Posted on 05/29/2015 6:18:50 AM PDT by sukhoi-30mki
An active defense system developed for Russia’s fifth-generation T-50 jetfighter is also able to neutralize enemy planes’ stealth capability, RIA Novosti reported Friday, citing the press service of the Himalaya system’s designers, the Radioelectronic Technologies Concern [KRET].
The Sukhoi PAK FA fighter jet, also known as T-50, is ready to go into production next year, and boasts innovative technology which renders the pilot one part of the plane’s control system.
“The PAK FA is already to some degree a flying robot, where the aviator fulfils the function not only of pilot, but is actually one of the constituent parts of the flying apparatus,” explained Vladimir Mikheyev, deputy head of KRET, which is a unit of Rostech Corporation.
The use of composite materials, innovative technologies, advanced avionics and engines ensure the T-50’s extremely low level of radar, optical and infrared visibility.
At present the US is the only country to have operational fifth-generation aircraft – the F22 Raptor and F35 Lightning II.
KRET has also created for the T-50 the upgraded BINS-SP2M strapdown inertial navigation system that autonomously processes navigation and flight information, determines position and motion parameters in the absence of satellite navigation, and can integrate with GLONASS, Russia’s space-based satellite navigation system.
The T-50 is set to replace the Sukhoi Su-27 fourth generation fighter jet, which entered service with the Soviet Air Force in 1985, and the Mig-29, which entered service in 1983.
In December 2014 Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation announced that production of the fighter was ready to begin in 2016, following the completion of the testing phase.
55 PAK FA jets will be delivered to the Russian Air Force by 2020.
Read more: http://sputniknews.com/russia/20150529/1022698926.html#ixzz3bX8663QJ
Do the Russians use a smoke-generating system, like the M1 Abrams, where they dump JP8 onto the exhaust manifold?
However, this fighter has been beset by so many problems that the Indian government—who has a partnership stake in this program—is threatening to pull out and buy a lot more Dassault Rafale fighters instead.
No, they burn about as cleanly as any U.S. engine designed in the 1960’s. The Russians pack a lot of thrust in their engines, but reliability and availability of spares and manufacturer level maintenance have been an issue for foreign buyers.
/johnny
The best axioms regarding anything Mil from Mother Russia:
First and foremost they are mostly effective against poorly armed and civilians.
Second, their stuff (other than the AK) carry a dismal track record against US or European mil equip.
Third, as you pointed out are a maintenance nightmare for field users.
Fourth, even though they have top notch industrial spys, the stolen tech design info rarely reaches the drawing desk or factory floor effectively.
Fifth and most importantly, Russian Mil is as stupidly braggadocios as are the Arabs while putting minimal emphasis on design and build quality. Could be its mostly meant for Russian national consumption.
Irrelevant because they look so good.
They look so good due to stolen camera technology.
Looking at the small size of the vertical stabs I would suppose this plane has lateral stability problems. Maybe the 360 degree thrust vectoring and digital flight controls helps.
Good to cya, johnny!! :-)
Someone asked at a classified briefing what was in there and was not answered.
It's no secret that the SU-27 packs a search and track radar in it's tail.
Also new was the fire-control system, at the heart of which is the N011 pulse-Doppler radar, which could track up to 15 aerial targets simultaneously and guide up to six missiles simultaneously.[13] The tail "stinger" houses the Phazotron N-012 rear-facing radar.[12]
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