Sukhoi PAK-FA (T-50) to Start Testing in April 2010
Sukhoi T-50 will start a standard flight test program in April, a source at the Sukhoi aircraft maker said on Monday, 1 MAR 10
– He said it would take "several years" to complete the testing program
– Current prototype was designed by the Sukhoi design bureau
– Built at a plant in Komsomolsk-on-Amur, in Russia's Far East
– It will be delivered to the Russian Air Force from 2015 onwards
– Russian officials have already hailed the fighter as "a unique warplane" that combines the capabilities of an air superiority fighter and attack aircraft
Sukhoi T-50 is to undergo more than 2,000 flight tests before full-scale production starts, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Monday, 1 MAR 10. He also said now that Russia had a fifth-generation prototype fighter, it should start working on a new-generation long-range strategic bomber (PAK-DA) that he described as “an airborne missile-carrier”
– Tupolev aircraft maker said last year that a new-generation strategic bomber would be developed by 2017, while production should start in 2020 to 2025
– However, Maj. Gen. Anatoly Zhikharev, commander of Russia's strategic aviation said a new strategic bomber, which would use stealth technology, was expected to enter service in 2025 to 2030
– New bomber will replace three aircraft currently in service with Russia's strategic aviation, the Tu-95MC Bear and Tu-160 Blackjack strategic bombers, introduced in 1956 and 1980, respectively, and Tu-22M3 Backfire long-range bombers, which first flew in 1972.
Aircraft Sukhoi PAK-FA’s (T-50-1) First Flight on 29 JAN 10
“Today we’ve embarked on an extensive flight test program of the 5th generation fighter. This is a great success of both Russian science and design school. This achievement rests upon a cooperation team comprised of more than a hundred of our suppliers and strategic partners. PAK-FA program advances Russian aeronautics together with allied industries to an entirely new technological level. These aircraft, together with upgraded 4th generation fighters will define Russian Air Force potential for the next decades.Sukhoi plans to further elaborate on the PAK FA program which will involve our Indian partners. I am strongly convinced that our joint project will excel its Western rivals in cost-effectiveness and will not only allow strengthening the defense power of Russian and Indian Air Forces, but also gain a significant share of the world market”, said Mikhail Pogosyan, Sukhoi Company Director General commenting on the launch of the flight test program.
• 47 minutes in the air and then landed on the aircraft factory runway
• 5th generation fighter is equipped with brandnew avionics suite integrating “electronic pilot” functionality, as well as advanced phased-array antenna radar
• This significantly decreases pilot load and allows him to focus upon completion of tactical missions
• New aircraft on-board equipment allows realtime data exchange not only with ground based control systems, but also within the flight group
• Composites application and innovative technologies, aerodynamics of the aircraft, measures applied to decrease the engine signature provide for the unprecedented small radar cross section in radar, optical and infrared range
• This significantly improves combat effectiveness against air and ground targets at any time of the day in both visible and instrument meteorological conditions.
Sukhoi PAK-FAT-50 Radar Complex SH121
NIIP displayed a full-scale model for the first time of an X-band nose-mounted Active Electronic Scanned Array (AESA) for the new PAK-FA (T-50) 5th generation multirole fighter program
– Designed for PAK-FA and Indian FGFA
– Offered for the mid-life upgrades of existing Su-35BMs, Su-30MKIs and Su-30MK2s
– Ready to equip up to 50 aircraft per year with radars
This will "no longer be just radar, but the integrated radio-electronic system, which includes radars in several wave bands, an identification system, electronic warfare (EW) and electronic intelligence (ELINT)", stated
NIIP's director Yuri Belyy in a media report on the system.
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