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    Su-57 Stealth Fighter: News #6

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    Post  Isos Sat Nov 21, 2020 5:10 pm

    I know it will be an expensive aircraft. Indian su-30MKI cost around 70 million.

    But 150 million is way too expensive.

    IMO it will be a contract for also su-34 which should be around 30-40 million. If the su-57 is 100 million then it will be 14 su-57 and 14 su-34 for 2 billion and other contract for weapons.
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    Post  lyle6 Sat Nov 21, 2020 6:52 pm

    The Chinese bought two dozen Su-35S jets for $ 2.5 billion.

    I have to ask: what are you smoking that you'd think the Su-57 is going to ever come close to this price point?
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    Post  Scorpius Sat Nov 21, 2020 7:13 pm

    LMFS wrote:
    “None of the aircraft has ever been able to ensure that at cruising supersonic speeds (1600 kilometers per hour) it was possible to fly in non-afterburner mode. Nobody in the world has achieved this yet - neither France, nor England, nor Rolls-Royce, nor Pratt & Whitney - nobody, "Tolboyev stressed.

    The problem is that another sentence is missing here:
    "No aircraft has ever managed to achieve that at cruising supersonic speeds (1,600 kilometers per hour) it was possible to fly in the afterburner mode. Afterburner mode is associated with a huge waste of fuel, and the Su-57 can develop a cruising speed "at nominal". No one in the world has achieved this yet — neither France, nor England, nor Rolls-Royce nor Pratt & Whitney — no one," Tolboev stressed.
    Regardless of whether Tolboev is right or wrong, it is always better to give a full quote from the original source. This helps to avoid significant data distortion.

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    Post  Isos Sat Nov 21, 2020 7:28 pm

    lyle6 wrote:The Chinese bought two dozen Su-35S jets for $ 2.5 billion.

    I have to ask: what are you smoking that you'd think the Su-57 is going to ever come close to this price point?

    Su-57 is more expensive than su-35.

    Export price of su-30MKI is reaching 70 million. Su-57 will easily reach 90-100 million.
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    Post  LMFS Sat Nov 21, 2020 8:06 pm

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    Post  thegopnik Sat Nov 21, 2020 8:20 pm

    Backman wrote:Apparently Algeria has now officially purchased 14 su 57's + for 2 billion dollars. It was just a coincidence that i mentioned it yesterday

    https://twitter.com/brokly990/status/1330075122397540354?s=20

    Watch out for CAATSA Algeria. cry
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    Post  nero Sat Nov 21, 2020 9:38 pm

    Isos wrote:That's almost 150 million unit price. I doubt it's this much.

    You do not just buy the aircraft, you also buy training equipment, materials (armaments) and a lot of other miscellaneous shit. If anything it's pretty cheap. Not to mention that it is all a matter of negotiation.
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    Post  PeregrineFalcon Sun Nov 22, 2020 1:10 am

    LMFS wrote:The "LEVCONS" in Su-57 are simply LE flaps for the body lifting surface, they are scheduled, for what I have seen, absolutely the same way that LE flaps on the wings. So they allow to increase AoA without airflow detaching and that is very important when the lifting surface outside of the wings is so big as in the Su-57. They don't deflect upwards like canards would do to pitch the nose upwards, some people get confused by this.

    The effect of the LERX seems less pronounced in Su-57 than in other planes like Flanker itself, vortexes always generate drag so that may be a good thing, if the manage to keep the airflow attached more with the LEVCONS and less with LERX turbulence.

    Hi, I'm new to this forum, but I'm following its content for quite some time!

    I decided to join because I have noticed that some of my writing was shared from F-16.net forum. My nick was Fastetbird, and I was using this nick [Peregrinefalcon] on Keypublishing forum. I'm not active for years now, don't have much time for writing.

    Anyway, your observations are incorrect, and I will post this video to explain it better:



    At 1:48 sec. of the video we can see that the LEVCON is deflecting upwards, unlike the LE flaps, and is still in upward position and than in neutral while the LE flaps are deflected downwards. You can reduce the playback speed to see it more clearly.
    At the same time, the vertical tails are also deflecting in opposite direction in relation to each other to put the extra pressure on the back of the plane. In combination with LEVCON's, this creates strong moment arm around COG for much sooner rotation of the plane during takeoff.

    Also, LEVCON's have similar role as LE flaps through convectional flight envelope, but during the high AoA maneuvering they are totally detached from synchronized movement with LE flaps.

    [img]Su-57 Stealth Fighter: News #6 - Page 27 139754-197456220-afdd2bdcee4941847845845d2860ff16[/img]

    https://www.mycity-military.com/slika.php?slika=139754_197456220_afdd2bdcee4941847845845d2860ff16.jpg

    This image for example shows that one LEVCON is deflected upwards and the other one downwards, while both LE flaps are deflected downwards.

    Here is the interview with Sergey Bogdan where he compares the Su-27 with Su-35S and PAK FA. I have also presented the link in F-16.net forum for the video where he compares the Su-35S and PAK FA, but its not there anymore. If I find it I will post it here. In that video he is claiming that the PAK FA is having greater acceleration and turning performance compared to Su-35s among other things, and if I remember correctly, he was also saying that it even has greater fuel capacity!

    https://aviation21.ru/sergej-bogdan-svoj-pilotazh-ya-ocenivayu-vesma-sderzhanno/

    But I think that this link is more than enough to shed some light on the difference between Su-27, Su-35S and PAK FA!

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    Post  Backman Sun Nov 22, 2020 1:23 am

    PeregrineFalcon wrote:
    LMFS wrote:The "LEVCONS" in Su-57 are simply LE flaps for the body lifting surface, they are scheduled, for what I have seen, absolutely the same way that LE flaps on the wings. So they allow to increase AoA without airflow detaching and that is very important when the lifting surface outside of the wings is so big as in the Su-57. They don't deflect upwards like canards would do to pitch the nose upwards, some people get confused by this.

    The effect of the LERX seems less pronounced in Su-57 than in other planes like Flanker itself, vortexes always generate drag so that may be a good thing, if the manage to keep the airflow attached more with the LEVCONS and less with LERX turbulence.

    Hi, I'm new to this forum, but I'm following its content for quite some time!

    I decided to join because I have noticed that some of my writing was shared from F-16.net forum. My nick was Fastetbird,

    No way ! Welcome Fastestbird. Make sure you introduce yourself in the intro page. Its a requirement on the forum.

    the vertical tails are also deflecting in opposite direction in relation to each other to put the extra pressure on the back of the plane.

    Yeah i see that. They are both canted inward quite a bit
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    Post  Tai Hai Chen Sun Nov 22, 2020 2:01 am

    Isos wrote:
    lyle6 wrote:The Chinese bought two dozen Su-35S jets for $ 2.5 billion.

    I have to ask: what are you smoking that you'd think the Su-57 is going to ever come close to this price point?

    Su-57 is more expensive than su-35.

    Export price of su-30MKI is reaching 70 million. Su-57 will easily reach 90-100 million.

    Armenia bought 4 Su-30SM for 100 million USD. That comes to 25 million USD for each Su-30SM. Maybe Russia sells to Armenia at heavy discount. Who knows?
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    Post  LMFS Sun Nov 22, 2020 2:12 am

    PeregrineFalcon wrote:I decided to join because I have noticed that some of my writing was shared from F-16.net forum. My nick was Fastetbird, and I was using this nick [Peregrinefalcon] on Keypublishing forum. I'm not active for years now, don't have much time for writing.

    Welcome!

    At 1:48 sec. of the video we can see that the LEVCON is deflecting upwards,

    Good find! I had not seen this before, thought it had been argued they could be used to pitch the nose up. 99% per cent of the time LEVCONs are scheduled like the LE flaps and only bend downwards, but you managed to find a moment when they go upwards, even when only very slightly, way less than normal canards. It makes sense, since this is an additional trim option the plane has. I stand corrected.

    BTW, during take off the plane seems to need really minimal deflection of the surface controls to pitch up the nose and take off. It seems like the plane has substantial longitudinal instability, how do you think this should work in supersonic flight? What do you think is the design point of the airframe, that is, the speed at which it needs the least trim?

    Also, LEVCON's have similar role as LE flaps through convectional flight envelope, but during the high AoA maneuvering they are totally detached from synchronized movement with LE flaps.

    Actually now I remember seeing them scheduling differentially, for roll maneouvers, but in that post I oversimplified it, you are right. Modern FCS can schedule the surface controls as it suits better to minimize drag and improve performance.


    Here is the interview with Sergey Bogdan where he compares the Su-27 with Su-35S and PAK FA. I have also presented the link in F-16.net forum for the video where he compares the Su-35S and PAK FA, but its not there anymore. If I find it I will post it here. In that video he is claiming that the PAK FA is having greater acceleration and turning performance compared to Su-35s among other things, and if I remember correctly, he was also saying that it even has greater fuel capacity!

    The interview is good, from the old days when they actually said interesting things about the plane, thanks. I am not seeing all those claims there, if you find the video it will be great.

    Don't get me wrong, I expect that the Su-57 surpasses the Su-35 in most regards, but in absence of proof is good to be cautious.

    BTW I found your argumentation very well built, my main comment was the lack of evidence for some claims as they were posted here. Of course I am happy to learn new things about the Su-57, it is getting harder this days almost nothing is disclosed thumbsup


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    Post  thegopnik Sun Nov 22, 2020 2:18 am

    Thanks PeregrineFalcoln for the aviation21 source, Now thats another website I would like to use on aviation sources. https://aviation21.ru/su-57-krugovoe-zrenie-i-10-tonn-vooruzheniya/

    "He explains that the aircraft has already received six fundamentally new missiles, and by 2020 it will receive six more. Four missile samples are placed inside the fuselage in a special compartment. New air-to-air missiles are: RVV-MD (short-range), SD (medium-range) and DB (long-range). In total, more than 10 new models of aircraft weapons have been developed for the Su-57.

    Borisov Obnosov clarifies, without naming specific figures, that the range of missiles for the Su-57 exceeds the previously created samples twice. And this is a very good result, especially since to reduce the visibility of missiles on them, as well as on the Su-57 itself, a special radio absorbing coating is applied."


    So is Borisov basically implying here that there will be newer air to air missiles(the Su-57 2nd variant being tested from 2022-2024) that will have twice the ranges for all short, medium and long range missiles? He said the aircraft already has 6 new missiles and by 2020 there will be 6 more newer ones(which is safe to assume is the rumored new weapons for the 2nd variant). Does anyone know what received 6 new missiles he meant? Because I am assuming the RVV-MD, SD and DB are 3 and the other 3 are air to ground missiles which implies the 6 newer ones will have twice the range than the previous new missiles? Is that somewhat correct?

    https://aviation21.ru/su-57-poluchil-dvigatel-vtorogo-etapa-izdelie-30/

    "In the november 2018 edition of the "Military Host" program of the TV channel "Star" in November 2018, the general designer-director of the Design Bureau, Evgeny Marchukov, said that "product 30" is a generation of 5, slightly ahead of the fifth. "It is this generation that corresponds to the engine in specific traction, specific consumption and specific weight,"

    dying to know what he means by specific consumption.

    https://aviation21.ru/su-57-bezopasnaya-toplivnaya-sistema-i-vsevidyashhij-radar/

    According to Igor Frolov, deputy director of the GRS Science and Technology Center, during tests in the non-Eha chamber, the mode of operation for transmission simulates full radiation, as it occurs as part of the aircraft when working in a location mode. As a result of the work of scientists, designers, workers and test engineers, a radar is produced, with which "Su-57 pilots see everything that happens in the sky within a radius of several hundred kilometers."


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    Post  LMFS Sun Nov 22, 2020 2:22 am

    thegopnik wrote:dying to know what he means by specific consumption.

    I would translate it like TSFC.

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    Post  Tai Hai Chen Sun Nov 22, 2020 2:48 am

    Man, having bad feelings no Su-57 will be delivered this year according to schedule. December 2019 deja vu all over again.

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    Post  thegopnik Sun Nov 22, 2020 5:44 am

    Assuming that Borisov Obnosov was not drunk off his ass in that February 2018 source with all the new created weapons that have existed for the Su-57, than the newer weapons offered for the 2nd variant already will far exceed the current weapon projects in development for the F-35. Also sorry to this board about lying about the specs of these missiles from the F-35.

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    I lied about the missile being half size with same range of aim-120. However to have the same range it is to use the booster and the CUDA. http://jaesan-aero.blogspot.com/2019/03/aim-120c-study-using-missile-sim-part-3.html Although I am curious as to how a 1.85 meter length missile would perform in comparison to a 3.02 meter side winder, I will just assume that they are the same ranges. If current shortrange missile is 40kms and Borisov says twice meaning we multiple the K-74m2 twice it will be 80kms which I am wondering if we are able to cut the k-74m2 in half to get a rough estimate of the same range as CUDA the length would be roughly 1.46 meters length while having a smaller diameter? Also if we were to take into consideration that all these new air to air missiles had folding fins how many of the 1.46 meters by 165mm diameter missiles can we fit in the internal bays of the Su-57?

    air to ground missiles that stick out to me are kh-58, 59 and 35 so I am assuming by newest he means the latest variants of these missiles and by latest variants their ranges could be multiplied by 2(since they are the previous ones he has said that were already new) therefore increased speeds in the process as well. Hope this prediction is right. Shocked
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    Post  GarryB Sun Nov 22, 2020 11:15 am

    Yeah that is the idea, to trim with the most drag-effective way of creating force, but when the center of lift moves backward at supersonic speeds you would need the nozzles pointing upwards and therefore pushing the tail down to trim the plane. Instead, if the LEVCONs are used to modify the body's airfoil equivalent camber you are creating lift in a drag economical way in front of the CoG to adjust AoA as needed. That is better than pushing the plane down with the TVC.

    But TVC to trim the aircraft does not push anything down... indeed the jet engines angled slightly down increases lift it does not counter lift.

    More to the point the trimming effect of the engine nozzles does not lift or drag down the aircraft which is riding on wing and fuselage induced lift... all it effectively does is turn the aircraft on its point of rotation around its centre of gravity without any control surfaces needing to be deflected and therefore contribute to drag and increased RCS.

    A plane never flies at 0 deg AoA, that is the question. If you create force downwards with the nozzles as you say above to move the nose up, you are detracting that force from your lift and therefore increasing the needed AoA and associated drag of the plane.

    The ability to vector the thrust angle means you can change the angle the aircraft sits at in regards to the incoming airflow... you can see it at airshows... it often is used to allow horizontal level flight with the nose pitched up or down, which looks cool at airshows because it looks like it should be climbing or descending but it is flying level, but at altitude at high cruise speed it can be used to fly into the oncoming airflow with the minimum of drag without needing to deflect a conventional control surface which if moved to create lift at the front or downwards force at the back will also cause drag.

    That's almost 150 million unit price. I doubt it's this much.

    Depends on what is included... they don't have any current Su-57s so that would include simulators and munitions and full training...

    I rather suspect the Russians were not in a huge hurry to export the aircraft too... besides... 36 Rafales for 8 billion for India... works out at 222 million per aircraft... are you trying to say the Rafale is a much better aircraft worth the extra?

    The US will be buying F-15s for about 150 million... I would think exported models will be over 200 million each... I would think a few US allies might think they are a better bet than F-35s. Cheaper to operate, faster, heavier payload, longer flight range...



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    Post  LMFS Sun Nov 22, 2020 11:54 am

    GarryB wrote:But TVC to trim the aircraft does not push anything down... indeed the jet engines angled slightly down increases lift it does not counter lift.

    At supersonic speeds the center of lift moves backwards, that means, the nose tends to fall. To compensate for that your nozzles need to point upwards, that is, create a downward force, to lift the nose. That force needs to be compensated with more lift to keep level flight.

    More to the point the trimming effect of the engine nozzles does not lift or drag down the aircraft which is riding on wing and fuselage induced lift... all it effectively does is turn the aircraft on its point of rotation around its centre of gravity without any control surfaces needing to be deflected and therefore contribute to drag and increased RCS.

    Not really. A downwards force needs to be compensated, not differently to tail deflection. It is better to have lift in front of the CoG than downforce behind it. TVC does not generate drag the same way an aero surface does, but it does not bend physics either.

    The ability to vector the thrust angle means you can change the angle the aircraft sits at in regards to the incoming airflow...

    Yes I know. The point you seem to be missing is that pitching the nose down is done by creating additional lift with the TVC while pitching it up demands the nozzles to press the tail down. So one way it creates lift, the other reduces it. That was the whole rationale behind canards on longitudinally stable planes BTW, so instead of a tail reducing lift all the time to avoid nose falling, you have a foreplane increasing it.

    In the video PeregrineFalcon posted you see very well how little deflection is needed for the plane to initiate the rotation and how it is maintained with the LEVCONs in neutral position, also it has a negative AoA provided by the landing gear. The plane probably is quite unstable longitudinally, that should help in supersonic flight because when the center of lift moves backwards it will increasingly match the CoG and therefore make trimming less necessary. And having control surfaces and TVC ahead and after the CoG allows to do this trimming only by adding lift as said above. Sokhoi has been doing this for a while and I can understand they do not want to go back to conventional aero layouts, because they don't have such possibilities.
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    Post  Scorpius Sun Nov 22, 2020 2:32 pm

    thegopnik wrote:
    dying to know what he means by specific consumption.

    Specific consumption - fuel consumption in grams per kilonewton of engine power per hour of operation in nominal mode.
    I think it stands for something like this.
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    Post  tomazy Sun Nov 22, 2020 2:44 pm

    This seems legit, dont know if it was posted before, just seen it on another forum.
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    Post  Isos Sun Nov 22, 2020 2:51 pm

    This looks like a RC model.

    The small missile is a sidewinder model and the big one isn't a real model.
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    Post  Backman Sun Nov 22, 2020 4:27 pm

    GarryB wrote:
    Yeae TVC.

    A plane never flies at 0 deg AoA, that is the question. If you create force downwards with the nozzles as you say above to move the nose up, you are detracting that force from your lift and therefore increasing the needed AoA and associated drag of the plane.

    That's almost 150 million unit price. I doubt it's this much.

    Depends on what is included... they don't have any current Su-57s so that would include simulators and munitions and full training...

    I rather suspect the Russians were not in a huge hurry to export the aircraft too... besides... 36 Rafales for 8 billion for India... works out at 222 million per aircraft... are you trying to say the Rafale is a much better aircraft worth the extra?

    The US will be buying F-15s for about 150 million... I would think exported models will be over 200 million each... I would think a few US allies might think they are a better bet than F-35s. Cheaper to operate, faster, heavier payload, longer flight range...




    Wow. So that French India deal adds up to 222 million each. That puts it in perspective. I like the Rafale and want Canada to go.back its French roots and order them. But no. The su 57 is a 5th generation aircraft. Judging by what I've learned on this page , it's a 5.5 gen. And its upgradable to a 6th gen. The Rafale isn't. And neither is the F-15X.

    Compared to deals like France/India, I think Russia gave Algeria as good of a deal as they could.

    But some ppl will still just compare the theoretical MFG cost of the F-35 for JSF program members , to an export contract price. Which is wrong of course. We can only compare to other export package prices.
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    Post  PeregrineFalcon Mon Nov 23, 2020 12:01 am

    LMFS wrote:Welcome!

    Thanks!

    LMFS wrote:Good find! I had not seen this before, thought it had been argued they could be used to pitch the nose up. 99% per cent of the time LEVCONs are scheduled like the LE flaps and only bend downwards, but you managed to find a moment when they go upwards, even when only very slightly, way less than normal canards. It makes sense, since this is an additional trim option the plane has. I stand corrected.

    BTW, during take off the plane seems to need really minimal deflection of the surface controls to pitch up the nose and take off. It seems like the plane has substantial longitudinal instability, how do you think this should work in supersonic flight? What do you think is the design point of the airframe, that is, the speed at which it needs the least trim?

    I share your opinion about planes instability levels that actually dictate such a minimal upward LEVCON deflection. Since the PAK FA aerodynamic design represents blended wing-body sheme, in a sense it is like a big wing [cranked-arrow wing] with mixed airfoil cross sections, LEVCON's can be used for trimming purposes in the way that they can be deflected upward by a few degrees to reduce camber drag penalties during supersonic flight, and since they are placed in front of planes CoG they create lift and reduce drag compared to horizontal tails that are placed behind the planes CoG and need negative deflection.
    Of course, this is my theory, but coupled with the TVC, there is no doubt that the plane has ability to significantly reduce trim drag during supersonic flight, and for example, there are calculations that only by using TVC for trimming purposes there could be increase in turning rate by 14% for sustained supersonic turn!

    LMFS wrote:The interview is good, from the old days when they actually said interesting things about the plane, thanks. I am not seeing all those claims there, if you find the video it will be great.

    Don't get me wrong, I expect that the Su-57 surpasses the Su-35 in most regards, but in absence of proof is good to be cautious.

    BTW I found your argumentation very well built, my main comment was the lack of evidence for some claims as they were posted here. Of course I am happy to learn new things about the Su-57, it is getting harder this days almost nothing is disclosed

    Thanks!
    I always try to base my argumentation on the facts as much as possible, but sometimes we need to use our brains to fill the holes the best way we know in the absence of hard factual data Wink


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    Post  GarryB Mon Nov 23, 2020 12:07 am

    At supersonic speeds the center of lift moves backwards, that means, the nose tends to fall.

    That is correct.

    To compensate for that your nozzles need to point upwards, that is, create a downward force, to lift the nose.

    That is not correct.

    They don't actually point upwards they might shift angle a few degrees which will compensate for the shift in cg, but they will maintain the angle of the aircraft into the incoming airflow to maintain attitude without having to shift a horizontal tail surface or canard foreplane to do the same... a few degrees shift in engine nozzle will not create drag or increase RCS... a shift in canard or tail surface will.

    That force needs to be compensated with more lift to keep level flight.

    There is no change in lift, just a shift in cg that is compensated by a slight change in thrust line.

    Think of the V-22 or the Harrier... but instead of using vectored thrust to take off vertically you just use it like a normal aircraft only moving thrust angle by 10 degrees up or down at most to change the angle of attack of the aircraft to optimise the efficiency of the wings... so you can remove the horizontal tail because you are using the engine for up and down force.

    It would optimise drag even better because the tail surface would essentially have zero drag and RCS which wont increase in turns or at different flight speeds.

    The one thing in common with all drawings of supposed 6 gen fighters is a main wing and no vertical or horizontal tail or canards... less weight, less drag, less RCS.
    Yet with TVC you get all the turn authority any physical surface could provide at any flight speed including zero where normal control surfaces are dead weight.

    A downwards force needs to be compensated, not differently to tail deflection.

    But a downward force from a control surface is not the same as a downward force from an engine nozzle... you are trying to say that if there is enough downward force from a tail surface that the plane will fall out of the sky because the downward force will exceed the lift of the wing and the total downforce will make the plane lose lift and crash, but that is bullshit... if the downward force from the tail or the upward force from a canard at the front is too much that does not directly cause the plane to go up or down... it does what it is supposed to do and causes the aircraft to rotate around its cg to compensate for the shift in cg.

    The F-14 has small surfaces in the wing leading edge that deploy in some flight modes to prevent cg going to dangerous places at low speed where conventional controls might not have enough effect to compensate... it does not have thrust vectoring engines obviously.

    The downwards or upwards force of the engine doesn't make the aircraft descend... what it does is as you say... stops the nose from pitching down ... that is all.

    It doesn't make the aircraft fly faster or higher or lower... and it does so without increasing drag like moving a canard or horizontal tail surface would... like I am saying.

    It is better to have lift in front of the CoG than downforce behind it.

    Surely it makes no difference at all where the lift is as long as it is kept near the cg, which is what deflecting canard or tail or engine nozzle does... the latter does so without increasing drag.

    Yes I know. The point you seem to be missing is that pitching the nose down is done by creating additional lift with the TVC while pitching it up demands the nozzles to press the tail down.

    And what you seem to be missing is that travelling through that transonic area of flight speed causes the cg of the aircraft to move and the shifting of TVC angle doesn't increase AOA... it maintains it while the cg is moving and then stabilising... once past the transonic speed the cg settles down and does not move at any other flight speed so temporarily shifting engine nozzle trim to compensate maintains AOA it does not change it.

    Using canards or tail surfaces also maintains AOA but generates drag and effects RCS with it moving to compensate and then moving back as you accelerate further through to higher speeds.

    So one way it creates lift, the other reduces it.

    No. They both essentially do the same thing they are turning the aircraft around its cg to maintain AOA... it is the lift from the main wing and the fuselage lift that keeps the aircraft in the air most of the time the canard or tail are neutral... when they are not their job is still not to keep the aircraft in the air... their job is to control the AOA of the aircraft... which can increase or decrease drag and lift.... Canards and or tail surfaces maintaining an AOA of 120 degrees without TVC engines not only does not create lift but will lead to a super stall on most conventional aircraft almost immediately.

    That was the whole rationale behind canards on longitudinally stable planes BTW, so instead of a tail reducing lift all the time to avoid nose falling, you have a foreplane increasing it.

    The only real advantage of the canard arrangement is making the aircraft stall proof where the canard stalls before the main wing and forces the nose to drop before the main wing stalls and control of the aircraft is lost.

    Interestingly the An-2 has similar properties... if your engine fails you just pull back hard on the stick and hold it there... the aircraft will slow down until the flaps and slats deploy and the plane slowly sinks to the ground...

    This seems legit, dont know if it was posted before, just seen it on another forum.

    The missiles are not right, but the obvious question is why would it be landing or taking off with missile bays open... except as a nice photo op... in which case I would expect a much better quality photo...

    Interesting though...


    Compared to deals like France/India, I think Russia gave Algeria as good of a deal as they could.

    They would need to give Algeria the coatings needed to maintain stealth, and the technology associated to apply and maintain them on the aircraft, plus likely simulators and of course new weapons to go with them too...

    Perhaps 20-40 million dollars worth of stuff for a 100 million dollar aircraft... the Rafale was 222 million but it was new.... they had never operated that aircraft before so that would include a pool of spare parts and training and support equipment and machinery to get them working and keep them going till their next purchase... would be the same for the Su-57.

    Wonder if this will lead to renewed interest from India... or even Turkey.
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    Post  LMFS Mon Nov 23, 2020 1:38 am

    PeregrineFalcon wrote:I share your opinion about planes instability levels that actually dictate such a minimal upward LEVCON deflection. Since the PAK FA aerodynamic design represents blended wing-body sheme, in a sense it is like a big wing [cranked-arrow wing] with mixed airfoil cross sections, LEVCON's can be used for trimming purposes in the way that they can be deflected upward by a few degrees to reduce camber drag penalties during supersonic flight, and since they are placed in front of planes CoG they create lift and reduce drag compared to horizontal tails that are place behind the planes CoG and need negative deflection.

    Great explanation thumbsup

    Of course, this is my theory, but coupled with the TVC, there is no doubt that the plane has ability to significantly reduce trim drag during supersonic flight, and for example, there are calculations that only by using TVC for trimming purposes there could be increase in turning rate by 14% for sustained supersonic turn!

    Maybe you have seen I am discussing with GarryB precisely about TVC and trimming. So, as the CoL moves backwards, it may eventually get behind the CoG and actually give the plane the longitudinal stability it does not have in subsonic regime. At this point, my understanding is that you need lift in front of the CoG as you explained above for the LEVCONS. I understand that in such situation where trim requires pitching up the nose, TVC, being after CoG, will need to deflect upwards and push the tail down to correct the AoA. Minus de added drag that deflecting tails would imply, this use of TVC would be equally detrimental to the plane's overall lift, do you agree? From your statement above it seems TVC could be actually used for supersonic trim purposes. The plane being unstable I would agree, but having turned stable by the higher flight speed I can't see how it would help. That 14% improvement would be compatible with the reduction in overall lift that negative deflection of the tails would mean, I don't see why creating the same effect with the TVC would not result in the same overall reduction in lift and hence STR.

    I always try to base my argumentation on the facts as much as possible, but sometimes we need to use our brains to fill the holes the bast way we know in the absence of hard factual data Wink

    Yeah, in the case of Su-57 that is 90% of the time, so sometimes we get a bit wild speculating, but there is no way around it scratch

    GarryB wrote:That is not correct.

    They don't actually point upwards they might shift angle a few degrees which will compensate for the shift in cg,

    My opinion in this regard is clear. The tails or TVC push the tail down to compensate the nose's downwards moment, rotating it upwards around the CoG. The result is an effective reduction of overall available lift as explained. Maybe I am missing something, I don't design planes for a living, but as far as I see it is pretty simple. It is not clear to me what do you mean by "shift angle a few degrees": if you mean shifting "a few degrees" upwards, then it is the situation I am describing and there will be a vertical component of the force pointing downwards, I don't know how to get around that dunno

    But a downward force from a control surface is not the same as a downward force from an engine nozzle... you are trying to say that if there is enough downward force from a tail surface that the plane will fall out of the sky because the downward force will exceed the lift of the wing and the total downforce will make the plane lose lift and crash, but that is bullshit...

    Downforce is downforce, a force vector pointing down in the vertical axis, no matter what device created it. The tails have added drag, the TVC not so much, but drag is not what I am talking about.

    The plane will not "fall out of the sky", because the penalty is small compared to the overall lift and will be compensated by means of increased AoA, but of course for a plane that tries to have a very high service ceiling it can be very counterproductive, since generating lift at high altitudes is quite difficult. And of course STR would suffer quite a bit too. Those are all issues a plane specifically designed to fly fast and high with high manoeuvrability and for extended periods should address from the onset.

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