it still has the rear radar iirc as seen by the different coloured radome even in serial ones, however we are not sure if its for fire control purposes or ECM Himalayan suite
Not trying to contradict you. Its just that different prototype has different configurations. Some T-50 has radar on the levcon some don’t have. Some have side radars other don’ts. Etc… etc.
There is people saying that Su-57E will only get main radar and 2 additional on the wing. And still unknow what configurations Su-57M will have. I have never see a production Su-57 landing to said its 100% sure its have the Chute.
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yeah its kinda hard to find out what config the serial su57 are, there arent many pics on serial su57 but a hell lot on its prototypes
regarding the side radars for su57e, i think people are saying that because the static model T50KNS didnt had the different colored radomes on the side, and it was linked as su57e
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The amount of wild ignorance and cope in this is insane, just moments after this they just showed of the handbrake / accidently put on the handbrake
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People tend to forget “variable ramps” are a thing, usually in bvr scenario even without afterburners in supercruise, these variable inlets will be down
You can see the the ramps hide the engine (the stuff below is the radar blocker NOT the engine)
still from few angles the engines can be visible like yf23, but the thing is there is also the radar blocker in it which does a excellent job in deflecting the radar waves
instead of using the daddy lockheed principle of completely using serpentine intakes to hide engines, they took a practical (by practical i mean which doesnt add a hell lot of weight) but a slightly worse (not game breaking as people say it to be)
The inlets are coated with RAM and is designed to make the radar waves do MULTIPLE reflections through these RAM coated surfaces which makes it drastically harder to detect.
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Interesting, but wouldn’t this severely impact performance?
the “ball IRST” isnt much of a problem because it turns back when not in use exposing a thick RAM coating behind it. not the best solution but still works.
there were images floating around of a render of su57 with a faceted IRST but i couldnt verify if it was just a fan made render or from sukhoi
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heard this so many times, NO. its made to be aerodynamic, and similar structures like these (for eg. the inlet guide vanes) “obstruct” the airflow, but they rather help to streamline airflow more
this isnt comparable to F117 either which is a completely different story, not to mention its grills were way more dense, the airframe was horrible in aerodynamic aspect, couldnt use afterburners, its engine from rear was literally blocked from behind using a chunk of a airframe
also regarding the variable ramps, its used in multiple aircraft to achieve higher supersonic speeds, like for eg in f14 and f15
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The faceted thing is on the Su-75 belly. But Its still have the “Ball” IRST. There must be reason why the IRST can’t use Faceted surface.
I know that the IRST can be hiding and the back side if paint with RAM. But losing a sensor like that don’t see like a good option.
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Perhaps they just don’t want the edges on a faceted design blocking parts of the FOV. It’s surely not about building the thing itself, since TP23/26 were faceted designs already on the M23.
Yea but stealth faceted are a bit different. Here is EORD-31 from China.
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Here the one on Su-75 Belly. Its suppose to be an electro optical targeting system.
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Maybe in the future they change it.
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No i meant this
its like… a jet thats nearly 30 years old, vs a jet that was just put into service in 2020 isn’t going to AGE… thats why i laugh at most people who make threads like this. The entire post is comedic gold.
anyways. https://youtu.be/0xf2Ubysu9w
Pretty good video on the Su-57 with the comments being all facts too…
the major comedic thing is how people completely derail the topic by bringing in stuff “economy” and “tank failures” and the weirdest thing of all “nuh uh f22 is air superiority/multirole”
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I’ve seen him on various other videos too, so what 🤷🏻♂️