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3.3 / 3.3 / 3.3 BR

4 people Crew

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9.5 tons Weight

4 forward
1 ago checkpoint

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72 rounds of ammunition

5° / 14° UVN

18° / 18° UGN

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The fifth-generation fighter Su-57, which the Russian military positions as unparalleled in its class, received a rather controversial assessment from The National Interest magazine regular Dave Majumdar, who specializes in combat aviation.

In his opinion, the Su-57 is superior in its flight characteristics to the Chinese J-20. Even with the AL-41F1 stage 1 engine, it has good speed and excellent maneuverability, including at high angles of attack. The afterburner thrust of the AL-41F1 reaches 14.5 thousand kgf, which gives decent performance at supersonic speed.

And when the Su-57 receives more powerful turbines with a thrust of up to 19 thousand kgf, which are still referred to as “Product 30”, the aircraft will be on par with the American F-22 and will also be able to maintain cruising speed at supersonic speed. It is believed that this is one of the main indicators of a fifth-generation fighter.

The J-20 is about the same power as a Su-57 with a first stage engine. In terms of maneuverability, it does not win, and even loses to the Russian fighter. But there is one thing. According to the NI author, when designing the fighter, the Chinese paid much more attention to the effective dispersion area (RCS) than the Russians. Therefore, the Su-57 will be more noticeable on the radar than the J-20.

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For example, the aircraft will be detected by a rounded electro-optical sensor, which the designers did not deepen into the body. In addition, the wing bases have special movable flaps (LERX), which also affect the aircraft's ESR.

The engines in the Su-57 are not camouflaged in the best way; in the same F-22, the nozzles are slightly recessed into the body. The Chinese J-20 also has a more progressive stealth design. It has electro-optical and infrared sensors hidden. The J-20 has better aerodynamics, and the aircraft itself is more streamlined. Its Missile Warning System (MWS) is almost the same as the F-22 and F-35.

The problem of the Chinese fighter is the engine; if Beijing manages to build an analogue of the Product 30, then the J-20 can compete with the Su-57 in close combat. At the moment, the WS-15 with a thrust of up to 18 thousand kgf is being developed, but it is unclear when it will be installed on the aircraft.

As for the sensors, there is no exact data yet on which aircraft they are more effective on. The fact is that they were developed for different tasks. Su-57 pilots will try to detect enemy fifth-generation fighters using the Belka radar, which operates in the X- and L-bands. According to Western experts, this is possible, but it is unknown whether it will be possible to capture the target and lead it.

The Chinese took a different route and tried to make a plane similar to the F-35. His main task will not be an air battle with a squadron of enemy fighters, but an unexpected strike when the enemy does not even think about the danger. To do this, it has a system similar to the American AN/ASQ-239, but not as advanced.

It is obvious that the Su-57 and J-20 were conceived for different tasks. If the Russian fighter was created as a counterweight to the American “predator” F-22, then the Chinese J-20 is much closer to the F-35, which does not need to gain superiority in the sky in close combat, but only needs to detect the enemy first and strike.

The JSF (Joint Strike Fighter) program, which involves replacing fourth-generation fighters of the United States and its allies with fifth-generation Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II fighters, is considered the most expensive and massive in the history of weapons. Its projected cost is approaching 1.5 trillion dollars, of which only 406 billion will go to the actual production of aircraft, while the rest will go to production and operating costs. I found out what’s wrong with one of the most expensive fighters in the world and what the Su-57 has to do with it.

According to the stated plans, the F-35 Lightning II should become the main fighter aircraft of the first half of the 21st century in at least twelve countries - the USA, Great Britain, Australia, Turkey, Italy, Canada, Norway, the Netherlands and Denmark, Israel, Japan and South Korea. In the future, Belgium and Finland may join the program.

The leading role in the development of the fighter belongs to the first two states (more than 50 percent of the components are produced by the USA, 15 percent by the UK). Countries three to nine on the list are involved in the production of components for all F-35 Lightning IIs. Most fighters will be assembled in the United States, but Italy and Japan have the same opportunity. The F-35 Lightning II is being created in three main versions - for the air force (A), with a short take-off and vertical landing (B) and deck-mounted (C). The unification of the components of the three options reaches 70-90 percent.

The declared prospects and financial investments in the F-35 Lightning II can only be competed by regular delays in the JSF implementation schedule, which actually do not allow Lockheed Martin to launch full-fledged serial production of new fighters. For this reason, the world's largest supplier of military equipment does not send fully functional fighter jets to the US and partner countries, but aircraft whose components and software must be replaced or updated in the future. To what extent can the F-35 Lightning II be considered a success or failure?

From Predator to Lightning

In the 1990s, the world's first fifth-generation fighter, the F-22 Raptor, was created for the US Air Force under the leadership of Lockheed Martin (until 1995 - only Lockheed). It was this aircraft that became the standard for fifth-generation fighters, in fact still remaining the best (or one of the best) in terms of speed, maneuverability and stealth. Meanwhile, the F-22 Raptor was not well suited to destroy ground targets, it turned out to be too difficult to maintain and extremely expensive. In addition to the US Air Force, the Navy and Marine Corps needed a new aircraft. All this did not make it possible to replace all fourth-generation fighters in service with the F-22 Raptor.

That is why the JSF program emerged, which provides for the gradual replacement of the McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle, General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon, McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet and the McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II attack aircraft with one fifth-generation fighter-bomber. Initially, the JSF tender included McDonnell Douglas, Northrop Grumman (initially represented by Northrop), Lockheed Martin and. The last two companies received Pentagon funding to create a prototype of the new aircraft. According to the results of tests, the Lockheed Martin X-35 seemed better to the military than the Boeing X-32.

One reason for this is the USMC's requirement for the new fighter to include a VTOL (vertical take-off and landing) variant, which includes the AV-8B Harrier II. Lockheed Martin implemented a vertical takeoff and landing system better than Boeing, including due to partial technologies from the Soviet Yak-141 developed by Yakovlev. Although the F-35 Lightning II is inferior to some fourth-generation fighters in a number of characteristics, the Pentagon, not wanting to waste time on creating a more advanced model, decided to settle on the Lockheed Martin proposal. As a result, the F-35 Lightning II turned out to be a compromise, the need for which is not yet so obvious.

Bet on stealth

The F-35 Lightning II is capable of a top speed of Mach 1.6, while the F-15 Eagle is capable of Mach 2.5 and the F-16 Fighting Falcon is capable of Mach 2. In addition, the fifth-generation fighter is designed to fly at an altitude of up to 15 kilometers, while the fourth - up to 18. Tests conducted in 2015 showed that the F-35 Lightning II is inferior in maneuverability to the F-16 Fighting Falcon.

The Pentagon does not hide the fact that the F-35 Lightning II is not designed to engage in air combat with another fighter in visual conditions. This is exactly how the military responded to tests involving the F-16 Fighting Falcon. They say that the stealth technologies implemented in the F-35 Lightning II allow it to use stealth as its main advantage over the enemy. Following this logic, the new aircraft, being at a sufficient distance from the enemy fighter and remaining invisible, is capable of being the first to strike, for example, with an American medium-range air-to-air missile AIM-120 AMRAAM (Advanced Medium-Range Air-to -Air Missile) or the similar British long-range Meteor missile.

Lockheed Martin believes that the F-22 Raptor is suitable for line-of-sight air combat, but not the F-35 Lightning II. However, the implementation of such a scenario in real conditions is considered unlikely. Although during the exercise, for every 15 cases of destruction of the F-35 Lightning II by more maneuverable fourth-generation fighters, there was only one case of destruction of the F-35 Lightning II by a fourth-generation fighter, the probability of an air-to-air missile launched from the F-35 Lightning II hitting the target from a long distance is, according to the most optimistic estimate, about 50 percent.

The implementation of stealth technologies in the F-35 Lightning II is also not so ideal. The American fighter is barely noticeable at long distances in the ultra-high frequency range (centimeter wavelengths) at which most radars operate. Meanwhile, it is much easier to detect the F-35 Lightning II in the infrared range, where it remains vulnerable to modern infrared search and tracking systems. It is likely that direct interception of the F-35 Lightning II is possible by anti-aircraft missile systems with long-wave radars - such systems do not allow the position of small targets to be determined with high accuracy at long distances, but are suitable for tracking large and slow objects from short distances. Partly for this reason, the Soviet S-125M Pechora short-range anti-aircraft missile system in Yugoslavia managed to destroy the American Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk stealth strike aircraft.

Bottom line

Unlike the F-35 Lightning II, the promising Russian fifth-generation fighter Su-57 is not distinguished by outstanding stealth, but promises greater maneuverability in air combat conditions. The US military admits that the Su-57 is capable of evading a missile strike with a sharp maneuver, but believes that after this the Russian fighter will sharply lose speed and become an easy target for a second attack. A balanced assessment of the Su-57 was given in May 2018 by The War Zone author Tyler Roguey, who called it a “misunderstood aircraft.” Russia, unlike the United States, does not currently have the advanced technology to create stealth aircraft, but the approach used in the Su-57 allowed, at least partially, a break with the F-35 Lightning II.

Apparently, one of the biggest problems with the F-35 Lightning II is its high commonality. The Pentagon, deciding to save money, abandoned the development of several fighter models. The resulting F-35 Lightning II turned out to be a compromise option, not without its drawbacks. A separate question among experts is the Ministry of Defense’s emphasis on stealth technologies at the expense of maneuverability, which in a potential war could turn out to be a mistake. On the other hand, the F-35 Lightning II has virtually no rivals today. Russian Su-57s can be counted on one hand, and the number of Chinese Chengdu J-20s is also small (another Chinese fighter, the Shenyang J-31, is in development). And given that the United States and its allies are expected to receive more than four thousand F-35 Lightning IIs, the gap will only grow.

MOSCOW, August 11 – RIA Novosti. The newest Russian fifth-generation fighter is called the Su-57; it will begin entering service in 2018. The Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Aerospace Forces, Colonel General Viktor Bondarev, reported this to the Zvezda TV channel.

“The decision has been made, the plane received its name, like a child after birth. Su-57 - now we will call it that way,” the commander-in-chief said.

Previously, the project, which is still being tested, was known as the advanced front-line aviation complex (PAK FA) and T-50.

High level of automation

In July of this year, at the MAKS air show in Zhukovsky, Bondarev announced the signing of a preliminary conclusion on the state joint tests of the first stage. The Commander-in-Chief emphasized that a recommendation had been received to begin production of the pilot batch of aircraft.

At the same time, Bondarev noted that the aircraft evokes extremely enthusiastic epithets from the military. “For now, I would say that there is no physiological limit for a PAK FA pilot. Both in mastering and operating this aircraft,” he said. “The designers are working to ensure that the machine does the maximum for the pilot.”

The Commander-in-Chief explained that, in many respects, such a high level of automation was achieved thanks to the most modern electronic components of the aircraft from different manufacturers.

First batch

Aviation expert: the new Su-57 can operate virtually autonomouslyThe Russian fifth-generation fighter is called the Su-57. Aviation expert Viktor Pryadka noted on Sputnik radio that the new fighter is, in fact, a multifunctional complex.

UAC President Yuri Slyusar said during the MAKS air show that the Russian Ministry of Defense and the United Aircraft Corporation are discussing the delivery of 12 PAK FA fighters in the first batch. He noted that pre-series production of the T-50 is planned from 2019.

Earlier, Deputy Head of the Ministry of Defense Yuri Borisov said that work on the new fighter is at the final stage. “This year we are receiving the 10th and 11th samples, which will be connected to testing, and in the future state armament program for 2018-2025 we are planning the first serial purchase of T-50 aircraft,” the deputy minister said during a visit to the aircraft plant named after Gagarin in Komsomolsk-on-Amur.

In December 2016, Bondarev assured that the deadlines for the first deliveries of the PAK FA would be fully met. “All deadlines are being met, testing of the PAK FA is progressing by leaps and bounds, the eighth copy has already been delivered. The aircraft shows excellent performance characteristics. This is our future, our hope. Not only the flight crew, but also the engineering and technical staff will master it with great success,” - he said at the celebration of the centenary of the Aerospace Engineering and Aviation Service.

New Generation

Su-57 is a Russian fifth generation fighter. A mock-up of the PAK FA was presented to Russian President Vladimir Putin in 2004. The plane first took off in 2010.

The design of the Su-57 uses carbon fiber-based composite materials, which significantly reduce its radar signature. In addition, carbon fiber panels have invaluable qualities for aviation - lightness and strength. And the multifunctional radio-electronic system installed in the fighter not only detects ground and air targets, but also solves the problems of navigation, identification, electronic reconnaissance and countermeasures.

The fighter is equipped with a twin 30-mm cannon, and the main armament is two short-range missiles and eight medium-range missiles, located in two internal compartments.

Fight in five dimensions

The new aircraft is equipped with a fundamentally new avionics complex and a promising phased array radar. The Su-57 has increased engine power, bomb load and flight range.

The main competitors of the newest fighter are the American F-22 and F-35. At the same time, the Su-57 has super-maneuverability, which is a merit of its engines with controlled thrust vectoring (TCV).

As the media reported with reference to Givi Dzhandzhgava, deputy general director for R&D of on-board equipment of the Radio-Electronic Technologies (KRET) concern, a fifth-generation fighter can “fight in five dimensions.” He is able to control not only his position in space and flight time, but will also be able to monitor the electromagnetic spectrum, this will make the aircraft protected.

Multifunctional complexes

The main task facing the designers was to create a car that would do the maximum for the pilot. According to Viktor Pryadka, general director of the Alliance of Aviation Technologies Avintel, such fighters are actually becoming multifunctional complexes.

Now, as Pryadka said, each aircraft becomes a computer center that makes decisions about equipping certain weapons for a specific combat operation.

“Control of an aircraft can be influenced by the physical well-being of the pilot and even his mood. And when specialists are in the bunker and control the aircraft, they can much more quickly implement the functions that are on board and use them to successfully complete the operation,” he said .

Panic began in the NATO leadership as soon as the fifth-generation fighter took off for the first time with a new power plant that allows it to reach the speed of sound without the use of afterburner. The German-language publication Contra Magazin recognizes the fifth-generation aircraft as an outstanding aircraft and a big problem for NATO, since the North Atlantic bloc has the best fourth-generation fighter, the Eurofighter, the American F-22 And F-35 Because of their shortcomings, they are not taken into account and even the new generation Chinese aircraft are left far behind.

New engine of the Russian fighter

On a frosty January morning in 2010, under the factory designation, a new fifth-generation aircraft took off from the concrete of the airfield for the first time and made a test flight. It was demonstrated to the public at MAKS 2011, and in 2017 the vehicle received a new designation - with which it continues test flights.

At the end of 2017, on December 5, a test flight with the second stage engine, the so-called “product 30”, continued for 17 minutes, which was successful; testing and testing in the air of the new engine will continue for another three years.

The accumulated enormous potential in the aircraft manufacturing field was successfully used in the creation of the second stage engine for and this once again proved that the groundwork that the Russian aviation industry received in Soviet times has not been lost and is being used to create highly intelligent digital systems.

Second stage engine for SU-57

In this power plant, the nozzle has a flat surface inside and a jagged edge along the outer contour, which is important for obtaining the best stealth technology and maintaining high maneuvering capabilities.

The mixing of hot air from the power plant with the external cold stream occurs more intensely when maneuvering the machine and forces the cold stream to pass between the outer edge and the inner surface, which significantly reduces the visibility of the aircraft in the infrared range.

The compression-expansion of the power drive is a feature of the design of the Russian engine nozzle Su-57 and American fifth-generation cars.

Despite this similarity in the Russian power plant, the compressor impellers are structurally made of radio-absorbing elements, which most effectively increases stealth and increases the maneuverability of the Russian aircraft and makes it possible to fly supersonic in cruising mode. According to experts, these qualitative changes prove its superiority over the Raptor.

Su-57 was equipped with the latest weapons

Testing of a new generation of aviation weapons has begun in Russia. Tactical Missile Weapons Corporation has developed and created the latest high-precision weapon system for the fifth-generation fighter, which is located both inside the fuselage and on external hardpoints. The weapon is currently being tested in the air and the results will be known soon.

The Raduga and Vympel design bureaus are involved in the creation of high-precision weapons for the new vehicle, but, for reasons of secrecy, it is not yet known what exactly these weapons will be. These design bureaus propose to equip a new generation supersonic aircraft with medium- and long-range air-to-air missiles RVV-SD and RVV-BD.

The latest missile weapons of the Su-57

Design Bureau "Raduga" plans to supply air-to-surface weapons consisting of Kh-58USHK and Kh-38 missiles. NPO Novator has plans to supply ultra-long-range air-to-air weapons, which include the KS-172 missile.

A little earlier in 2016, the NNPU-50 cannon mount was tested on a mock-up of the front part of a combat aircraft; the bomb and missile load inside the fuselage alone will be 4.2 tons, and eight suspension points will be used for aircraft weapons on the external surface. Testing of weapons for the fighter is the final cycle; delivery to combat units is expected in 2018, but for now with a first-stage engine.

Conclusion

It is obvious that the North Atlantic bloc cannot yet oppose anything to our aircraft, and it must be admitted that the revolution in the United States in the field of aircraft manufacturing has brought American aviation to the brink of destruction, since the evolutionary process of creating new aircraft was disrupted. In Russia they consistently developed the entire chain of Sukhoi Design Bureau machines from to to, but in the USA they neglected this, for which they paid.