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Arrow wrote:The MiG 41 is reportedly in its early design phase. It would be a huge shock if they presented a prototype this year. Same for LMFS and Slon.

Nobody is expecting a real thing

Scale model or mockup

The model is no surprise.

Arrow wrote:The model is no surprise.

Yes it would be. We have zero idea what the Pak Da or the Mig 41 will look like. A scale model would be money.

GarryB wrote:Nobody is expecting a fully serial ready for mass production aircraft....

It is not about a fully ready-made airframe, but a prototype. From a prototype to a fully ready-for-production aircraft, it takes many years, as in the case of the Su-57, over a decade. However, the modeler can always do it to themselves. It would be sensational to show a prototype, not a cardboard mock-up.

Il-114 would be excellent platform for light AWACS or EW plane

Just imagine the endurance with some extra fuel tanks

PD-8 design and development is slowly coming along: https://www.uecrus.com/rus/presscenter/odk_news/?ELEMENT_ID=3399
The core of the engine has been produced in a few trial units.

Maximmmm wrote:PD-8 design and development is slowly coming along: https://www.uecrus.com/rus/presscenter/odk_news/?ELEMENT_ID=3399
The core of the engine has been produced in a few trial units.

A good replacement engine for Be-200 and superjets

We can probably eliminate the LMFS fighter from the MAKS unveal sweepstakes. They still aren't sure if it's going to be 1 engine or 2.

LMFS wrote:It will be Yak-40 with superconducting electric engine, it was said some days ago

I'm gonna hold out hope that it is more than a        
re engined Yak 40. Maybe there will be that and something else

LMFS wrote:It will be Yak-40 with superconducting electric engine, it was said some days ago

It would be lamest most anticlimactic bullshit ever by far

All that fanfare over some reengined crap? At least try putting it on something non-Soviet

A fundamentally new aircraft will be presented at the MAKS-2021 air show

Rostec will present a "fundamentally new aircraft" at the MAKS-2021 air show in July.

"We want to present as clearly as possible all the achievements of Russia in both military and civil aircraft construction, including promising models of aircraft, helicopters, engines and other components, advanced onboard systems. New products are also planned, in particular, we will show a fundamentally new aircraft for the first time, " Rostec noted.

Products in plural. The re-engined Yak 40 might be one of those products. It cant be the fundamentally new aircraft. If so, it would be ridiculous comedy gold.

There was already a Yak 40 unveal. It was in 1967

You guys have no idea what your talking about, the development of electric engines is orders of magnitude more important than the LMFS/LMFI program. The proliferation of mature electric engine technology could massively increase the range of every subsonic aircraft available, upwards of 4x and that doesn't even factor in the increased energy storage density of graphene batteries being developed down the line, which would also subsequently further increase the range significantly.

magnumcromagnon wrote:You guys have no idea what your talking about, the development of electric engines is orders of magnitude more important than the LMFS/LMFI program. The proliferation of mature electric engine technology could massively increase the range of every subsonic aircraft available, upwards of 4x and that doesn't even factor in the increased energy storage density of graphene batteries being developed down the line, which would also subsequently further increase the range significantly.

Not all of us are into green tech. The Yak 40 kicks ass and seeing an electrified one would be great.

But comparing that to the Pak Da ? Probably the only new Russian bomber we will see in our lifetimes ? Common.

Not sure if this article has been shared already here but I have seen the subject mentioned on another thread which I’ve forgotten.

https://www.defenseworld.net/news/29666/Sukhoi_Starts_Work_on_New_Single_Engine_Stealth_Fighter#.YLfbSfd4WEd

Russian company Sukhoi is developing a light next-generation single-engine stealth fighter jet.

"The Sukhoi company is developing a single-engine light tactical plane with the take-off weight of up to 18 tonnes. The plane’s maximum speed will be above 2 Mach. It will also have super-manoeuvrability and improved take-off and landing performance, thanks to a thrust vector control engine. The plane’s thrust-to-weight ratio will be above 1," an aircraft industry source was quoted as saying by government-owned TASS news agency.

The U.S. inducted its first dedicated stealth air superiority fighter, the F-22, almost two decades ago. It has not only commissioned its first single-engine stealth fighter, the F-35, but has also exported the aircraft to numerous allies.

Meanwhile, the Su-57 twin-engine jet is Russia's only stealth fighter to date. It joined service only in December 2020. Russia is yet to find a customer for the Su-27 jet. Potential buyers of the aircraft are Turkey and Algeria.

An aircraft with thrust-to-weight ratio that is greater than 1 has a thrust greater than its weight, which means it can continue accelerating while climbing vertically. A high thrust-to-weight ratio confers significant advantages in aerial combat and also helps in evading surface-launched anti-aircraft missiles.

Russia's Sputnik reported the company had started work on the lightweight stealth jet "on its own initiative". "During the creation of the aircraft, it is planned to widely use the groundwork developed in the framework of the creation of the Su-57, including the state-of-the-art Product 30 engine, radio-absorbing coatings, on-board radio-electronic equipment, a weapon system," Sputnik quoted a source as saying.

In December 2020, Rostec, the holding company of most of Russia’s Aerospace enterprises, claimed work had started on a new single-engine lightweight "combat aviation system" in both manned and unmanned versions. It is reportedly being developed primarily for the purpose for exports, although Russia's military could also purchase it.

"Indeed, the creation of a combat aviation system of the future in the light and middle class is being worked out. According to the plan, it can be a universal platform, in manned and unmanned versions. The concept and tactical and technical requirements for such a complex are being worked out," Sergei Chemezov, CEO of Rostec Corporation, said.

In March this year, Rostec said it will unveil a new aircraft in July during a MAKS-2021 air show.

Russia is also developing another new aircraft, dubbed MiG-XX. The new tactical aviation platform could complement Russia’s Su-57 stealth jet. Russian industry sources had told Defenseword.net during the MAKS-2019 event that development of a light fighter was on the table. This aircraft will borrow certain characteristics of the Su-57 such as an internal weapons bay, lightweight materials and stealth characteristics. Its engine would be more powerful than seen on the MiG-35.