MOSCOW – A test flight of the fifth generation Su-57 fighter jet with adevelopmental engine installed on it has been caught on camera in Russia’sZhukovsky.
The Sukhoi Su-57 stealth air superiority fighter, also known as flyinglaboratory T-50-2, is one of the sleekest and most modern aircraft of theRussian Air Force. It made its debut at the Victory Day Parade on May 9on Moscow’s Red Square.
The first test flight of the Sukhoi-57link> took placeat Zhukovsky airport on December 5, 2017. Flight tests were later resumedin February, 2018.
Packed with state-of-the-art avionics and active airborne phased arrayradar, this super-maneuverable fifth-generation warplanelink> can carry a widearray of weaponry, allowing it to engage airborne, ground and naval targets.
The Su-57, also known as the PAK FA, is a multi-role fifth-generationfighter jet which was developed for air superiority and attack operations.
Some of the most impressive aspects of the airplane include the fact thatit has side-mounted active electronically scanned array X-band radars,which enhance the Su-57 fighter’slink>situationalawareness.
It also allows the plane to execute specialized aerial maneuvers such as”beaming” better than nearly all other fighters. The Su-57 has turrets thatfire laser beams at an incoming missile’s seeker to blind it and throw itoff course.
The Su-57’s internal weapons can hold between four and six medium-rangeair-to-air missiles, or even a smaller number of larger-payload guidedbombs.