June 19 & nbsp; & nbsp; midnight on & nbsp; Instagram Rostec first showed a video of the latest 5th generation Russian hunter. So, on the eve of the MAKS-2021 airshow, the state-owned company slightly lifted the veil of secrecy on the most mysterious Russian aircraft and declassified the main novelty of the upcoming forum of the state-owned company. aviation. However, she declassified, rather intrigued only more.
The video looks more like a trailer for an action movie than a presentation of a combat vehicle. In the posted video, people of oriental appearance appear for the first time. One of them looks out the window, sees dust and starts packing a suitcase. Other people spend the evening playing chess. One of the & nbsp; receives the message, and & nbsp; immediately leaves the place of & nbsp ;. Simultaneously with & nbsp;, you can see how the plane flies over the water & nbsp; & mdash; and only its shadow is visible. In addition, on the executives, you can consider the dashboard elements and the control mechanisms of. At the end, a team of people appear, watching the plane leave the hangar. Of course, solemn music is played in the background & nbsp;
Then the company said that the development of a new “ drying '' took place under conditions of strict secrecy. The developer of the combat vehicle has also become known & nbsp; & mdash; this is the Sukhoi company. Rostec plans to present the fighter tomorrow, the first day of MAKS-2021.
Let's review the facts that are only known to sources of & nbsp ;. We are talking about & nbsp; Fifth generation multirole light fighter with & nbsp; a single engine. Its take-off weight is not more than 18 & nbsp; tons, and & nbsp; its maximum speed exceeds Mach two. At the same time, it is distinguished by a reduced radar signature and super handling. Some experts compare the new fighter to the American fifth-generation F-35 multifunction fighter-bomber. How true is this & nbsp; & mdash; for now a question.
A video blog on the USA Defense Channel YouTube platform reports that US military experts are calling the novelty “ Shah and & nbsp; mate & # 39; & nbsp; & mdash; checkmate. Also quoted are the words of Samuel Bendett, military expert at & nbsp; Center for a New American Security at & nbsp; Washington. It & nbsp; thinks, “ Shah and & nbsp; checkmate & nbsp; & mdash; this is an export hunter & mdash; a relatively inexpensive and outstanding fighter who is Sukhoi can sell to other countries.
At the same time, many comments appeared under the Rostec video published by USA Defense Channel:
There is even & nbsp; analysis items, for example: “ If this is done in & nbsp; Russia, then & nbsp; avionics will be far from the & nbsp; US Air Force technologies and & nbsp; UK Air Force. This will be cheap mass production with little stealth and avionics qualities. Our F35 and & nbsp; Raptors will detonate it in the sky from a distance of 100 & nbsp; miles. I am a & nbsp; former avionics technician who worked on & nbsp; 15, 12, 617 square meters in Lossiemouth. I had the pleasure of inspecting the former East German MiG 29, which was serving in the Luftwaffe. Avionics in & nbsp; this thing was & nbsp; light years away from l & nbsp; Where is. Believe me, the Russians & nbsp; & mdash; these are numbers, and & nbsp; not & nbsp; quality. Fortunately, we have both & nbsp; quantity and & nbsp; quality. More dead end than checkmate.
A well-known American blogger commenting on this video reports that the American intelligence services very ironically called the new Russian plane & nbsp; & mdash; Screamer (Screamer, screaming) due to the fact that the layout of the new hunter has a large air intake. Like, the design of the air intake gives the plane a special look.
The other comments are no less malicious. Aviation enthusiasts argue that the aircraft is similar to the American-made X-32 demonstration concept. Or it is an intermediate option between the X-32 and the & nbsp; F-35. Other reviewers think he is similar to & nbsp; F-22 & nbsp; Raptor.
Another user thinks that “Russian jet engines are notorious for their unreliability. So you don't need to shoot this plane down. You just have to bypass it and & nbsp; to wait until & nbsp; he himself develops a & nbsp; engine problem
The tone of some comments is not & nbsp; too bright & nbsp; & hyphen ; impressed if people are new or if it is sarcasm. For example, a user writes: “Shocking. How can Russia develop a new replacement for the MiG-21 so quickly? & # 39; & # 39;
And & nbsp; and only one particularly apprehensive user thinks NATO will call the plane the Widows Generator. However, there is also a double subtext here.