Not where I took my data ^_^ Sadly not to share and I saw it post-factum...
Also there are quite interesting talks about contract on 76 airframes. Just talks for now tho.
It most probably won't be just talk, even if not in form currently sounded. As for where - it will be three regiments from that contract, but haven't heard about which are planned to receive it.Also there are quite interesting talks about contract on 76 airframes. Just talks for now tho.
Any idea which units would get re-equipped or stood back up if it turns out to be more than talk?
Little update: some sources suggests that there will be three new regiments created to use T-50. They will have different structure, including special ground service crews aimed at sustaining LO capabilities of airframe.Also there are quite interesting talks about contract on 76 airframes. Just talks for now tho.
Any idea which units would get re-equipped or stood back up if it turns out to be more than talk?
What's the main structural difference between Phase 1 and Phase 2 airframes? More metal to substitute for composites?
What's the main structural difference between Phase 1 and Phase 2 airframes? More metal to substitute for composites?
Also, it appears that there is still a mounting hole for a pitot tube above and behind the missile warning sensor near the canopy.
... So, back in 2010 it became clear that the aircraft was designed somewhat unsuccessfully. It could not withstand the required operational overloads, rivets were cut off at the air intakes, air-to-air heat exchangers cracked along the welds, and the fuel in tank No. 3 categorically refused to be spent completely. In order for the first car to safely reach the assigned resource at 300 hours, it was put up for revision in August 2011 (the rest was reinforced at the factory) and started designing the car of the 2nd stage (by the way, the wrench left there was removed from the keel 50-1 key). At the 2nd stage, the proportion of composites increased significantly (almost all the plating became from PCM), but the weight of the airframe, due to the gain of the SS, still increased excessively. Then they decided to replace in many units the dural B95 and AK-5 with an aluminum-lithium alloy 1461T with a specific weight of almost 20% less. In October 2012, the final decision was made on the launch of the 2nd stage in production. It was planned 2 cars - T-50-7 and T-50-8. At that time, there were 3 cars of the 1st stage at various stages of production - 4, 5, 6. But they realized in time, and decided to make 50-7 statics. And in February of the 13th they decided to make a transition model and assigned it the T-50-6 index. In order to avoid confusion, the T-50-6 of the first stage was called the T-50-6-1, and the car of the second stage was called the T-50-6-2.
But, among the imported components for the T-50 were American carbon fiber structures, widely used in the wing and tail. Our military leadership decided that this was unacceptable and decided to "import-substitute" and instructed the DGP "Technology" from Obninsk to develop domestic cellular materials. By the way, all other composites for T-50 are also made in Obninsk. It is expected, Obnitsy set all the deadlines. As a result, with grief Sagittarius (he is now PAK PAK, not Davidenko) in May, he even proposed to remove the plumage from the T-50-4 and put it on 6-2, having finished the fairings of drives and semi-axes, but a month ago the cellular fillers finally came.
Alloy 1461 turned out to be another problematic issue. It desperately cracked during machining; here it must also be said that the assembly is still being carried out according to the technologies of the 1970s, that is, the sledgehammer is still quite popular when assembling the components into an assembly. A similar treatment did not transfer the alloy at all. As a result, the reverse transformation of the material of the parts from 1461 to B-95, and sometimes again back to 1461, went. That, of course, led to the indescribable delight of all, especially the hard ones.
Thus, 2013, 2014 passed, and only in February 2015 the fuselage 6-2 was docked ...
This is a retelling of the unconfirmed and dubious words of one person by another, very biased person, provocateur besides.Bad google translate, but should get the point across in general.
This is a retelling of the unconfirmed and dubious words of one person by another, very biased person, provocateur besides.Bad google translate, but should get the point across in general.
IIRC not Mossad agent per se but had some connetions with Mossad. Can't know for sure anyways.Fun fact; the one that posted the snippet above was claimed to be a Mossad agent. Which was a laughable lie in order to jail the said source. But hey, it worked i guess...
Why it shouldn't be?Hope everything fine.
It's not.Uh that "new short range" A2A missile is RVV-SD with folded grid fins and with no strakes installed.
Well seen by paralay, if the lattice fins are thin enough (doesn't seem the case in the pictures) and since apparently no lifting strakes are used, it may be possible to place four missiles side-by-side in each bay, for a total potential loadout of 16 missiles... The length seems a bit problematic though, since the grey shadowed area of the bays is in principle not available (a physical wall necessary to reduce turbulence when opening the doors if I am not wrong). Maybe the nose is shorter, with an IR seeker? The placement of the missiles could be improved a bit but nevertheless with the length he has calculated they don't seem to fit... but they should, otherwise I don't understand a thing about these new missilesNew missile inside internal bays
by paralay of course
Well seen by paralay, if the lattice fins are thin enough (doesn't seem the case in the pictures) and since apparently no lifting strakes are used, it may be possible to place four missiles side-by-side in each bay, for a total potential loadout of 16 missiles... The length seems a bit problematic though, since the grey shadowed area of the bays is in principle not available (a physical wall necessary to reduce turbulence when opening the doors if I am not wrong). Maybe the nose is shorter, with an IR seeker? The placement of the missiles could be improved a bit but nevertheless with the length he has calculated they don't seem to fit... but they should, otherwise I don't understand a thing about these new missilesNew missile inside internal bays
by paralay of course
It would also be interesting to know how that aero arrangement would work to generate lift (and hence turning ratio) at different altitudes. That should allow to understand what their use should be.