Road to T-50 

Меня всегда удивляла и восхищала гениальность Российских учёных, создающих такое вооружение, которое не имеет аналогов в мире. Для этих людей НЕТ конкурентов. А летчики, это АСЫ с большой буквы. Я горжусь тем, что живу в России !!!

the best military of the best and Im glad we are brothers with you привет из Болгарий руский братушки С НАМИ БОГ !!!

I just discovered the test flight footage. Blown away. Amazing, beautiful aircraft.

Ever since the Mig-29 first entered service, I fell in love with Russian fighters. They are beautiful, they perform extremely well and in my opinion Russian fighter planes clearly outperform anything with wings. Even the expensive F-22 Raptor. Good job Russia.!!

having known a USMC chopper veteran, i distinctly remember when he told me that only about 4 in 10 pilots serving a 100 mission tour were going to make it home, and that the average lifespan in mission flight hours of a chopper pilot was roughly 30 minutes.

i like how they put the f-22 and MIG together, make it look badass

"специальная краска сделает его невидимым" - улыбнуло : )))

Amazing how much this looks like an F15 Eagle. That pilot at 4:00 is a badass!

Wars are won not planes, wars are won warriors. In the world there were many wars, the majesty of each nation is written on the world map ...

То Браћо Руси!!! Поздрав из Србије Слава Руском оружију!

I wish I could speak Russian. I would love to know more about the T-50 it looks awesome. Hats off to the Ruskies.

The technology is called thrust vectoring. The exhaust of the aircraft is channeled in different directions to help the aircraft maneuver better. Inherently, most combat aircraft are aerodynamically unstable. indeed this allows it to perform high G maneuvers. Good structural design is important to keep the plane in one piece while doing so. Nevertheless, aircrafts remain in level flight most of their service life so it must also be able to perform well under these conditions. math=power.

I Love Russian Air Force But The Egyptians Are The Best And The Bravest Fighters Of All Times God I love My Country

Хороший ролик,приятно видеть как работают ,создают чудесную технику.

I live in the city where T-50 is building. It's a really stealth 5th generation aircraft - nobody has seen it yet. )

Russian jets are phenomenal machines. Russia rocks.. love russia forever. From an Indian.

3:50 I was like "Oh gosh look at that maneuverability! ..NO wait..boom!"

@zibbaen Also, the 22 can be armed as a stike fighter, just as the 15 and 14 were. The 35 is a small plane, some of which can hover, meant for close-in ground support. It comes in hot and heavy, lays a beat down, and bugs of. The 22 is a MASSIVE airplane, it engages targets from the horizon line and remains in the area indefinitely providing strike, overwatch, recon, support, and defense. That's the difference.

lol, "we thought the plane to think" awesome!

@ImDimon As far as I remember the F-15 Eagle was made as a counter to the hyped projections of the MiG-25 (NATO-codename Foxbat). The MiG-25 as allegedly a super-fast (mach 3 or something), super-maneuverable, super-fighter with BVR-capabilities (It turned out to be a mach 2.83 interceptor with the same turning abilities as a truck doing 180 km/h on ice). The F-15 was made as a pure turn-and-burn fighter with BVR-capabilities.

A few years ago they retired the f-117, that thing is ancient history!

I like his vintage helmet, must somehow interface with his vintage cockpit.

Russian Aircraft are pretty impressive Aircraft. I love the Sukoi-35 and The Mig-29 Falacrum. Im an american I still love my F-15E,F-16Flacons,F/A-18 SuperHornets!.

Good video and the interviews, thanks for posting!

@zibbaen wikipedia . org/wiki/Air_superiority_fighter ... wikipedia . org/wiki/Joint_Strike_Fighter_Program. An ASF is meant to enter airspace and completely cripple all counter offensive flights. A JSF is meant to enter airspace for striking/support purposes, perhaps lingering to provide overwatch and troop cover. We use harriers/hornets in the mountains of Afghanistan, or in Iraq. We use ASF primarily for escorts, and for invasion purpose (the "no fly" in Iraq was patrolled by ASFs)

The time frame that the PAK FA is currently in, is what US was at in mid 1990's. I'm not an engineer but I do research my comments.Russia is at least a good decade behind US. We have already produced 180+ F-22s. It even got cancelled because it had not clear current threat in fighter warfare. Everyone is considerably behind. We are a little farther ahead on our second 5th gen jet compared to T-50. I do admit that Russia will increase military funding and should speed up the process but still..

Test pilot says you have to pet your aircraft and give him a friendly clap (without gloves even if its cold) because it likes it ;) also interesting was a comment by the old guy who talked about their AI and automation of all kinds of maneuvers - starting from takeoff and landings to combat and missile evasion programs to help the pilot - also some safety measures where board computer doesn't comply with attempted maneuvers that would make the jet crash like the one shown in the vid.

Yes in non-biased exercises(Northern Edge 2004) the USAF simulated SU-30 capabilities with F-15C and F-18E(Super Hornet) against frontline F-15 squadrons and posted a 2-1 edge over the SU-30..A far cry from the 9-1 ratios posted in India..Technology has caught up with our F-15 and F-16 Cold Warriors.. It's obvious.. but a 9-1 Sukhoi advantage is just plain B/S.. The F-16 is back in production with substantial upgrades..

The PAK FA is having its maiden flight sometime this year, if it works out good it will join the Russian Air Force in 2012. Then we can really see if it can stand up to the F-22.

Современное Российское вооружение пользуется заслуженным уважением во всём мире. Но как россияне могут смотреть на такие репортажи с чувством гордости державу, мне не совсем понятно. Это как в Советские времена люди гордились космической программой, а туалетной бумаги и зубной пасты в магазинах не было. Где российское автомобилестроение? Где российские компьютеры и мобильники? Качественная одежда? Гражданское авиастроение? Качественные автострады? Зато новенькие истребители! Какой класс!!! :)

I really love Sukhoi's designs. They are so beautiful. :)

Indeed: this video is about the T50 PAK-FA, Russia's new 5th gen fighter, currently in the last stage of development. Unfortunately for all of us, even the frame and form of the craft are classified top-secret info, so we don't get to see it, yet. But, we do get a close look of the new Su-35BM, upgrade of the Su-37, being tested on this vid.

A training dog fight would be bad ass....I'd like to get a vip invite to that.

This is the great fighter of the world. I think this the world fastest fighter.

so the T-50 (PAK FA) is flying after about 3 yr delay , not the fact its techincally nearly 30 yrs behind the USAF ATF , and point out that PAK FA is a in early flight testing but the most beautiful point to point out about the PAK FA, is the shear amount of hurdles that russian had to climb just to get one plane flying whereas the US has flown an excess of 10 different types stealth aircraft and counting

If you have the money, you can practically start anything you like

compared to contemprary Sukhois, The E model is a strike fighter with making it heavier than it's predecessors without significant improvements to the airframe itself.

lets see the F-22 and T-50 are both evenly matched so it really comes down to the pilot and the US spends about 2 million training one pilot ( so with that to go on I think we have a bit of a edge, but great machine any ways - best regards from the US

Su35 and PAKFA project shows the direction of research. If you do not realize that intelligent plane is next step to unmanned, self-dependent jet-fighter, capable to perform tasks with minimal intervention of human. This is it. Stealth, Supersonic cruise, ultra-maneuverability are useless if a pilot can not withstand high G.

@NJRocks281 "Yes, those are rivets but they dont protrude and are embedded in the skin of the aircraft. If you look closer, the F-35 has rivets too. Those rivets will be covered and being painted over with RAM coatings."

@MixedMartialArtsGCF you're right on the fact that "speed doesn't matter". In manned planes planes anyway. We've already reached the limit of human capacity. The F-22 can go much faster than it already could, it's toned down so the pilot doesn't DIE. During Vietnam we though dog fights where over, it would all be missile guided. That turned out to be a total disaster... Our "advanced" f-4 phantoms were top of the line but gets shot down by migs which on paper should be compared to a bug.

am no engineer... but enjoyed your discussion, ty ... am from India...

US is developing new scramjet missle technology. A B-52 can carry a number of scramjet cruise missles at mach 6.5 they can carry conventional or nuclear warheads and pinpoint hit a target 1500 miles away from a single B-52 or B-1 and 2.

The program does not even have a completed airframe yet. First flight dates has been delayed numerous times, I believe that the latest word from Sukhoi is Jan/Feb 2010, and they admit that even if this happens, the plane might spend 5-10 years in development before it's actually ready for combat.

@TheHelder1976 the stealth plane is PAKFA, in this video they talk su-35 and mig 35, which are 4++ generation fighters. im russian and i can understand this

English subtitles would be much appreciated! PAK-FA is a beautiful fighter jet :)

the su 47 is a beast :)

It would be very nice to see the T-50 fly, and to get a friendly version of the US-Russia rivalry of the Cold War. The technology and advancement of aviation resulting from that period is astonishing, however it remains to be seen how fast Russia can recover from the break up of the USSR.

A lot of other factors are taken into consideration when designing a combat aircraft. Mission, range, payload, etc. The Russians make good planes and we make really good planes in America. At the end of the day it is human ingenuity that fascinates me. That's why I became and engineer! and as far as which plane is better, I can't say, because haven't seen any performance data on the T50. I can surely say the F-22 is one hell of a machine. Besides, the hardware is only as good as the driver.

@1rich12396able The only problem is that there are radar systems that already caught up/ could detect even the best stealth systems today. Im not even sure if stealth could even be improved more. But Russia is already developing plasma technology since then, and they already figured out how to use it in terms of aerodynamics/and armor other than stealth.

@Axemantitan those are flaps, used at low air speeds.. most commercial airlines have them too.

both SU and Migs RULE! :))))

@mattmatt115 true but the Irbis E and Epolet A still have a shorter detection range than the AIM-120

yeah.. an example is the MiG-35, and the upcoming T50/PAK-FA.. looking forward to see both of them in the IAF in near future... :-)

man i love watching the sukhoi -27

@LouistheHedgehog They still havent fixed it to my knowledge, and the F-22 still retains the problem that the radar absorbant paint on it falls off during rain.

@Factual3liss i wasn't assuming anything, i was pointing out that the value of the currency is different, therefore the equipment is cheaper.

Great video!

@rcflyer55555 The ability to pitch, yaw, drop, accelerate, slip and skid violently and quickly, i.e., not just turn and change forward speed, are things that can help in evading missiles and if used in combination with ECM and countermeasures can help in missile defense. The current Russian fighter designs really count on this and I think it is an underestimated ability in the West. I hope none of us ever have to find out.

Its an SU-27/35 I think. A far cry from an F-14 my good man. It was Russia's answer to the F-15E Eagle and the FA 18(A-D) hornet. One of the best Russian fighters to date. Putting an F-14 against this plane is almost suicidal.

The best thing from Russia Fighters; they last longs! doesn't change much on the shape, but, they have real muscle to stand with new technologies from US..

@cktice Yes thats quite right, and the F22 is the way to go for the USAF, but i was discussing the the F35 against an Su35BM not the F22 against a Su35 which would be a one sided outcome as you suggested.

@2205Razors , acutally no, the US had developed helmet mounted sighted weapons , the AIM-82 and AIM-95 in the 70s but cancelled them not knowing the USSR had proceeded and field the R-73, so when the F-16s got their butts kicked and the reasons for why were know, all that happened was the AIM-82/95 worked was dusted off and intergated into the AIM-9X

@rolandmik I completely agree, such beautiful planes.

Pre-production does take time but the Russian contraints are mostly funding and trying to creat advanced avionics "on the go" as the T-50 general airframe test flights continue. Pretty much at the moment, it gets tested with older avionics and weapon systems while the try to create new versions. In that type of process, it will take considerably longer time than what US had, since we had advanced electronics already made. "Russian industries are straining to produced" (avionics/weapons/engines)

@cejkis :) it's not so far away when Canada helpded U.S. to cover their air space above some of U.S. states with canadian F18s as lot of their own F-15 and F16 weren't operational. It's a old plane, at the end of it's life.

I find this aircraft's stealth capabilities doutful at best. Sure it could be used for electronic warfare but then that would mean we could call the EA-6B Prowler stealthy and it certainly isn't. Still that's an impressive machine none the less.

I think that as well, ok the Sukhois are great, but MIG was, is and probably will be for a very long time, a very respectfull name in the jet fighters world...

I was checking some websites about the cold war and it seems that whenever the US came up with something, a fast bomber or so, the Russians gave a fitting reply. In quite a few cases, they actually outdid the west. The only field where they lag behind is electronics, but they're closing the gap. Many westerners would perhaps not like my statement, but the fact is Russians are masters in designing aircrafts. Their planes seem to outmaneuver laws of aerodynamics! :-) cheers

Я тоже смотрю! Эх, жизнь повернуть вспять, пошёл бы в авиацию веонную или в конструкторы. Ато моду взяли последнме пару десятков лет- когда в одном городе несколько ВУЗ ов готовят юристов, экономистов, бухгалтеров. Учите на токарей, на сварщиков, учите будущих инженеров, технарей, строителей. Причём учите всё это делать на компьютеризированных станках и устройствах! Ато скоро некому будет всё это продолжать и всё это делать, придумывать.

simply, PERFECT!!!!!

Good, in 2015-2017, (and before if we can sell Jas NG to India and brazil) we have already getting our first Jas 39 gripen NG. Both plane are between 4,5 and 5th generation. I´m not worried, because Russia have only economy for 100 to 200 T-50

our tech has yet to find a billionaire in a cave with a kidney dialysis machine.

А сейчас 2013 и вот он уже прошел испытания и это уже не пустые слова

@PsyLiq I agree also. I also think they have some of the best pilots too.

excellent video and interview from brazil.

Very noticeable that T-50 resembled slightly to YF22's topview and closely the sideview or profile of YF23. Only we don't know yet its real or actual capability.

@PsyLiq That's why the 6th generation planes are all unmanned drones.. aka Predator and the like. That gets around the human problem and it becomes just pure engineering..

Beautiful plane!

@chenoir Sikorsky a Russian born in Kiev "developed the Sikorsky R-4, the first stable, single-rotor, fully-controllable helicopter"

@verdebusterAP The AIM120D has 30+miles range on the R77 which has a range of 56miles for a non maneouvering target. The R77M1 has 108 miles range for a non maneouvering target The AIM120D should then have about 86-90 miles range for a non maneouvering target. its still a good missile

the MiG-1.44 looks like its wants to eat you when you look at it from the front

and russians go go go this video is really cool ....engineers and so on..good quality products

I'm no US apologist. For anyone to say Iraq was about 'Iraqi freedom' is nuts, it was for the oil, but Afganistan is another matter I could be wrong but I don't recall the Taliban in the early 80's hijacking clapped of Soviet airliners and flying them into tenement blocks, nor do remember them blowing up people queuing for loaves in Moscow. The USSR wanted to expand. If 9/11 was fabricated, why didn't they say the plot originated, hijackers recruited from etc in Iraq in the first place?

I like how a video of aircraft always seems to manifest GREAT HISTORIANS. Look at these guys down below posting gibberish that has nothing to do with this video. Awesome Aircraft no doubt about it! Just wish there was a translated version somewhere.

@zibbaen "Joint Strike Fighter" is a term, where Lightning II is the official name of the F35 Joint Strike Fighter is not its name, just a term used to describe what its designed for

While Russians definitely do lag the Americans in some technical areas, they excel in others. Comparing Russian aircraft to American models are like comparing a F1 car to NASCAR. They are meant for different purposes. Apples and oranges. American aircraft are long range, long term deployable aircraft whereas Russian aircraft are short term, short engagement intended.

Do not be afraid, we are with you

Any fight its a good fight, thanks!

Indeed the AIM54C is a formidable weapon, but coming from that range it cant be that hard to dodge, or deploy some kind of counter measures or jamming, as it is a radar guided missile.

@vorjay Yup but not the first helicopter. The first fully controlable helicopter was the french gyroplane Laboratoire. . Ah, and for you info, the first Sikorsky chopper was the VS-300

@verdebusterAP I think the only really usable thing for plasma stealth would be on a large, AEW / EW plane capable of multiple targets while tracking others. Other than that its useless if you get in range of heat seeking weapons like you said, but it has to be in range of the heat seeking weapon in question. I wouldnt be surprised if the Russians already use it on a few TU160's or something

Looks like it is not just meant to compete with the f-22, but is actually based on it.

Lol yes you do! It has been proven that the U.S. jets are some of the most expensive to manufacture and maintain, I am not bad mouthing the U.S. air plane designers or the bright minds that stand behind them, I am just pointing out a fact, I think the biggest issue was the F-22 Raptor which had many problems and cost a fortune to produce and keep in a hangar.

My observation is this..in the past Russians seemed to be quite very good at responding to US products using basic pencil/paper raw engineering. If they start using computers (my sense is they are quite as good as any in Mathematics/computing) they should be able to provide healthy competition for the americans. I think the industry in usa should be glad that Russia can still compete (probably the only single country that can compete so far on its own on this level..with usa)

@TeslaGenius interesting vid indeed and shows 1 argument i have with people who talk about the f-22 having 70,000lb thrust. its a heavy bird especially combat ready so its needed. combat ready the thrust/weight ratio is nothing out the ordinary, pretty much the standard 1:1 ratio. its a big bird and needs alot of fuel onboard for missions as drop tanks can be used but defeat the stealth purpose. its a big heavy bird and 70k lb thrust is needed.

Russian got the hardest army in the world,the best weapons ready to use !!!

SSSSShhhhhh!!!!! Those are sacred cows, in a sacred river..

As far as dog fights, it is said, if planes come this close, then there is a major problem with the whole system, AWACS. That's why they say dog fight is obsolete. By the way, the latest thing is a pilotless aircraft.

Cyberwwizard: The Indian airforce, flying Su30MKIs, in flight combat training exercises with US F16 and F15s trounced them, the US admitted this. They went on to do the same against RAF Tornados. The most recent exercises were against the Eurofighter Typhoon, the results of the exercises have been kept secret. (The Typhoon is a new aircraft, bad results would not help export hopes). Shit they most definitly are not, only arrogance would assume such a thing.