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

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Lold. You can cite Sohu or Toutiao with the same level of credibility.
You can have different nozzles using the same engine, imagine that.

OK but we already know that there is a new gen engine and many sources gave info about that couple a years ago. If we talk about the possibility that maybe Izd 30/AL-51F can get these new nozzle we must keep on mind that Izd 30 has some inovations like it has no classic AB chamber at all.

''В «Изделии 30» форсажной камеры как таковой не будет. Вместо неё появилась кольцевая система, которая будет создавать сгорание топлива без его дополнительной подачи по насосным системам, что будет экономичнее. ''

Transl

''In Product 30 there will be no afterburner chamber as such. Instead, a ring system has appeared that will create fuel combustion without additional supply through pumping systems, which will be more economical.''

Source: https://russian.rt.com/russia/article/926444-su-57-dvigatel-izdelie-30
 
Marchukov talked about flat nozzle for gen5 engine for Su-57.
I remember providing transcript from his speech. He directly said that Sukhoi DB, likely on behest of Russian MOD demanded flat nozzle for new engine. And as Sukhoi isn't willing to change plane much, they had to resort to a complex design with 4 independent moving parts.
If "four independent moving parts" mean fully variable convergent and divergent areas (stations A8 and A9), then it's not a bad thing from a performance perspective as it enables you to ensure more ideal expansion across various parts of the envelope.

However, the overall RCS reduction of the aircraft from a rectangular nozzle wouldn't be fully realized if the nacelles still remain cylindrical, but that kind of redesign would require much more structural and flight re-testing, and Sukhoi evidently avoided that as they wanted minimal changes to the air vehicle.
 
There is one topic here from earlier....

''On May 18, 2021, AEX.RU - A. Lulka Design Bureau - a subsidiary of"ODK-UMPO"is working on the formation of a scientific and technical backbone to create a sixth-generation engine for combat aviation. "This is a three-contour scheme, which the whole world is doing," Evgeny Marchukov, general designer of the Design Bureau, said at the ICAM-2020 conference. This is reported by the press service of the MAKSAir Show.

According to him, two options for implementing this scheme are being developed. The first stand tests of the demonstrator are due to take place in 2021. Using a three-contour scheme will allow to modernize the al-41F-1engine, improving its characteristics while maintaining dimensions.

In addition, as part of the creation of the NTH OCB, I.A. Lulki is engaged in such areas as a combustion chamber with wave detonation, a pulsating resonative detonation engine with a two-stage burning of kerosene-air mixture.''



 
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Now some details about that '1164' .It was written that AL-Li Alloy 1164 was used only for some structural parts/ panels from prototype T-50-6 etc,so for the second stage prototypes with goal to reduce the weight by 100-120kg.This was done in accordance with construction documentation for the second stage prototypes.
After a while as we can read the problems went bigger and bigger and finally they decided to throw out that Alloy.Now I have some questions to ask. If '1164' was used from T-50-6 which Al-Alloy was used earlier ? We know for the problems with that big composite skin panel on the upper side of the centroplane which appeared earlier. Solution was found with that big cross Al Alloy section but which Alloy exactly? One more thing ,in the first part of the reportage 'From T-50 to Su-57' ,author Aleksey Egorov saw some details of the static strength testing of the T-50-7( sequences from 29th min ).Test was successful. It happened maybe during 2018 when reportage was made or even earlier.
What is this "1164" Al-Li alloy?? The book only mentioned attempting to use 1461 Al-Li alloy for "2nd Stage" structural redesign of the Su-57. It then pointed to issues with impact resistance, plastic deformation properties, and VIAM allegedly cherrypicking samples. The book even said that during the first round of loads testing on T-50-7, the design with 1461 Al-Li alloy failed in an unacceptable manner, and it was thereafter rebuilt using more traditional aluminum alloys like B-95 duralumin when it then passed loads tests. And yes the centroplane reinforcement had to replace the composite panel with aluminum alloy, which is there even on serial production airframes.

Sukhoi then mentioned that 1461 Al-Li alloy was removed from the "2nd Stage" prototype in stages to not interfere with construction schedule, and by the time of serial production airframes, only non-load bearing parts of Su-57 have that alloy.

Решающим фактором в вопросе внедрения нового алюминиево-литиевого сплава 1461, стало испытание статического образца Т-50-7, во время которого произошло веерное разрушение силовых шпангоутов в средней части фюзеляжа, а также отдельных стенок и поясов при достижении половины от расчетного случая нагружения. Результаты статических испытаний были ошеломляющими: конструкция планера разрушилась не в одном месте или нескольких локальных зонах, как это часто происходит, а масштабно, и в первую очередь причиной такого разрушения стало отсутствие зоны пластических деформаций материала перед разрушением. «Конструкция планера повела себя как старый сухой пень», что окончательно убедило главного конструктора М.Ю. Стрельца (с 2013 года) отказаться от использования данного материала в серийных Т-50 и перейти на детали из «классических» сплавов. Отказ от сплава 1461 в конструкции опытных образцов происходил постепенно и пошагово, поскольку опытные образцы Т-50-8, -9, -10 к тому моменту уже были заложены на стапелях). С каждым последующим вы- пущенным опытным образцом Т-50 доля сплава 1461 неуклонно снижалась (в первую очередь в высоконагруженных деталях) и к моменту создания Т-50-11 материал был практически полностью заменен, за исключением нескольких локальных мест в ненагруженных частях каркаса.

Полученные результаты прочностных испытаний восстановленной и доработанной статической машины Т-50-7 (с исключением сплава 1461) оказались положительными: конструкция планера второго этапа стала вести себя иначе по сравнению с конструкцией первого этапа: за счет внедренных изменений распределение нагрузок по планеру стало более равномерным, что позволило получить на статических испытаниях полный зачет по прочности.
 
As always, nice beat down Rad.
After all this time(i been away for years in here), and people, and i mean the SAME people are still hyperbole everything about everything.

If we look at how long the Flanker has been in service and improved upon.
Id say we are far from seeing the mid term edition of Su-57.
I am pretty sure it will be something sweet.
But we don't know if this nozzle is for this jet or that that was simply tested on a "flying lab" for something destined for another aircraft.
Perhaps a larger aircraft..
 
It's also possible the "LOAN"-style nozzle was always intended for what we now know as the Izd. 177?
The LOAN nozzle was the original nozzle solution for izd.30 and is applied to the izd.177 since they’re similar dimensions and compatible with same aircraft. In 2023, UEC Saturn in presentation said that the flat nozzle is a belated addition, and Sukhoi didn’t want to change airframe much, so they designed around existing airframe. Also explains the nacelles still being round as members here have mentioned.

Marchukov complained in his June speech that when the engine program for the Su-57 was launched, Sukhoi expressed no interest in a flat nozzle and only ordered it much later, when both the aircraft and engine were already formed. While the flat nozzle should be firmly integrated into the aircraft, Sukhoi “resists changes to the airframe itself,” he added.

“That’s why we came up with a rather complex flat nozzle,” Marchukov said.
 
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But we don't know if this nozzle is for this jet or that that was simply tested on a "flying lab" for something destined for another aircraft.
Perhaps a larger aircraft..

But why does "the larger aircraft" need engines whose thrust nozzles can rotate around the longitudinal axis ;) ? See at 0:32 in the video (please view at 0.25x speed).
 
Over the history, Lots of Patents from Sukhoi which never reached their aircrafts.
Strange logic in regards to the case. Patents were filed by ODK, not Sukhoi, and they perfectly fit Su-57 'bionical design' model with 2D nozzles from 80th anniversary documentary, another official desktop model, later presentations from RAS and Saturn, and new footage.
 
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Also, the rear of izd.30 or AL-51F1 seem to have radar blocker and flame holder/spray bar similar to EJ200 or YF119? Although not full coverage like serial production F119.

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These spoilsports ;-) ! I just wonder who gave them the idea? Nevertheless, I'm looking forward to Sunday afternoon :cool: .
 
does this mean the real thing can change the vector of thrust in a rudder axis in addition to the standard pitch control via petals deflection?:oops:
Is this an official animation? I was under the impression that they just went up and down and the canted angle was used for the z axis, like the su-30, su-35 and current su-57
 
The raptor has less swept going for it and the camber on the tips of the wings, so it is not so clear which one could turn faster. I do thin the su-57 has more innovative aerodynamics. Now if only we had the f-23
 
Also, the rear of izd.30 or AL-51F1 seem to have radar blocker and spray bar similar to EJ200 or YF119? Although not full coverage like serial production F119.

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First tnx for 'modified pic',second, maybe it is not the radar blocker but this ,AB chamber w/o stabilizer.

Mlaznica za Izd 30 6 mod.png

Another details... now let us see how LOAN of Izd. 30/AL-51F is look like.First the video of static test.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_OcDZBe82o


What we can see here? Red arrow shows us skin plate of the Izd.30 ,yellow arrow to end of the skin plate and the place where we can see LOAN movements,blue of course shows to us LOAN itself.

T-50-2LL Izdeliye 30 mod.jpg

Now let us see how the new nozzle is look like. Red arrow shows to us completely new skin panel,yellow arrow shows to us the end of it and grey arrow to the section for nozzle rotating in longitudinal axis.Blue arrow shows to us moveable part of the nozzle.


T-50-2LL new  6 gen engine mod.jpg

My question is, if this is Izd. 30/AL-51F with the new nozzle, why is there completely new upper skin panel ? Other detail ,if we look better ,lower skin panel of the engine nacelle is also new.If there is really AL-51F ,inside left engine nacelle, why they changed skin panels on it ?

Blue lines shows to us nacelle panels that are the same ,yellow shows us the place where we can see new panels,

T-50-2LL with Izdeliye 30  in flight mod.jpg

As wrote before ,we can clearly see that Su-57M emblem on the vertical stabilizer so it means that this new engine is for the Su-57M ,not for Su-57. As some official sources said ( personally it was Yuriy Slyusar), AL-51F will be integrated into serial Su-57's from 2025 and all serial Su-57's with AL-41F1 will not get Izdeliye 30. As we know ,static tests for Izd 30 started in 2016 ,flight tests began in 2017 and lasted 7 years ( 2017-2024). Static tests of this completely new ( yes, 6 gen) engine started in 2021 and as we can see ,flight tests started at the end of 2024 and will last for years to come.

First flying prototype of Su-57M had first test flight on Oct. 21 2022 .Pilot was of course Sergey Bogdan. Su-57M is prototype of the Russian 5+/6 gen fighter with many technical inovations.As Sergey said several times,he achieved several test flights so far in which he didn't do anything at all from the takeoff phase ,flight itself and landing phase.He only monitored work of all systems.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCBkblEIKac&t=23s

On June 2023 it was released info from ODC that new 6th gen engine is testing...

В ОДК показали кадры испытаний двигателя шестого поколения для Су-57​

''В Объединенной двигателестроительной корпорации (ОДК) проинформировали об успешном испытании двигателя шестого поколения для многоцелевого истребителя Су-57.Немалую роль в высоких эксплуатационных характеристиках нового двигателя будет играть плоское сопло.''


In the article we can see all those illustrations but also pic where we can see ''Su-57'' with new 6th gen engine.Pic was in fact photoshop from paralay. Many sources wrongly wrote that it was the start of the flight tests of that new engine.

Russian source where we can see that it is in fact AL-51F-1 with flat nozzle.There are pics where we can see nozzle with and w/o rotation section.



P.S. If I am wrong about this ,I will apologize to all members.
 
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New engines are not made so quickly, this is work for another 15 years. The letter that you read as the letter M is not it, it is 2 letters L in Russian transcription Л. That stands for Flying Lab (летающая лаборатория). English is not my native language, sorry for the mistakes.
 
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Second part of the analysis after the first one .Here is some pics of Izd. 30

Izdeliye 30.jpg
Izd 30 LOAN.jpg

Now the illustration shown before. Nozzle itself is one rotatable block with all of that hydraulic and pneumatic cylinders that
would require significant changes on Izd 30.
Also as one member noticed where is the sense, the logic to spent so much time testing Izd 30 with LOAN and after so many years to start test it with the new nozzle???

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I will repeat what Е. Marchukov said about 6 gen. engine in 2019.

''In parallel with the development of the second stage engine for the Su-57, designers are already creating the scientific and technical basis for the sixth generation engines. First of all, research is aimed at improving the specific characteristics of the power plant compared to fifth-generation engines.According to Marchukov, such a project involves adding a third external air stream to the power plant design. Thanks to this, it is possible to achieve low specific fuel consumption at supersonic cruising mode. When flying at subsonic speeds, the third air stream will be open. Thanks to this, the air flow from the fan will pass through the second and third stream and the engine will operate almost like a turbofan power plant with a high bypass ratio. In this mode, the power plant will have slightly greater thrust and significantly lower fuel consumption.During supersonic flight, the third stream will be completely closed, and the second partially, due to which the engine will operate as a power plant with a low bypass ratio.''
 
New helmet for the Su-57 pilots was also shown ... The helmet with NSTsI /HMD. It is obvious that pilot will see all parameters that will be presented on the wide-angle HUD ShKAI-5M.

Шлем дополненной реальности для лётчиков истребителей Су-57 (с) Кадр из видео «Первого канала» photo_2024-12-10_18-01-06.jpg photo_2024-12-10_18-27-10.jpg
 
Second part of the analysis after the first one. Here is some pics of Izd. 30
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This is not Izd.30. Your analysis with constant 'now we can be sure', 'we clearly see', 'apparently' often based on poor knowledge of things that long known or wrong assumptions. You remind me a guy from KPF who thought that every Russian patent filed in certain IPC class was directly related to PAK FA, presenting his wishful thinking as real things.
 
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This is not Izd.30. Your analysis with constant 'now we can be sure', 'we clearly see', 'apparently' often based on poor knowledge of things that long known or wrong assumptions. You remind me a guy from KPF who thought that every Russian patent filed in certain IPC class was directly related to PAK FA.

I can see there is some differences between serated petals, tnx . That engine is ?
 
New engines are not made so quickly, this is work for another 15 years. The letter that you read as the letter M is not it, it is 2 letters L in Russian transcription Л. That stands for Flying Lab (летающая лаборатория). English is not my native language, sorry for the mistakes.

Hm,there is T-50-2LL (Bort number 052 blue ) as that Flying Laboratory and Su-57M ( Bort number 511 blue) as Modernised. I know Russian language/letters.
 

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