posted on Aug, 1 2005 @ 06:29 AM
Here is an interesting article I found at and is quoted from
english.pravda.ru...
"The new fighter jet will be a fundamentally new machine, not just a modernized version of an old pursuit plane
Russia's world-famous major aircraft corporations, MiG and Sukhoi were fighting for the right to take the state order for the development of the
fighter jet of the fifth generation. MiG specialists chose the 1.44 index aircraft as the prototype of the new jet, whereas Sukhoi decided to base its
work on the Su-47 fighter jet. The two planes proved excellent flight performance, but Sukhoi's Su-47 eventually won the contest.
Su-47 "Berkut" ("Golden Eagle") plane is over 25 meters long; the jet's wingspan is more than 15 meters. The peculiar feature of the Su-47 jet is
its forward swept wings, which actually gave him the "Berkut" title. The engine of the plane is another peculiarity of the machine - the engine
possesses the controlled traction vector. The traction can be changed not only on the axe of the engine, but at an angle to it as well.
The Su-47 plane will serve as a base, on which new solutions of the fifth generation plane will be tested. Mikhail Pogosyan, Sukhoi's general
director, says that the new fighter jet will be a fundamentally new machine, not just a modernized version of the "Berkut."
The 5th generation fighter jet by Sukhoi will be a single-seated aircraft, in which a pilot will have an opportunity to be in full control of the
machine with the help of the high-tech equipment."
Despite what the world believes about Russias lack of money, it seems to be contradict this by developing and researching new technologies and new
weapons. I think the west is blind to Russias real capabilities.
[edit on 1-8-2005 by VDS]
[edit on 1-8-2005 by VDS]