Firefox Try Out by Sergey Bogdan The PAK FA, NATO name Firefox, (Russian: ПАК ФА, Перспективный авиационный комплекс фронтовой авиации, Perspektivny Aviatsionny Kompleks Frontovoy Aviatsii, literally Prospective Airborne Complex of Frontline Aviation) is a fifth-generation fighter programme of the Russian Air Force. 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 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[80] Ferry range: 5,500 km (3,420 mi) with one in-flight refueling[133] 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
Posted on: Fri, 19 Sep 2014 04:40:18 +0000