. (I'm posting this elsewhere because of the importance.) Kinda like the class's fat kid at gym class is keeping up.Īaam wrote:If (that's If) the following is true, it may be more than a decade. Meanwhile, you've got X-45, X-47A/B/C, MQ-25, Polecat. We've seen this thing in the flesh about as much as that Iranian supposed stealth fighter. 2 when it comes to fighters exports, you think they will let all that business slip away? Flanker exports are still going strong, they will hold the market until Su-57 is ready,Īs for the source "business insider" ? LOL when you click that link to the "Scientist" it goes straight to Error 404, which says a lot about quality of your source. Lol I think your just smoking to much weed if you really think that, Russia is currently No. How many have been flight tested? How many are produced every year? When's the IOC?įor any of other board members wondering "НИР"/"NIR" acronym before the name means научно-исследовательская работа/scientific-research project. 2 when it comes to fighters exports, you think they will let all that business slip away? Flanker exports are still going strong, they will hold the market until Su-57 is ready.Ĭool, where can I meet this Hunter thing? I have a feeling it's parked right next to that Iranian stealth fighter in the "plastic body parts and matte paint hangar". ![]() Russia can't keep up? hahahha meet Okhotnik-B (Hunter) When that first F-117 came off the line, that started it. In some ways its sad to see, but in others. I think we're seeing the beginning of the end for Russia as a designer and certainly exporter of cutting edge combat aircraft. What I got from this press release is that they're not even going to attempt to field a 5th gen, instead trying to field a 6th gen (good luck with that). A production run of 12 birds is going to be insanely expensive, and probably buy them only marginal capability vs. The F-35 and probably FC-31 are going to flood the export market, limiting the SU-57's international appeal. They've sunk a lot of $ into it, and it's apparently never going to be mass produced. This was their first (and probably only) stab at a "stealth" aircraft, and it failed. ![]()
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