looks like I should do it
unidentified source said ТАСС in the end of September:
- works on 5Gen aircraft "PAKFA lite", but this won't be a PAKFA competitor
- it's to be based on and on what was learned during its development (you can look at the prototype presented this summer, at
- МиГ works on it despite a formal order was not placed (by Government)
Actually, that's the old Mig 1.44 proto-type, that has stood idle for a dozen years, nothing new, just a re-hash of old hopes and dreams, it likely will not be near the aircraft the T-50 already is. But it will be an opportunity for Mig to get back into the game, in a realm where they fell short of success. There are some, myself included who imagine the Mig 1.44 provided at least some encouragement for the Chinese to pursue the aft delta, forward canard pitch control??
No I do NOT think 1.44 is a direct predecessor to the J-20, but there is some common thinking and ideology, and likely some past collaboration??
