New combat aircraft will be presented at MAKS-2021

I dont know about ROFAR if it is even a possible presentation or if it would be on the 2nd version Su-57 which is tested in 2022-2024 so maybe maks 2023 or 2025 airshow if we get lucky? I want the air to air/ground weapons the most or some features mentioning the avionics of the Su-70 atleast. More TEM projects will make me happy to.

KRET clarified recently what we have been saying, that ROFAR is at the level of basic research, that means, decade(s) away from implementation.

LMFS wrote:KRET clarified recently what we have been saying, that ROFAR is at the level of basic research, that means, decade(s) away from implementation.

in other words like a pulse detonation engine

It sure was mean of VEGA displaying those antennas and RTI stating in September 2019 that in a few years a prototype aircraft will have.

Isos wrote:IMO that plane will be a flying S-70 with a pilot and a design of a fighter. That's why it is fast to build. All the systems will be the same.

Not quite. The fuselage is clearly not some cosmetic modification. I am sure the avionics are different.

It's like saying the Su-57 should have been built quickly since there was a Mig 1.44 prototype.

Hole wrote:Rememer what was promised at the beginning of the F-35 program. The plane will be ready very fast and be cheap because all the tech has already been developed for the F-22. In the end they invented the wheel new...

They were supposed to make three versions of one plane

Instead they decided to make three completely different planes that had to look the same

That's where it went tits up

Hole wrote:...It seems the russian developers did exactly that, developed all the stuff for the Su-57, took some to build the Okhotnik and now this nice "little" plane....

I said months ago that MiG should take existing parts, a single engine and wrap them in new stealth airframe in order to develop new fighter jet

At the time I was ridiculed by several individuals here

But now Sukhoi did exactly that and took MiG's entire market segment

Russian 5th-gen light single-engine fighter
Chinese FC-31,
American F-35
South Korean KF-21 Boramae

George1 wrote:Russian 5th-gen light single-engine fighter
Chinese FC-31,
American F-35
South Korean KF-21 Boramae

And the only one that will probably be substantially different is the Russian one

Broski wrote:If this plane finds success on the export market and the VVS adopts a domestic version for its airforce, where would that leave the MiG LMFS? Would they even have a need for it anymore?

I think it's safe to say that MiG LMFS has already been left behind, current day VKS has no patience for redundant products

LMFS wrote:...And the only one that will probably be substantially different is the Russian one

No horizontal stabiliser, it's already substantially different

PapaDragon wrote:I think it's safe to say that MiG LMFS has already been left behind, current day VKS has no patience for redundant products

Certainly, there have been countless names for the Russian light fighter. It makes as much sense to develop LMFS in parallel with the LTS as to develop the MFI together with the PAK-FA. That is, below zero.

I will have to change my name here, but that is ok as far as we have a real plane FINALLY

No horizontal stabiliser, it's already substantially different

I am pretty sure it will not be the only thing. The intake, TVC, and hopefully the bays are radically different, and many other solutions look like they are going to be unique. If Sukhoi manages to deliver, it will be the first proper and balanced realization of a "light" 5G fighter platform.

LMFS wrote:

George1 wrote:Russian 5th-gen light single-engine fighter
Chinese FC-31,
American F-35
South Korean KF-21 Boramae

And the only one that will probably be substantially different is the Russian one

It is quite different in the geometry of the intake. But that will not stop the drivel from haters about F-35ski.

Regarding Klimov, this is from today's interview to UEC and it is difficult to say more with less words:

Secondly, a new generation of engines is being developed. The UEC's portfolio of ongoing developments includes new power plants for strategic and front-line aviation. A serious product fork is the question of developing a new generation engine to replace the RD-33/93. In my opinion, this is an important and promising product niche. A number of new twin-engine platforms are currently being developed around the world, focused on engines of this size. We do not see such a promising platform in the plans of our key internal customer yet. But in any case, in order to make an informed decision about the development prospects, it is necessary to study the appearance to clarify the technical and economic characteristics of the product.

https://tass.ru/interviews/11912687

kvs wrote:It is quite different in the geometry of the intake. But that will not stop the drivel from haters about F-35ski.

They are saying now that it is a form of flattery, or that the design is copied form the F-35, or that it is a mix of F-22 and YF-23 thirty years late... while they buy F-15EX, retire the F-22, fail to field the F-35 and dream about a clean sheet 4.5G substitute for the F-16. Let us see the hysteric reactions when the ventral intake and the rest of the layout is revealed... Retard has become a high form of compliment for these arrogant no-brainers

Backman wrote:They are all under one roof now. For all we know, people with Mig on their paychecks could have designed parts of this aircraft.

Do we know with 100% certainty that it will say Sukhoi on the serial plate on this new bird ?

Exactly, they will cooperate. Of course it seems that the honour of being the creator of the concept will not go to MiG, but they will have work and they will be able to recover. To what extent they get politically dominated by Sukhoi is an open question and depends on the government.

When did you start specializing in the LMFS ? What did you think the chances were that we'd see it come into existence ?

I started thinking about this I guess in 2017, I figured out that I could not solve my doubts (is it possible to create a true multirole light 5G fighter based on a izd. 30 sized engine?) without getting hands on and doing a 3D dimensional check myself, which ended as the model that has been circulating around. I knew the idea of a light single engine 5G fighter made tons of sense, but I am truly surprised that UAC has managed to keep it under wraps for so long while deep, concrete work was being developed. Not that I doubted they were checking the concept, but I admit how far they are with the design has caught me by surprise. Hats off to them for keeping it secret as they must. The resemblance of what I did and what we know until now is very nice to me, but I still want to wait the the 20th to see how the story ends

medo wrote:. After all, they bring to MAKS real plane, not a model.
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It is not so sure whether it is a prototype or a mock-up.