Russian Su-57 Aircraft Thread (PAK-FA and IAF FGFA)

Deino

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Engines problems as for J-20...

Russia's New PAK-FA Stealth Fighter Might Have a Fatal Flaw (or Two)
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To admit and even we are surely not best friend due to our different perceptions and approach on how to analyse and evaluate information and sources, here I agree with B787; Dave Majumdar is a very special kind of analyst (?), roughly in the same league as David Axe ... at least IMO.

Overall this report sums up quite nicely what we all know since some time ... but it's way he tells the story.

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b787

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latest 051 picture from June
 

Brumby

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There seems to be some form of developing view that the PAKFA will be inducted into operational status in 2017. Whilst I am sceptical about the meaning of the term "operational", it is hard to put meaning to it because it is a highly subjective term. What I am interested in and probably like some of you is to understand in reality what is the contextual status of this project in view of the lack of transparency and specifics being made available publicly regardless of this "operational" narrative.

I have put together an analysis using as a benchmark a RAND study I came across recently regarding development testing required of new aircraft. Typically for a fourth generation aircraft, the development testing in terms of flight hours are between close to 3,000 hours to 5,000 flight hours.

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I would argue that for a fifth generation program, the required flight hours would be even much more because of the complexities associated with a fifth generation platform.

For example,
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In the case of the PAKFA program, based on publicly known information the development testing as of the fall of 2015 can be summarised as :

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Even against a very conservative figure of 5000 flight hours required for development testing, the PAKFA program as of the fall of 2015 has done only about 14 % of what would constitute as requirement per RAND study to complete development testing. In contrast, the F-35 as of 4th Qtr 2015 had completed 42,000 hours of flight testing and even on the back of this the F-35A would not be projected to achieve IOC for another year from that date.
It should also be noted that the average 3.35 flight hours per aircraft month achieved against an average of at least 10 hours is indicative that the PAKFA program is encountering significant technical difficulties.

I also did a similar study of the J-20 program but will not disclose it as any disclosure would be perceived as program bashing regardless of the intend.
 

Air Force Brat

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052 picture from May 2016

Heh! Heh! Heh!, the fact that we are still "ooohhhing and aaaahhhiing" 051 and 052 is ample evidence that this program has rebuilt, and returned them to full flight status. It is also evidence of how seriously this program was hurt by those structural issues and the fire which destroyed 055.

So the PAK-FA has obviously been moved back to the front burner, and that's good, but it is lagging where is should/could have been??? while that is not catastrophic, much needs to be done to assure the Indians that FGFA will be a viable choice, and that they need to be "back on board".
 

b787

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In Russia, created the engine for the sixth-generation fighter
combined reactive rocket engine for flight in the atmosphere and in near space, told TASS-Chief Strategic Missile Forces Sergei Karakayev created in Russia. The power plant will be shown in the forum "Army 2016".

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- In the Serpukhov branch Academy RVSN, named after Peter the Great designed the engine for future aerospace plane. A combined power plant has two operating modes: air for flight in the atmosphere and for missile near space - Karakayev said.

According to the commander, the model of the new engine test firing took place, confirmed its efficiency and will be presented at a military forum in Kubinka. Earlier, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin has announced the beginning of work on the sixth-generation combat aircraft. One of its main features is the ability to operate in near space at hypersonic speeds.

The aircraft is being developed in manned and unmanned versions. Robotic fighter will be equipped with a powerful electromagnetic weapon to incapacitate enemy electronic systems. Some elements of the on-board equipment of the aircraft of the future are already run-in on fifth-generation fighter PAK-FA. His successor, made its first flight at the beginning of the next decade.


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TerraN_EmpirE

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wait What?
In Russia, created the engine for the sixth-generation fighter
combined reactive rocket engine for flight in the atmosphere and in near space

Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin has announced the beginning of work on the sixth-generation combat aircraft. One of its main features is the ability to operate in near space at hypersonic speeds.
So the Russians are building the successor to the F302?
:p
 
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