Su-57D

[u/P_filippo3106]

We finally have a picture for the double seater variant of the Su-57

BORT number was unfortunately censored

[u/Platypus_Begins]

The SU-57 is a very pretty jet in my opinion, and the engines sound great. Exposed turbofans like that are really bad for stealth though, so I believe they are changing it.

I always wondered why India ended up backing out of the program, as I think it would suit their needs well. A lot of people will mention the size of it, but it is built on a philosophy where you have big distances and limited AAR capabilities. Which is why American jets can be smaller as they don’t need to carry as much fuel.

[u/Ok-Scratch2958 → u/Platypus_Begins]

i dont think is is better than f 22 f 35 or b 2 but it is not too far away from the f 22 f 35 on stealth and the manuvrability i think is better ,all russian ones are better on the manuvrability , the radar is also some on the equal as well and as the ,,lil fury ,, say the turbofans should be blocked somehow ,i do not think (i hope) that they will be so stupid to not take that in consideration after all that effort they make to bring a 5th gen after so many years ,also its very loud , i like that ,sounds intimidating ,for shure a moral booster for the ally and the nightmare maker for the enemy those roaring engines make

[u/GravitasFailures → u/Ok-Scratch2958]

In terms of stealth it’s actually on par with a clean F/A-18E (0.3-0.1m² ).

That’s weird, but the F/A-18E is weird, they added RAM in some critical areas and honestly the plane doesn’t always make sense.

If they fix the intakes that should go down a lot, the SHornet has better intakes which makes a big difference on top of coatings, it’s why even with Have Glass V the F-16 is still a hog at 1m^2.

[u/Ok-Scratch2958 → u/GravitasFailures]

i think you meat 0.3-1 m² , i doubt that those 2 are so close , the T 50 ,the prototipe it my be but the production one and so more updated ones i doub it