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Teh One Who Knocks
11-26-2012, 04:34 PM
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The Sukhoi PAK FA is a twin-engine jet fighter being developed by Sukhoi for the Russian Air Force. The Sukhoi T-50 is the prototype for PAK FA.

The first flight of the PAK FA was performed on 29th of January, 2010. The serial production is expected to start in 2015.

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The plane was designed to replace Su-27 for the Russian Air Forces. They are also developing an export modification together with India, it is called FGFA – Fifth Generation Fighter Aircraft.

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The plane is expected to be 2,5-3 times cheaper than its foreign analogues.

India plans to buy PAK FA for 100 million dollars per one.

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On its first flights, the PAK FA was expected to use a pair of conventional Saturn 117S engines, but it was a new engine 117 (AL-41F1) that powered its first flight. It’s a turbofan engine with an afterburner and thrust vector control.

The engine enables to develop supersonic speed without use of an afterburner, it also has a fully digital control system and a plasma ignition system.

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The PAK FA has a reported maximum weapons load of 7,500 kg (16534 lb). It has an apparent provision for a cannon (most likely GSh-301), and could possibly carry two 30 mm cannons.

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The integrated multi-function radar system of the PAK FA will contain 5 internal antennas.

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The PAK FA will be equipped with 1526 transceiver modules which will provide a greater detection range, multichannel tracking of targets and an ability to use guided missile weapons for their destruction.

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An extra radar station will allow to increase noise immunity and combat survivability, and neautralize technologies of reducing aircrafts visibility used by an opponent.

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The visibility of T-50 is also reduced by its shape, materials absorbing and reflecting radio waves and materials which are used for the air frame coating.

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General characteristics:

Crew: 1
Length: 19.8 m (65.9 ft)
Wingspan: 14 m (46.6 ft)
Height: 6.05 m (19.8 ft)
Wing area: 78.8 m2 (848.1 ft2)
Empty weight: 18,500 kg (40,785 lb)
Loaded weight: 26,000 kg (57,320 lb)
Useful load: 7,500 kg (combat load) (16,534 lb)
Max. takeoff weight: 37,000 kg (81,570 lb)
Fuel capability: 10,300 kg (22,711 lb)[100]

Performance:

Maximum speed: Mach 2+, 2,100-2,600 km/h (1,300-1,560 mph) ; at 17,000 m (45,000 ft) altitude
Cruise speed: 1,300-1,800 km/h[102] (808-1,118 mph)
Ferry range: 5,500 km[64] (3,417 mi)
Service ceiling: 20,000 m (65,600 ft)
Rate of climb: 350 m/s (68,900 ft/min)
Wing loading: 330-470 kg/m2 (67-96 lb/ft2)

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Muddy
11-26-2012, 04:37 PM
Any word on how it stacks up against our stuff?

PorkChopSandwiches
11-26-2012, 04:44 PM
inferior. ;)

Teh One Who Knocks
11-26-2012, 04:44 PM
Any word on how it stacks up against our stuff?

All the tech in it was probably stolen from us :lol:

Acid Trip
11-26-2012, 06:18 PM
Looks like the bastard son of an F-22.

Hugh_Janus
11-26-2012, 07:43 PM
thjat first pic makes it look like something out of the 60s :lol:

FBD
11-26-2012, 09:04 PM
:lol: that looks like a carbon copy fkn ripoff of the F-22 for fks sakes!

minus the thrust vectoring. Fail!

Pony
11-26-2012, 10:29 PM
All the tech in it was probably stolen from us :lol:

Just the appearance alone makes that pretty obvious. Inferior or not I hope they don't mass produce it and sell it to everyone.