Sukhoi Su-57 / T-50 / PAK FA - flight testing and development Part II [2012-current]

[GeekerSeeker]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1773436369353744504

View: https://x.com/qretaxyeta/status/1773436369353744504?s=20

 

[flanker]

All of these shots are fairly old, and one is of T-50-0 at Sukhoi in Moscow (static testing, so nothing to do with production) which was literally one of the earliest T-50 pictures ever.

 

[Acatomic]

The United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) has patented a drone that is dropped from an aircraft and independently decides to strike.

The carrier aircraft delivers the drone to the line of combat contact on an external sling, drops it, but maintains contact with it. The UAV has an operator control function, but at the same time the drone can independently make decisions about attacking an object that matches the target characteristics.

He is helped in this by an optical system that contains:

● a camera operating in the visible wavelength range;

● or a camera operating in the infrared wavelength range;

● or a system of cameras operating in both visible and infrared wavelengths.

The drone's optical system works in conjunction with an on-board intelligent search and guidance system based on trained neural networks. When using a camera operating in the near and/or far infrared wavelength range, detection and recognition of targets is possible at any time of the day and in any meteorological conditions.

Reconnaissance information about detected targets, telemetric information about the performance and location of the drone, and video footage of the target before it is hit are transmitted to the ground control post or air command post.

The warhead of the UAV is a high-explosive charge, a high-explosive fragmentation charge, a high-explosive fragmentation incendiary charge, and a shaped charge.

At the same time, it is not clear whether the UAC actually already has ready-made samples or whether this is just a “patent of an idea.” There are no technical characteristics of the drone. Perhaps they are simply secret, or perhaps they do not exist at all yet. We are waiting for details and combat use.

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[Willythekid]

Hi guys. I didn't know where to put this image, so I'm putting it here. Can it be?
An HD anaglyph of the Su-57.

 

[Willythekid]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1782807581661999109

View: https://twitter.com/WDequid/status/1782807581661999109
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[Avimimus]

Any thoughts on UMPB D-30SN internal stowage arrangements?

 

[stealthflanker]

Any thoughts on UMPB D-30SN internal stowage arrangements?

2 or 3 per bay i think bring total to 4-6. If the length can be reduced to 2 meters then 4-6 per bay bring total load to 8-12.

 

[Anduriel]

Any thoughts on UMPB D-30SN internal stowage arrangements?

Two per bay. I'm not sure about three. D-30 diameters obviously 30cm, and per @paralay, Su-57 bay width is 0.9m. Even if it's 1m, I'm not sure about. Maybe at different height, but it in turn raises question about bay depth.

 

[Ainen]

Two per bay. I'm not sure about three. D-30 diameters obviously 30cm, and per @paralay, Su-57 bay width is 0.9m. Even if it's 1m, I'm not sure about. Maybe at different height, but it in turn raises question about bay depth.

Assumption was that singular munition have to fit 4.2x0.42x0.42, i.e. Kh-69 size(which is already generous).
To have pairs, one of dimensions has to be halved.

There are such munitions in development in Russia, but UMPB isn't one - too big. It's more of a normal modern standoff 250-ish weapon, like Hammer. If we'll see multipositional pylons for them(2/3) - it will be it.

Maybe heavy bombers can abuse this form-factor, though.

 

[Anduriel]

There are such munitions in development in Russia, but UMPB isn't one - too big.

UPMB is not big. The only prblem is rudders, that can be made foldable.
It's a weapon that must fit into 300mm MLRS tube by design. And L : D ratio is ~10:1 judging by photos shown. This is less than eithre Kh-69 or Kh-58USHK, which can be carried by two per bay.