Sukhoi T-50 PAK FA

[2495]

...it has been built up too much... what if it is disappointing?

Then of course the F-22 Raptor pwns the PAK-FA and Russia has a crap fest on its hands trying to defend its miserable effort.

[Mr.Woland]

I think that photos and videos would show in news prime-time.
6-9 PM....

[dracon49]

When the plane will be operational?

[void]

...it has been built up too much... what if it is disappointing?

Disappointing how? It doesnt look ultra futuristic of what? Remember looks can be deceiving, they dont really tell the whole story. But anyway, supposedly it looks good and has supposedly vertical S-ducts (like the YF-23) as opposed to horizontal s-ducts. Sounds good to me. But yeah, in the end we have to wait for pictures... grrr.

[void]

When the plane will be operational?

Nominal date is "by 2015", but in that sort of time frame much can happen.

[2495]

When the plane will be operational?

2016 - 2018 time frame.

[Brute]

Then of course the F-22 Raptor pwns the PAK-FA and Russia has a crap fest on its hands trying to defend its miserable effort.

Unless there are some major gaffes made by the PAK-FA team, we'll have no way of knowing who pwns whom.

[themacedonian]

I think that photos and videos would show in news prime-time.
6-9 PM....

There are no morning news in Russia or Good Morning Russia Show???

[AcoRS]

Well to me Sukhoi makes beautiful planes so in terms of looks i am sure it will be great, I am more worried how it will perform...

[Digimon]

Disappointing how? It doesnt look ultra futuristic of what? Remember looks can be deceiving, they dont really tell the whole story. But anyway, supposedly it looks good and has supposedly vertical S-ducts (like the YF-23) as opposed to horizontal s-ducts. Sounds good to me. But yeah, in the end we have to wait for pictures... grrr.

call me superficial.... i want it to look cool

[dracon49]

2016 - 2018 time frame.

Very long time....and it will be able to match the F-22?

[Arbody]

call me superficial.... i want it to look cool

hmm I don't remember uncool russian plane besides su-25 but those one are f***** deadley

[Arbody]

Very long time....and it will be able to match the F-22?

Probably not if we are talking about RCS but rest of course

[themacedonian]

Is Russia going to make a VTOL aircraft 5th generation as the F-35B?

I just read that the NATO name for Su-47 is Firkin! That is frikin silly!

[2495]

Is Russia going to make a VTOL aircraft 5th generation as the F-35B?
!

To be honest? Russia has better things to spend money on than a 'F-35B alike'. Look at the F-35B test programme to see just how difficult is when the cash is flowing freely!