Watch Russia’s 5th Gen. stealth fighter perform stunning aerobatics, including “Cobra” and flat spin

August 9, 2015 Russia, Troubled Areas
David Cenciotti

The Russian Sukhoi T-50 is going to be a tough adversary for both the F-22 and F-35.

A video published by the TV channel Zvezda shows a Sukhoi PAK FA prototype performing some stunning aerobatics that prove the excellent maneuverability of Russia’s next generation radar-evading fighter jet.

According to the Russians, in terms of maneuvering capabilities, the new aircraft will have no rivals both among its Russian-made predecessors and among the foreign combat planes.

The aircraft is a stealth equipped with a front, side and rear AESA radar, as well as L Band radars. It features TVC (Thrust Vectoring Control), a top speed exceeding Mach 2 and a supermaneuverability that makes the T-50 able to perform, among the others, even the famous Cobra maneuver.

It should carry a wide variety of weapons including air-to-air, air-to-surface and anti-ship missiles.

Although future air-to-air scenarios will probably not involve WVR (Within Visual Range) engagements, where supermaneuverability would give it an edge over most if not all its competitors, and provided it will solve all its problems and will be produced in significant numbers, the T-50 will become a tough adversary for the F-22 and F-35.

 

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David Cenciotti is a journalist based in Rome, Italy. He is the Founder and Editor of “The Aviationist”, one of the world’s most famous and read military aviation blogs. Since 1996, he has written for major worldwide magazines, including Air Forces Monthly, Combat Aircraft, and many others, covering aviation, defense, war, industry, intelligence, crime and cyberwar. He has reported from the U.S., Europe, Australia and Syria, and flown several combat planes with different air forces. He is a former 2nd Lt. of the Italian Air Force, a private pilot and a graduate in Computer Engineering. He has written five books and contributed to many more ones.

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6 Comments

  1. Somewhere out there, I forget where, are images of a Soviet-era fighter (pretty sure it was a prototype) with thrust-vectoring mechanisms IDENTICAL to that of the F-35. If I can figure out how the hell I found them in the first place, I will provide links. Pretty sure the engineer is still around. Maybe someone else knows what I’m talking about?

  4. Clearly you know very little. Stealth does not make them invisible. Like all things counters to stealth are being developed and improved all the time.

  5. By the time India gets it and has the money to pay for the development of there version the new type30 engine will be ready. Even with its present engines it’s thrust to weight is about the same as the F22 if its weight comes in under the F22 as most experts expect. The Indians in keeping with there culture are still simply trying to bargain with Russia. Part of there culture.

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