Russia Developes Fifth Generation Fighter, PAK-FA (T-50) to Counter US F22 and JSF (F-35)
The Sukhoi PAK FA ( Future Frontline Aircraft System), is a fifth generation fighter aircraft being developed by Sukhoi OKB for the Russian Air Force.
The current prototype is Sukhoi’s T-50. The PAK FA when fully developed is intended to replace the MiG-29 Fulcrum and Su-27 Flanker in the Russian inventory and serve as the basis of the Sukhoi/HAL FGFA project being developed with India. A fifth generation jet fighter, it is designed to directly compete with Lockheed Martin’s F-22 Raptor and F-35 Lightning II. The T-50 performed its first flight January 29, 2010. Sukhoi director Mikhail Pogosyan has projected a market for 1000 aircraft over the next four decades, which will be produced in a joint venture with India, two hundred each for Russia and India and six hundred for other countries.
| General characteristics | |
| Crew: 1 | |
| Length: 19.8 m (65.9 ft) | |
| Wingspan: 14 m (46.6 ft) | |
| Height: 6.05 m (19.8 ft) | |
| Wing area: 78.8 m2 (848.1 ft2) | |
| Empty weight: 18,500 kg (40,785 lb) | |
| Loaded weight: 26,000 kg (57,320 lb) | |
| Useful load: 7,500 kg (combat load) (16,534 lb) | |
| Max takeoff weight: 37,000 kg (81,570 lb) | |
| Powerplant: 2× New unnamed engine by NPO Saturn and FNPTS MMPP Salyut of 175 kN each[36][44] Prototype with AL-41F1 of 147 kN each, definitive version with new engine >157 kN | |
| Maximum Fuel weight: 10,300 kg (22,711 lb) | |
| Performance | |
| Maximum speed: 2,600 km/h (Mach 2.45) (at 17,000 m altitude) (1,615 mph (at 45,000 ft altitude)) | |
| Cruise speed: 1,300 – 1,800 km/h (808 – 1,118 mph) | |
| Ferry range: 5,500 km | |
| Service ceiling: 20,000 m (65,616 ft) | |
| Rate of climb: 350 m/sec (1184 ft/sec) | |
| Wing loading: 330(normal) – 470(maximum) kg/m2 (67(normal) – 96(maximum) lb/ft2) | |
| Thrust/weight: 1.4 | |
| Maximum g-load: +10.0/+11.0 g | |
Russian PAK-FA Vs US F22 Raptor (5th Generation)
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Pakfa gonna increase tensions of da Americans lol
T-50 coool!! Russia the best!! and forever
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Hahahaha you guys make me laugh. F22 was in production in the early 2000′s. Your PAK FA is not even in production and its over 10 years later. Gee do you wonder what we might have now that’s classified? Just admit it and be a man – USAF is the best Air Force in the world and will be for the forseeable future. Good luck with your envy
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Hi Fuhrer, first of all you must understand that I wrote this post just to get some relevant traffic to my site especially when PAK-FA was new and a hot topic. I am not a person who finds joy in nations competing to invent machines of war to kill each other. I am only seeing the planes from an engineering perspective. What makes a fighter superior is not just its speed and agility but its avionics and sensors which can be upgraded on a periodic basis. So my friend I don’t think you need to get agitated. Have a nice day.
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