PAK-FA / Sukhoi Su-57 - Updates and Discussions

[Speedster1]

the surprise of most Indians, the thrust at sea level Ws10 is slightly greater than al 31

Depends on what version we're talking about. The basic version certainly didn't match AL-31 thrust levels.

No wonder J-15 was still flying on Russian origin engines until recently, despite J-10/11 having moved on to WS-10.

You claim to have reverse engineered the Su-27 into J-11 and MKK into J-16. You couldn't have stopped at just the airframe. You copied the engine too.

Only your copy wasn't as good as the original.
How does the WS-10 MTBF and MTBO compare to AL-31? Any independent sources you can quote?

China needs to buy the Su-35 to fill the gap before the new generation of fighters enter service

Any yet you bought less than 2 full squadrons of Su-35s offering broadly similar performance to the dozens of MKK you were already flying and J-16 that was also coming online.

You didn't think Taiwan was going to invade you in that short timeframe, did you?

 

[Picdelamirand-oil]

A superb flying demonstration

 

[BMD]

What real use are these temporary flat-spins in combat?

 

[LX1111]

What real use are these temporary flat-spins in combat?

No useful, the future air combat should pay more attention to supersonic and transonic segments, more conducive to BVR combat, low altitude and low speed stage maneuverability is not useful, but the flight show is really beautiful

 

[vstol Jockey]

What real use are these temporary flat-spins in combat?

This was a demostration flight. In actual combat, if you have to use such manoeuvres, you are dead. Did you notice the loss of energy and how slow the aircraft became in each of those stunts.

 

[Picdelamirand-oil]

What real use are these temporary flat-spins in combat?

This shows a high degree of mastery of the FCS, which means that, like the Rafale, they are capable of dynamically adjusting the instability of the aircraft and therefore never have a centre of gravity problem, whatever the loads attached to or detached from the aircraft.

 

[vstol Jockey]

Buddy you nailed it.

 

[BMD]

I have seen multiple Su-34s performing this same manoeuvre whilst on fire during the last 3 years. I guess it doesn't hurt to practise it in training.

 

[_Anonymous_]

I have seen multiple Su-34s performing this same manoeuvre whilst on fire during the last 3 years. I guess it doesn't hurt to practise it in training.

It's probably due to the fact that for some strange reason the Russkies think the Prince of Wales AC is an engineering feat - something worthy of emulation .

Why ? I've no idea.

 

[Ashwin]