No delay - more or less the same cycle as 2023.
Also, I don't know who expected al-51 this year - it wasn't planned for 2024. Heck, have we even seen a single al-51 unit with a flat nozzle?
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Also, I don't know who expected al-51 this year - it wasn't planned for 2024. Heck, have we even seen a single al-51 unit with a flat nozzle?
Al-51 was supposed to have a flat nozzle? Jeez, I really haven't been paying attention properly.
The AL-51 has been flying in Su-57 prototypes for years. Back then it was still called the Izdeliye 30.
The initial version does not have a flat nozzle.
That is a Su-57 prototype with an Izdeliye 30 i.e. AL-51 engine (closest engine) and the AL-41 (furthest engine).
The flat nozzle is expected to come later. AL-51 is supposed to be the first in a family of engines using the same core.
AL-51 has had a long gestation period because it is the first fighter engine designed in Russia using modern materials. Developed after the collapse of the Soviet Union. AL-41 was basically a new engine design, made with modern design techniques, with the already available materials.
The initial version does not have a flat nozzle.
That is a Su-57 prototype with an Izdeliye 30 i.e. AL-51 engine (closest engine) and the AL-41 (furthest engine).
The flat nozzle is expected to come later. AL-51 is supposed to be the first in a family of engines using the same core.
AL-51 has had a long gestation period because it is the first fighter engine designed in Russia using modern materials. Developed after the collapse of the Soviet Union. AL-41 was basically a new engine design, made with modern design techniques, with the already available materials.
While a fair point, I meant it in the context of capabilities. At this point the Su-30SM are really lacking compared to the Su-35
My understanding is that flat one is that we'll get on production ones. The prototype with a traditional nozzle for several years is just that - a prototype.
SM2 is more interesting than it seems.
A flat one that follow the blinds/actuator bumps present on the horizontal tails would hide the nozzle nicely but I think we will see it later on or never on the Su-57. We would have seen prototypes already.
when they rolled out the S-70 drone they mentioned its main feature is flat nozzle and the technology developed based on this platform will be used for other manned and unmanned system.
Ukraine conflict has major impact on everything so we will not know for few more years the direction. my theory is based on what is presented on Arabic official media. This Su-57 has the performance that is second to none.
I do find the lack of MAWS on the SM2 worrisome, for example. Also, does it has the same radar as the Su-35S or it was bs and it has kept the original Bars?.
One of the reason for the canards was that the Bars was heavier than the original VEP001, so if it the modernization included the switch to the Irbis, shouldn't they remove the canards?.