willedoo Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 Here's some good footage of the Sukhoi T-50 5th. Gen. prototypes. Cheers, Willie. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6xmvO0loPk 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty_d Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 Ok, I'm definitely old-fashioned. Why does everything have to look like a flat flying diamond? (Yes I know, stealth, can't wait til someone develops active radar suppression and warplanes can go back to being purely aerodynamic...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willedoo Posted March 20, 2017 Author Share Posted March 20, 2017 I think they don't look too bad in flight from a bird's eye view or from below. Side on, there's certainly not much beauty about them, very ordinary looking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winsor68 Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 Ok, I'm definitely old-fashioned. Why does everything have to look like a flat flying diamond? (Yes I know, stealth, can't wait til someone develops active radar suppression and warplanes can go back to being purely aerodynamic...) Why waste payload carrying anything besides wing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty_d Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 Why waste payload carrying anything besides wing? Because a fighter should have curves like Megan Fox, a nose like a Betty Page bra cup, wings that would make Fibonacci green with envy and the throaty growl of a Merlin. Told you I was old fashioned. 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willedoo Posted August 11, 2017 Author Share Posted August 11, 2017 The PAK FA T-50 finally has a permanent name - Su-57. Su-57: Russian Air Force chief confirms 5th-gen fighter jet name Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willedoo Posted August 14, 2019 Author Share Posted August 14, 2019 Sukhoi has started on the contract to supply production Su-57 aircraft to the Russian Air Force. The first aircraft will be handed over before the end of 2019. The contract is for 76 aircraft with the aim to rearm three air regiments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willedoo Posted November 10, 2019 Author Share Posted November 10, 2019 This is a short video clip of the first serial production Su-57, 01 Blue, due to be delivered soon. Plus later builds in the background. Operational status is a couple of years or more later than forecast, fairly normal these days with the complexity of things. It would be a fair guess that they're not 100% combat capable and would be delivered to the Air Force to iron out remaining bugs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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