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Jan 29^th, 2010 at 6:17am

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Well it has finally flown!
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8486812.stm

There are two types of aeroplane, Spitfires and everything else that wishes it was a Spitfire!

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Reply #1 - Jan 29^th, 2010 at 6:34am

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The Russian do have a love affair with HUGE intakes on fighter aircraft....not exactly stealthy Huh

I myself love the term "all-weather capability". It is banded about by just about every aircraft maker in the world and used by the military to justify buying a new product almost as a standard one liner. All-weather capability used in connection with aircraft................that is like describing my as an "all round sportsman" Grin

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Reply #2 - Jan 29^th, 2010 at 11:52am

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What model is it? Reminds me of the Su-47.

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Reply #3 - Jan 29^th, 2010 at 12:41pm

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Very interesting!

Looks like a pancaked Su-27! You can definitely tell that it is a Sukhoi design.

Rich, the article says that right now it is called the T-50. I don't know if that designation is the official one though, or if it will change to Su-50.

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Reply #4 - Jan 29^th, 2010 at 1:16pm

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Is anyone missing some pieces of aeroplane in the USA. Namely the rear end of a YF-23, the major proportion of an F-22 and half an F-35! Grin

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Reply #5 - Jan 29^th, 2010 at 2:13pm

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Well, there are only so many ways to make an effective stealth fighter, so it's a given that some aspects are going to look similar among aircraft. Obviously many people are going to jump on the "Russians are copying us again" thing which has been popular to do since the start of the Cold War.
Maybe I am just more in tune with some aspects of Russian/Ukranian aircraft design, but I can see clear, original elements of Sukhoi craftsmanship in this airplane. You can really see the Su-27 series lineage here. I hope it does well.

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Reply #6 - Jan 29^th, 2010 at 2:17pm

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And congress still thinks it's a good idea to quit making F-22s? I just hope Lockheed doesn't destroy the tooling. That looks like a cross between the YF-23 and SU-27.

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Reply #7 - Jan 29^th, 2010 at 2:32pm

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Well, there are only so many ways to make an effective stealth fighter, so it's a given that some aspects are going to look similar among aircraft. Obviously many people are going to jump on the "Russians are copying us again" thing which has been popular to do since the start of the Cold War.
Maybe I am just more in tune with some aspects of Russian/Ukranian aircraft design, but I can see clear, original elements of Sukhoi craftsmanship in this airplane. You can really see the Su-27 series lineage here. I hope it does well.

I doubt anyone is being serious with direct comparisons... Wink

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Reply #8 - Jan 29^th, 2010 at 2:53pm

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specter177 wrote on Jan 29^th, 2010 at 2:17pm:

And congress still thinks it's a good idea to quit making F-22s? I just hope Lockheed doesn't destroy the tooling..

Would not be the first time, still................."no we can't start the line up, but what we can do is start on the development of the F-23A and it will only cost......."

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Reply #9 - Jan 29^th, 2010 at 3:34pm

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So much for Sukhoi's run of beautiful, graceful looking planes. Sad

That thing looks like the Frankenstein of fighters. Tongue

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Reply #10 - Jan 29^th, 2010 at 4:16pm

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ShaneG wrote on Jan 29^th, 2010 at 3:34pm:

So much for Sukhoi's run of beautiful, graceful looking planes. Sad

I think that ended with the Su-27 family - a role reversal considering the comparatively curvy Mig-29 (after their functional 21, 25, 23 & 27).

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Reply #11 - Jan 29^th, 2010 at 4:24pm

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I still see it...

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Reply #12 - Jan 29^th, 2010 at 4:28pm

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The more I look at it, the more I like it. I wasn't quite sure how to react to it at first, but it does look pretty cool in my opinion.

Oh, and that comparison comment I brought up was just a preemptive observation not directed with ill intent at anybody. I've been on so many forums where anything Russian is hated with a passion, so I'm always on guard and ready to jump when stuff like this comes up. Grin

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Reply #13 - Jan 29^th, 2010 at 4:45pm

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The more I look at it, the more I like it. I wasn't quite sure how to react to it at first, but it does look pretty cool in my opinion.

Oh, and that comparison comment I brought up was just a preemptive observation not directed with ill intent at anybody. I've been on so many forums where anything Russian is hated with a passion, so I'm always on guard and ready to jump when stuff like this comes up. Grin

Russian kit's great. As long as it's kept at a distance and not sold to people that James Bond "deals with". Grin

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Reply #14 - Jan 29^th, 2010 at 8:33pm

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I can't confirm this yet from multiple sources, but the current word is that the NATO reporting name is or will be: "Firefox".

If true, that's just awesome. Grin

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