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

[AGS-1787]

Isn’t that a tape or some kind of sealant?

 

[Dreamfighter]

a heavy Russian fighter is more than twice as cheap as an "average" American fighter

I guess you´re not a salesman.

 

[Acatomic]

Actually, it’s more like two bevels where one (x bevel) overlaps the other:


This is all thanks to close-up photos of T-75 weapons bay:
-portside door edge


-starboard side door edge


This means that you cannot open portside door without first opening the starboard side door.

It could also explain why both doors opend in this 2018 leaked footage of Kh-59mk2 test:

 

[Forest Green]

Russia tries to jolt its sluggish Su-57 warplane production

New facilities at a production plant in the far East are meant to bring aircraft numbers up, as Ukrainian forces reportedly damaged two planes in June.

www.defensenews.com

 

[PRA27]

Has there been any recent news about the Zsh-10? Is it in production?

 

[TMA1]

I heard it is all part of the su-57m megapolis upgrades starting around 2027. The issue is it sounds like some of the megapolis upgrades might show up a year or two earlier. This war has obviously thrown things into chaos and Russia is more tight lipped now.

 

[NMaude]

Defense Updates has a new video out about why Russia's much hyped 5th Gen. fighter, the Su-57 Felon, has yet to be seen flying over Ukraine:

In the last two and a half years, it has become evident that the Russian conventional military might have been overestimated by the world.Instead of a short decisive war, Russian forces are still unable to subdue Ukraine. Importantly, Kyiv now even controls significant Russian territories with its surprise Kursk offensive.

One of the very big failures is that the Russian Aerospace Forces or VKS has still not been able to stamp its authority over the Ukrainian skies. This shouldn’t have been the case since Ukraine had very limited combat aircraft and mainly depended on ground-based air defense.

When Russian forces faced trouble in the aerial domain, it was believed that Russian President Vladimir Putin would unleash one of the so-called trump cards - the Su-57 Felon and impose air superiority over Ukraine.

However, this has not been the case - the Su-57 has been utilized in the conflict to a very limited degree.

In this video, Defense Updates analyzes why the Su-57 is nowhere to be seen even as Russia struggles to control Ukraine ?

#defenseupdates #ukrainekurskoffensive #ukrainerussiawar

Chapters:
00:11 INTRODUCTION
02:09 LIMITED AVAILABILITY
03:31 NOT REALLY STEALTHY
05:21 MANY TECHNOLOGICAL CHALLENGES REMAIN
06:43 CONFIDENCE IS ABSENT
08:40 PROPER AMMUNITION MISSING

 

[overscan (PaulMM)]

Defense Updates has a new video out about why Russia's much hyped 5th Gen. fighter, the Su-57 Felon, has yet to be seen flying over Ukraine:

This is a opinion piece by a Youtube channel of dubious provenance that provides nothing of substance.

 

[PRA27]

Defense Updates has a new video out about why Russia's much hyped 5th Gen. fighter, the Su-57 Felon, has yet to be seen flying over Ukraine:

"has yet to be seen flying over Ukraine" Except they have, over Luhansk.

 

[TMA1]

It is obvious why. Ukraine is being provided the best intel on the planet and even low observable aircraft can be and are being monitored. This conflict is as much an info war as anything else and shooting down an su-57 would be a massive blow to Russia. It is similar to the houthis targeting our ships. They could get a lucky strike in and if one of our major vessels got hit by a missile it would be a major propaganda blow. Logically speaking it should not be seen this way but sadly as all can see with this Ukraine war a lot of logic and common sense has been thrown out the window.

 

[NMaude]

This is a opinion piece by a Youtube channel of dubious provenance

One just has to keep that in mind when watching it.

that provides nothing of substance.

I think that the video is reasonably informative especially one pays attention to other sources of information.

 

[Forest Green]

It's true that there are lots of stories about the use of other Russian aircraft (Su-25/30/34/35, MiG-31, Tu-22M3, Tu-160M etc.) but none about the Su-57, except the one destroyed on the ground.

 

[flateric]

It's true that there are lots of stories about the use of other Russian aircraft (Su-25/30/34/35, MiG-31, Tu-22M3, Tu-160M etc.) but none about the Su-57,

Sure, none https://www.1tv.ru/news/2024-07-29/481879-v_okb_suhogo_rasskazali_o_primenenii_su_57_v_zone_svo

 

[Forest Green]

There was one story where it fired a Kh-59 that I remember but that was about it. No tests of actual stealth capability in combat.

 

[flateric]

There was one story where it fired a Kh-59 that I remember but that was about it. No tests of actual stealth capability in combat.

The problem is reality is may be quite different from what you do remember or know.

 

[Forest Green]

The problem is reality is may be quite different from what you do remember or know.

Any links to non-ru sites showing evidence of use beyond a cruise missile platform? Not clicking a .ru link because I don't want a computer virus.

Russia's Su-57 – hype vs. reality

In the latest blow to Russia's military prestige, Ukraine this week claimed to have for the first time struck at least one – and possibly two – of Moscow's cutting-edge, fifth-generation fighter jets, the Su-57. The aircraft were reportedly damaged after a strike on the Akhtubinsk airfield in...

kyivindependent.com

Russian Su-57 'Cautiously' Joins The Ukraine War; Kyiv Says Stealth Fighter Fired Cruise Missile To Hit Kryvyi Rih

The Ukrainian Air Force has claimed that on April 25, the Russian military deployed its most advanced fighter jet, the Su-57, in an attempt to target Kryvyi Rih, a city situated in central Ukraine. US CH-53K King Stallion Packs A Punch – Gets Refueled Mid-Air While Carrying F-35C Stealth Fighter...

www.eurasiantimes.com

 

[flateric]

The problem is reality is may be quite different from what you do remember or know * 2

 

[Forest Green]

Or, based on the available evidence, it may not. Has it flown over Ukrainian-held air space?

 

[Avimimus]

Any links to non-ru sites showing evidence of use beyond a cruise missile platform? Not clicking a .ru link because I don't want a computer virus.

You know it is possible to buy a .com domain name, right?