Sukhoi T-50 PAK FA

The T-50 is the aircraft designed by Sukhoi for the PAK FA programme. The aircraft is a stealthy, single-seat, twin-engine jet fighter, and will be the first operational aircraft in the Russian Air Force service to use stealth technology. It is a multirole combat aircraft that can be used for both air superiority and ground attack missions.

The T-50 is intended to be the successor to the MiG-29 and Su-27 in the Russian Air Force and serve as the basis of the Sukhoi/HAL FGFA being developed with India. The aircraft combines supersonic cruise, stealth, maneuverability, and advanced avionics and software to overcome legacy fighter aircraft as well as ground and maritime defenses. The T-50 prototype first flew on 29 January 2010 and the aircraft is slated to enter service in the Russian Air Force in 2016. The prototypes and initial production batch will be delivered with heavily upgraded models of Su-27 power plants as interim engines while a new clean-sheet design engine is currently under development. The T-50 is expected to have a service life of up to 35 years.

 

Role	Stealth multirole fighter
National origin	Russia
Manufacturer	NAPO, KnAAPO
Designer	Sukhoi
First flight	29 January 2010
Introduction	December 2016
Status	Flight testing/pre-production
Primary users	Russian Air Force Russian Navy
Produced	2009–present
Number built	5 prototypes
Program cost	US$8–10 billion (est.)
Unit cost	T-50: US$50+ million
Variants	Sukhoi/HAL FGFA

Specifications (T-50)

General characteristics

·         Crew: 1

·         Length: 19.8 m (65.0 ft)

·         Wingspan: 13.95 m (45.8 ft)

·         Height: 4.74 m (15.6 ft)

·         Wing area: 78.8 m² (848.1 ft²)

·         Empty weight: 18,000 kg (39,680 lb)

·         Loaded weight: 25,000 kg (55,115 lb) typical mission weight, 28,300 kg (62,390 lb) at full fuel

·         Max. takeoff weight: 35,000 kg (77,160 lb)

·         Powerplant: 2 × NPO Saturn izdeliye 117 (AL-41F1) for initial production, izdeliye 30 for later production thrust vectoring turbofan

·         Dry thrust: 93.1 kN / 107 kN (21,000 lbf / 24,100 lbf) each

·         Thrust with afterburner: 147 kN / 176 kN (33,067 lbf / 39,600 lbf) each

·         Fuel capacity: 10,300 kg (22,700 lb)

Performance

·         Maximum speed:

·         At altitude: Mach 2.3 (2,440 km/h, 1,520 mph)

·         Supercruise: Mach 1.6 (1,700 km/h, 1,060 mph)

·         Range: 3,500 km (2,175 mi) subsonic

·         Ferry range: 5,500 km (3,420 mi) with one in-flight refueling

·         Service ceiling: 20,000 m (65,000 ft)

·         Wing loading: 317–444 kg/m² (65–91 lb/ft²)

·         Thrust/weight:

·         Saturn 117: 1.06 (1.19 at typical mission weight)

·         izdeliye 30: 1.24 (1.41 at typical mission weight)

·         Maximum g-load: +9.0 g

Armament

·         Guns: Provision for 1× 30 mm GSh-301 cannon in right LEVCON root

·         Air to air loadout:

·         6× K-77M or 4× izdeliye 810

·         2× K-74M2 or 2× izdeliye 300

·         Air to ground loadout:

·         4× Kh-38M or 4× Kh-58UShK or 8× KAB-250 or 4× KAB-500

·         2× K-74M2 or 2× izdeliye 300

·         Air to sea loadout:

·         4× Kh-35

·         2× K-74M2 or 2× izdeliye 300

·         Hardpoints: Six external hardpoints.

·         Kh-31

·         R-73

·         R-77

Avionics

·         Sh121 multifunctional integrated radio electronic system (MIRES)

·         N036 Byelka radar system

·         N036-1-01: Frontal X-band AESA radar

·         N036B-1-01: Cheek X-band AESA radars for increased angular coverage

·         N036L-1-01: Slat L-band arrays for IFF

·         L402 Himalayas ECM suite

·         101KS Atoll electro-optical system

·         101KS-O: Laser directional infrared countermeasures

·         101KS-V: Infrared search-and-track

·         101KS-U: Ultraviolet missile approach warning system

             101KS-N: Targeting pod