Design-wise, this has always been one of my favorite planes. This plane, along with the YF-23, prove to me that beauty and lethality are not mutually exclusive.
It doesn't matter if you built the least stealthy, stealth figher ever, all that matters is that it looks cool as hell. People in the West will be scared of it! 😂😂😂 And the US Congress will pour even more tax dollars into the MIC! LMAO 🤣🤣🤣
@@Idklmao1502 wings. closeup shots (official propaganda pieces btw) show how it has fucking phillips screws holding the wings together. this "stealth" aircraft has so many little holes and edges on it, that it is just a regular big ass jet
@@dominatorandwhocaresanyway9617 those were the prototype, T-50 not the serial built and IDK how they get the shot of the SU-57 rivets and wings while high up in the sky. Sounds like a dead giveaway to me
Except for those giant engine nozzles sticking out the back giving a great radar return and lighting up every IR scope that is not directly in front of them. The F-35 has one of those and that's bad enough let alone two of them. The Raptor on the other hand has two extremely powerful engines with hidden square exhaust ports that at least minimizes radar return.
I came here for the comments. It's astounding to see the number of aerospace engineers and material scientists here discussing and comparing, from design to functionality to application and lethality.
Remarkably many people don’t feel the need to appeal to a higher authority when they can use their own intellect, ability to research and critical thinking to be able to arrive at sound conclusions.
Drone "wingmen" seem like a fantastic force-multiplier. You can increase the weapon load and data gathering capabilities of crewed warplanes whire minimizing the number of soldiers praced in a dangerous situation. It combines the advantages of drone aircraft while eliminating most of their disadvantages.
I'll reevaluate my opinions about the Su-57 if India or any other Russian allies actually buy some. The "problematic" F-35 keeps getting new orders and deliveries, so it's difficult to compare.
When people say it's "problematic" or "buggy", they just do not understand the problems with being cutting edge - or the fact that problems can be resolved. The Gripen is easy to maintain because they are optimizing older, very well understood technology. The F-35 and the F-22 are the cutting edge and the first of their kind. Novel issues will arise, period. And nobody else will have solved them. But the do get solved. In the time Russia has built 12 SU-57s, the F-35 has already upgraded it's capabilities several times too. By the time the SU-57 is optimistically in full production, the 6th Gens will be rolling out.
@@recoil53 It was more than this - Russian boasting is not just boasting, they are trying to compete in the arms market. So with their highly motivated and huge (but surprisingly inefficient) fake news industry, a lot of the ‘problems’ with the F-35 are politically motivated. Add in conspiracy theorists in the west and the ‘reformers’ like Pierre Spray (RIP) a lot of noise was made about the F-35 that wasn’t really honest. The Indians have been badly burned by their crush on all things Russian military, which is why they dropped out of paying for the Felon. I’m no fighter pilot but when I see multiple interviews of pilots who have flown the teen series for years and some of them even moved to the F-35 saying that they’d rather be in the F-35 than any other plane, I believe them. Many are now retired and have no fish to fry pushing the F-35 and are hugely nostalgic for the planes they flew but all say the F-35 is near perfect for its role. Also, that the Russians are developing something to match Link-16, a 30-40 year old NATO technology should tell you everything. Modern conflict benefits from the same stuff that has benefited industry and communications over the last generation. Networking is a huge force multiplier - it doesn’t matter how agile a plane is if it’s facing adversaries with situational awareness light years ahead of them. Russians are dangerous, but mostly because they don’t value human life. Even their own. But we have all come to see that their high tech is not particularly high, is stolen or relies entirely on components bought from their ‘enemies’. Experience has also shown that American systems are better than published specs but Russian ones are often considerably worse. They just lie. It’s a matter of time before it all comes crashing down. The sooner the better.
@@julianmorrisco America only attacks small third world countries. The last time America attacked a country with a strong air defense was during the Vietnam War. In Vietnam, America lost thousands of airplanes and helicopters.
It doesn't matter if you built the least stealthy, stealth figher ever, all that matters is that it looks cool as hell. People in the West will be scared of it! 😂😂😂 And the US Congress will pour even more tax dollars into the MIC! LMAO 🤣🤣🤣
@@jevongraham5223 Those big honkin exhaust pipes sticking out the back is a pretty good clue as to its stealthiness it would be toast before it even got into visual range of an F22 or F35 but i must admit it does look kinda cool.
@@bobdillon1138 Yeah I got bored one day and read up about jets again. The exhaust looks archaic, cant hide from the radar with those rounded bazookas.
I noticed you didn't explain that although the su57 has infrared it only has it facing forwards. Whereas the F35 has 360 thermal detection capabilities meaning it can target crafts behind it. Those sidewinder 9x's are insane :~)
@@gigacream5830 "It's insane how it is capable of basically being dumped from the mount, and INSTANTLY flip a 180 and fly the complete opposite direction..." Mmmhhmm, and do you know where the idea for that came from? Soviet missiles.
@@gigacream5830 "Idk where tf you got that idea from" Maybe you should read up better on reality then. The R-73 together with HMD has that ability, though with reduced hitrate. There's even videos online showing it. The export model of the missile AND the HMD does NOT have the ability.
@@RCLepcha I know. But it can't be USED without compromising stealth, unlike the F35's various targeting sensors that don't compromise stealth at all when in use.
They already addressed the inlets and the compressor blades cross section. Just doing it a little different from the West but with the same results. Also the upgraded engines are now being installed with a mach 2 cruise speed and the engine will be used in older planes for a replacement upgrade. Being used in older planes they will be able to build more making it more reasonable then just building them for the Su57's.
Lmao yes…building things that look like they were born with fetal alcohol syndrome is beautiful, especially when the engines protrude so much and are so far apart it looks like it rides the special bus
I saw the Su 57 recently got an engine upgrade, my impression with this plane is a couple of things. A) they weren't trying to make a direct counterpart to the F22, Russia prefers a workhorse to a racehorse usually. B) It's a paradigm shift and is a learning project which is slowly being modified and refined as money allows. It's like the shift to windows xp, there were a lot of problems due to 64 bit never being used before. I assume this because the successor to the Su 57 is already in development and pre-production. It's a really beautiful airplane in any case
but on the contrary US built the racehorse for war applications which is biting their own back, like the operations cost for F22 and F35 which led to the discontinuation of F22 production because the US coudn't bear the cost of operating both the aircraft at the same time, moreover they've built an aircraft which they thought it would solve the problem but on the way they've created more problems for their own mainly for maintaining and operating cost for both of the planes, That's why US is considering to upgrade the Bloc levels of F16 as mainly the F16 serves more purpose than those of what F35 does maybe rather more efficiently, that's why they've proposed to update F16 for future warfare, moreover just to save cost and maybe more frugal for the airforce even Russian's are also considering to operate single engine aircraft for future applications, like SU75 checkmate, So there is an overall shift in airforce around the world to use more single engine craft for their workhorse purpose overall, since US is also instead of investing more in F35 for future warfare they're trying to shift all the future upgrades to the new F16 programs overall,
"Which was aimed at a high performance aircraft with some degree of radar cross-section minimization" like the F/A-18, or Eurofighter Typhoon. Both which have RCSs close or under 1m^2.
@@serheyyavotsky1246By the time the enemy sees the F-35 dressed for long range strike operations, they've already been fired on by the ones in full stealth mode. The SU-57 Femboy can't jettison its engines nor the woodscrews holding its 4th gen corpse together which will light it up like a Christmas tree on advanced radar systems
@@birchwot6979 well you may work for Oleg D, or Potanin, but I guess you're not bottling for Putin's former best butt-boi Yevgeny because his plane magically transformed into a cloud of aluminium chaff. And he can't sign your check anymore. Good luck in your next role comrade.
thing is in the f35 and f22 the paint itself is a ram. which is why they are both shiny and camouflages are really hard to make on them. paint covers the vast majority of the plane and the canopy itself has ram as far as i know too or at least doesnt let waves inside. another thing that isnt taken into account is the panel gaps and panel shapes for the planes there are almos no right anglesi n any of the panels of the f22 and f35 . su57 has square riveted panels all over the fuselage which work like retroreflectors to radar waves
The US is on the verge of bankruptcy or at least interest rates going much higher and into double digits, the US borrowed a lot of money to make that technology and pretty much only used it to destroy Iraq and a few other places. If you think inflation is over then you are deluded unless they cut spending and that will cause a lot of problems with your military spending.
everywhere the same copy and pasted arguments. westoids are all npcs unable to think for themselves. f-22 has riveted panels all over fuselage as well. y'all can literally check the photos
1 key similarity between the Su-57 Felon and the F-14A Tomcat: the airframe being ready before the engine intended for it. Grumman was contractually obligated to use the Pratt&Whitney TF30, so the original plan was just to use it for the first batch of aircraft so as to get the aircraft into service with minimal delay, and then produce the F-14B with a new engine as the main production version, and an eventual follow-on upgrade of the avionics known as the F-14C. The new engine was made from the Advanced Technology Engine, which produced the Pratt&Whitney F100 and F401; the F401 had a slightly larger bypass ratio and was intended for the F-14B. Unfortunately, the F-14's greatest enemy, Congress, succeeded in killing the F401 program, and the Tomcat had to soldier on with the TF30s until 1987.
Very well done video, especially parts regarding RCS for the F-35. As for Su-57, it's too early to tell before it gets the new engine and enters mass production but the potential is very high.
People are right about production issues but Russia has learned many lessons from this war and Sukhoi will deliver double the number of Su-57 this year than previous one and all will have the new engine and other upgrades installed.This project was so slow because Russians didn't expect to get into any hot wars against an enemy with a lot of air defense.
Actually it’s not phillips head screws, its something else that these tubers for some reason never mention when talking about production issues and comparing US and Russia. Russia is the most sanctioned country on the planet starting from 2014, sanctions are strategy of the US to cripple or at least slow down development of its potential adversary, militarily and economically, also Russian military budget around $65/70 billion vs US $850 billion. Russia is not US militarily or economically. US with Russian military budget would be still working on F-16 development
*it's funny to see people who've never touched or even seen a real fighter in person, much less a 5th gen fighter, always become the "experts" and instantly chew out content creators like Found and Explained, Mustard, and Real Engineering with things like how good/bad an aircraft is -- while also having zero concept of how modern day dog fighting actually goes down. As much as the Felon isn't a fully upped 5th gen fighter, we should appreciate Russia's improvements in aviation especially with regards to fighters and equally appreciate channels like these for sharing this information with us. Keep it up, yall are awesome!*
Those panels were supposed to be removed for analysis during testing. The aircraft stealth skinning is the last thing perfected during the final stages of production for any stealth aircraft.
It was actually carrying the model code "S-32" and "S-37" (note there is no "u") before becoming the "Su-47". Same case as the "Su-57" being the "T-50" prior.
@DiabloGamingLTD Yes it has, it was involved in airstrikes in Syria, and was apart of the US Air Force kicking Wagner’s ass during the battle of Khasham.
@@DSKENTERPRISELTD neither has the Su-57. The raptor doesn’t need to see combat to prove its capabilities. We’re talking about a plane that was developed by Lockheed Martin. A company renowned for repeatedly developing ground breaking aircraft spanning back to the 1930’s lol that name alone has enough weight behind it to know that plane is either gonna do what they say it can do or more than they say it can do. I’m not saying the Su-57 is something to take lightly buddy but it’s not competing with the F-22.
@@WocketInMyPocket_ su57 was deployed to Syria for testing and did air to ground missions not spot but some and are you speaking about the same company that made the F35 that keeps falling out of the skies and they had to stop production also that same company the made the F35 that was detected my a 1960 radar and hit by a s200 missle in in Syria 😂😂😂😂
My theory is that after India 'dropped out' of the programme, the Russians no longer wanted a full-fledged stealth fighter. They don't even apply the most basic criteria for stealth (rivet concealment, serpentine air intake design, serrated edges, metal-less canopy, etc). These are well known necessities for effective stealth, there is no way the Russians don't know this (all the more so because they clearly use them on their stealth drone). They simply don't need a Russian F22. Nevertheless, I think it is a beautiful aircraft, I am very sorry that we will never see one of these here in the middle of Europe on a peaceful airshow.
Theorizing is not for you. Look at high resolution images of serial production Su-57. And YES! India wrenched Russian timelines for Su-57, but it didn’t stop them. Now! They are begging again to purchase the plane.
@@jakovskaro8224 Maybe theorizing is not for me, but wishful thinking is certainly for you. India is begging so much that they are purchasing French Rafale instead. I also looked at high resolution photos, and i can still see through the air intakes, so I don't understand what you are trying to say. The Su-57 is a beautiful plane, but Sukhoi itself claims a radar cross section of 1-0.01 m2. I assume they know for sure what their aircraft is capable of. American planes can do what? A 100 times less? Unfortunately. I'm rooting for the Russians, I wish America had a good big strong counterforce, but unfortunately this plane falls short compared to the western ones.
@@jakovskaro8224 well India isn't begging again they already signed for su 57 when it gets completed, the matter of fact is USA flew their F35 , FA18 And 21 in aero India airshow FOR SALE purpose and they ended up with Rafael as France offered better weapon system than FA 18 and Rafael performed better at high altitude in Himalayan mountains just to let you know that war scenario is totally different in specific Himalayan mountains atmosphere and plain desert like middle east and we already have fought and won a war at that altitude without machines , and about f35 (We dropped the idea of f35 after south Korea half of f35 fleet was not able to fly due to high maintenance failure issues which i am not sure why everyone in west is trying to ignore about)our choice was su 57 because we needed a solid aircraft not a sophisticated one reason even the more water exposure can damage a beautiful aircraft like raptor and 35. Just some spoiler (India operates S400 RUSSIAN and even after that USA wants to have f35 stationed on our Himalayan air strips that thing is itself is sus , cuz last time a NATO country imported Russian s300 it was excluded out of F35 programmed. USA in every 6 months comes to train with us at that high altitude warzone every wondered ? the only aircraft f-15 of US was able to be on par with mig29 in those mountains cuz at that area its the game of altitude. There's a lot going on with f35's recently (only the countries with US influence buy those and their maintenance record is 100% Sussy). Su 57 is also no good but at the moment the only so called 5th generation aircraft who have faced a engagement and war is su 57 pinning down a Ukrainian su 27. (summary is stop shitting and start appreciating) cuz every place is not middle east , Stealth is not something that's a priority in harsh conditions like Indian Warzones here the humans and the reliable machines work.(if you think US machines are reliable bro trust me you are either blind or dumb cuz we operate 7-8 different style of fighters according to the requirements and none of them is US made cuz it was never able to stand the conditions).
@@jakovskaro8224 ohh and if you think i am shitting on any of the aircraft then you are wrong , every Aircraft has its purpose to serve and its made with keeping the condition of place it would serve. We have mirage for bombings , rafael for air superiority, mig 29 for aircraft carrier and high altitude and lastly Sukhoi SU 30 mki that beautiful flanker is the most advance flanker of SU 30 model cuz it only Russian by airframe whole DNA of that plane is rebuilt. (We Indians are little bit bias towards our friend Russia cuz he was the one who was supporting our back and scared the US 7th fleet away with their Nuclear submarine fleet ) And we have tested Russian weapons they are definitely trust worthy. Lastly as in war there is no use of advance weapons if you cant use them because the the country making them censor you lol avg US game. "US might be better But Russia is the one whom you can trust that will not sabotage"
@@eu3127 Again, that’s according to the Russian claims. They have a history of exaggerating their forces - 1961 Tushino Air Show in Moscow, 1961 Paris Air Show, 1999 Moscow Air Show. It’s difficult to put much credence in Russian military claims. Let’s talk about their tanks or navy or hypersonic super missiles. Paper tiger.
@@NoahSpurrier yep ,you always repeat the same things. You love so much wars,why you don't start one against Russia? Only then we'll see who is the paper tiger. But Hollywood make you look cool and powerful ,i admit that, an f14 beating two su57 ,amazing 😉
They always forget that an aircraft in stealth mode needs external target designation, because by turning on its own radar it immediately ceases to be stealth. The SU-57 is supposed to fly with the radar turned on, providing targeting for other systems, so it makes no sense to make it undetectable below a certain scope. In this regard, it plays more of the role of an AWACS aircraft than a simple fighter. A similar thing was done with the MIG-31. Russia does not have enough AWACS aircraft, so the Su-57 will take over some of their functions. And drones can be used as a platform for launching missiles.
Aren't you listening carefully - no airplane is trully invisible for DETECTION (with or without passive radar), but it is difficult to TRACK/AIM at with radar-guided missiles, because they are designed to absorb/deflect enemie's tracking radar's frequency (different from detection radar's frequency.
The Felon looks absolutely beautiful, and its all black paint in Ace Combat 7 is my absolute favorite. Also its ghost paint with white trim and blue body is another peice of eye candy.
@@baronvonslambert small problems with the definitions here are that "stealth" most likely isn't defined, and having MAWS, 5(maybe 6) radars, an IRST and multiple radar bands to scan with isn't counted as advanced integrated avionics? What would count then? Honest question.
Тут приведено много объяснений, но в целом Су-57 имеет свою концепцию. Нюанс этот просто объяснить. Если F-22 и F-35 это оружие агрессии, вторжения во вражеское воздушное пространство с привлечением AWACS. То Су-57 это оружие защиты или полузащиты. Вместительные внутренние отсеки позволяют возить больше ракет, более дальнобойных или ударного оружия. Дополнительные радары в крыле и фюзеляже позволяют легче обнаруживать F-22 и F-35 и в большем угле, таким образом не позволив взять себя в тактическое окружение. Двигатели без защитных кожухов, но как и в F-35 это не так существенно, если действовать на расстоянии. Двигатели Ал-41 отличные, хотя и не позволяют вести длительный крейсерских сверхзвуковой полет, но как мы видим на примере с F-35 там вообще им пользоваться ограничили с целью сбережения драгоценного покрытия. Фюзеляж имеет многослойные композиты и не требуют дорого обслуживания и оберегания поверхности как на F-22 и F-35. Также заявлена достаточно низкая цена за экземпляр и стоимость наземного обслуживания. Остался один вопрос - почему так мало заказали? Вопрос больше про деньги, все-таки строить 2000 самолетов как F-35 в России и не планировали. Для собственных ВВС нужно порядка 200-300 Су-57 плюс примерно 200-300 ударных истребителей Су-35 и Су-30, плюс 200 Су-34. С земли их прикроют мощные системы С-300/400/500 которые способны держать AWACS на расстояниях 300-500км. В целом же концепция Су-57 гораздо более универсальная и удачная, а цена постройки и эксплуатации останется скорее в диапазоне как у Су-35 или F-15. Также замечу что разработка F-22 с первого полета до серийного производства тоже шло с 1990-2003 (13 лет), а F-35 разрабатывался с 2000-2015 (15 лет). Су-57 имеет срок с 2010-2020 (10 лет). Да, производство Су-57 изначально мелкосерийное, но в СССР серийно даже Су-27 и МиГ-29 не строили такими же сериями как F-16 или F-15. В итоге у ВВС России к 2030 году будет примерно 50% - 100 самолетов и к 2035 году - 200 самолетов, + 600 Су-35/30/34. There are many explanations given here, but in general the Su-57 has its own concept. This nuance is easy to explain. If the F-22 and F-35 are weapons of aggression, incursions into enemy airspace involving AWACS. The Su-57 is a defensive or midfield weapon. Roomy internal compartments allow you to carry more missiles, longer-range or strike weapons. Additional radars in the wing and fuselage make it easier to detect the F-22 and F-35 at a higher angle, thus not allowing themselves to be taken into a tactical environment. The engines do not have protective covers, but as in the F-35, this is not so significant if you act from a distance. The Al-41 engines are excellent, although they do not allow for long-term supersonic cruising flight, but as we can see from the example of the F-35, they generally limited their use in order to save precious coverage. The fuselage has multilayer composites and does not require expensive maintenance and surface protection as on the F-22 and F-35. A fairly low price per copy and the cost of ground handling are also stated. One question remains - why did you order so little? The question is more about money, after all, they did not plan to build 2,000 aircraft like the F-35 in Russia. For its own Air Force, about 200-300 Su-57s are needed, plus about 200-300 Su-35 and Su-30 strike fighters, plus 200 Su-34s. From the ground, they will be covered by powerful S-300/400/500 systems that are capable of holding AWACS at distances of 300-500km. In general, the Su-57 concept is much more versatile and successful, and the price of construction and operation will remain rather in the range of the Su-35 or F-15. I also note that the development of the F-22 from the first flight to mass production also took place from 1990-2003 (13 years), and the F-35 was developed from 2000-2015 (15 years). The Su-57 has a period from 2010-2020 (10 years). Yes, the production of the Su-57 was initially small-scale, but in the USSR, even the Su-27 and MiG-29 were not mass-produced in the same series as the F-16 or F-15. As a result, the Russian Air Force will have about 50% - 100 aircraft by 2030 and 200 aircraft by 2035, + 600 Su-35/30/34.
Russia has stated that the SU-57 was based on f-22A. The USA has test flown(or at least the technologies) of the Replacement called NGAD in 2019. I suspect a low rate production is underway. By the time the SU-57 is on a "somewhat" comparable level to the raptor. The raptor will be retired. Note the F-22 has and is still receiving upgrades. Basically to fund a f-35A stuffed inside. The patriot missle system is more advanced and higher kill ratio than and S-series radar missle systems.
@@JeremiahAnunnaki The Su-57 was made with an eye to the F-22, but using a different technology. If the F-22 and F-35 have a mostly metal fuselage and are covered with special and very capricious coatings on top, then the main part of the Su-57 airframe is saddled using multilayer composite technology, which, thanks to the combination of layers, effectively dissipate radio waves. Plus, side radars and radars in the wings are used, which allow detecting targets in a wide range of heading angles, plus radars of another range, which are easier to detect a stealth fighter. As for production, the Su-57 is launched on the market in about the same time frame of 15 years as the F-22 and F-35. Plus, in the USSR and Russia there is a slightly different approach to procurement and production - if in the USA it is large-scale production of a large batch, then here it is small-scale production, which allows you to reduce the price by maintaining a large assembly line, but at the same time get more expensive components. As for the missiles for the S-300 and S-400 complexes, in the last decade there have also been versions of missiles with active homing heads. So both systems, like the future S-500, will be able to work with both types of missiles.
Great video finally someone that actually takes into account facts and doesn't watch Top Gun Maverick as a source for info. It may not be the best jet but it sure does what it was made for and also it just looks amazing
I think people undersimate this plane. With some sources indicating 32 planes have been built instead of the previous 17-18. Once the more modern engines are fitted and 60-100 planes are done this could be very capable challenger to the US fighters
@@cideltacommand7169 It's not "too expensive" it's the engines, the only thing holding the aircraft back is that the engines are not made or ready. Once that's done they can produce them. Coincidentally, the Armata platform has the same issue, that being the Engines.
60-100 planes?? Russia will never field that many. It is too inept and too corrupt to do so. The SU-57 will never be a substantial challenger to any modern military force, let alone the US Air Force.
Love the look of this plane, it clearly has that Russian design aesthetic but what I like most is that it has more width then height, very similar to a F14 Tomcat when its wings are swept back.
@@agravemisunderstanding9668 you have to remember the actual production model is not yet produced. The few they have are bastards like the first rafale. When the engine is finished (i believe it is or soon to be) the Su57m will be produced. You can expect it not to be shown in airshows but sensitive information given to potential customers. Then we might see some countries interested. I could imagine Iran spending on it. I don't expect China, because China is trying to copy US and Russian technology alike. Or maybe just to retroengineer it. Then you have india which bought Rafales for the sake of not being tied to the US nor Russia alone. A lot of countries now buy the Rafale; after a few sets of missions which demonstrated its actual and current capabilities instead of promises only. Maybe russia will need to have a few secret success stories to motivate an order of 24 or 36 of them here and there.
Theres nothing good about the F-16, it was always a cut price shopping trolly to fill out Airforce numbers right from the begining, fine if your bombing sandle wearers in a desert somewhere but wait until it comes up against something other than that, theres a reason most nations around Oz use F-18s or F-15s
no this is a worthy competitor to the Wright Flyer over 100 years later. An F-16 is way out of it's league. a balsawood glider could probably shoot this crap down
Another great video 📹. No geopolitics in this channel, just technology. I have no doubt that Russia will improve the SU57 even more and order more after 76 delivery
The American illusion of having an aircraft undetectable by radar was shattered when a Russian Su-35S fighter took an infrared photograph of an F-22 Raptor as it flew over Syrian territory. According to the Defense-Blog website, the Russian fighter used its search and tracking equipment to locate the American fighter, which, according to its manufacturers, is practically invisible to traditional radars. Against this background and after the Americans determined that the Russian Sukhoi Su-35 fighters posed a threat to any Western fighter in the region, the decision was made to deploy the F-22 Raptor air superiority fighter. This was then the most advanced in the US Air Force. Therefore, upon arriving in the theater of operations in Syria, the American command was convinced that the F-22 Raptor could tip the balance of air power in its favor in the hope of outwitting the S-400 systems on the ground. While the F-22 Raptor was supposed to outrun the Russian fighters in the air without the slightest effort, the F-22 Raptors would not only operate alone, as in addition to the 10 F-22 fighters that the United States sent, it also sent an E-3 Sentry (AWACS) as well as two KC-10 Extender aircraft that were based at the Aldafra airfield in the United Arab Emirates. But the American fighters soon showed their weaknesses, starting with the fact that their extensive maintenance process barely allowed them to fly one combat sortie per week. In contrast, the much simpler and more reliable Russian Sukhoi Su-35s could fly daily over Syria, maintaining air superiority in the region. Worse still for the F-22 Raptors, they soon discovered that their stealth did not give them the advantage they had hoped for. Indeed, the radars of the S-400 systems on the ground and the Irbis E radars of the Sukhoi Su-35 fighters in the air could detect them, but it would be the infrared search and track system of the Sukhoi Su-35 fighter that, according to sources in Russia, would put an end to the F-22 Raptor's stealth. It was finally able to detect the F-22 Raptor at a distance of 50 kilometers. To be more precise, it was on September 24, 2018 when the Russian press finally announced that a Sukhoi Su-35 fighter was able to track its F-22 Raptor fighter using its infrared sensor and even ended up taking a photo of the F-22 Raptor fighter in a cryptic manner, as a report from the commander of the US 95th Reconnaissance Squadron stationed at Al Dhafra Air Base would eventually indicate. He would eventually state at the end of the campaign that the F-22 Raptor could not effectively track the Sukhoi 35 in Syria, so the American reports concluded that despite the F-22 Raptor’s superior stealth and sensors, in fact the capabilities of the Russian Sukhoi 35 fighters turned out to be surprisingly good. and they pose a challenge to be considered in the future even more with the appearance of new improved versions and even Russian fifth generation fighters, which at that time was a remote but quite worrying possibility.
@@TheByQQ the gold canopy is a special coating to reduce radar signature. Oh, and you forgot the blue and the bright white on the F(ucking horrible)elon.
The SU-57 has apparently been used, firing missiles from long range. Which is all any Russian or Ukrainian aircraft does, because of the density of excellent SAM systems. NATA could probably do SEAD, but Russia has never had that capability, because the only countries worth using SEAD against are… former Soviet ones, and so the USSR never developed SEAD tech, giving Russia a starting point of jack all.
>have a balloon as the only kill of your top 5th gen jet >claim that su-57 is a paper tiger when it has actual air to air kill from 210 km truly usa moment of all time
No wonder it looks so damn good - they took a YF-23, added the wings of the F-22, and threw in some F-14 in the mix ( The wide spacing of the engines. )
Regarding the exposed screws…those are actually from prototype su-57s. The few final production models don’t have that issue (nor do f-22 or f-35 combat platforms, so I’m not sure what images you are sourcing from there, but they aren’t representative). Love your content. Curious if your family was of Russian extraction or if you just have a fascination with Soviet tech? keep up the great work.
@@pollo4744 There have been 8 serial production Su-57s to date (vs roughly 1000 f-35s). These are both platforms in flux though. None of the Su-57s have the intended Saturn AL-51 engines, instead using the 41F1 engines from Su-35s. That said the f-35 will get an upgraded engine in the coming years too (though this is a genuine upgrade and not catch-up-to-original-spec incidence). As far as RAM, this is an area where Russia has yet to demonstrate scalable ability. But they did shift the designations on production units from prototype to final syntax, and one hallmark of that shift was the resolution of the exposed screw issue-however crude. I’m not debating the prowess of the platform or its ability to live up to the intended spec, but there are final designation units of Su-57s in the Russian air arsenal (albeit lacking advanced engine tech or the RAM needed to lower their RCS below the .5-1m^2 generally accepted in current form).
@@rioSica trusting in Russia’s word is not a good idea dude, Russia forced the Su-57 into service as the Su-57A, which was more so a development of the T-50 platform than a finished product, they consider the ones you are talking about (the Su-57M) as the “production model” which isn’t true. The Su-57 Felon is good platform but was forced into service, basically see yourself as a 15 year old and being conscripted into a war that has a 70% death rate. The Su-57 is not finished, and it won’t be finished for a very long time, it has great potential, but Russia is not good at using potential to make a good platform.
@@pollo4744of Russia cleared up its olligarcy problem and actually made the country livable they could achieve so much, the Russians need to get rid of Putin and his capitalist paracites, before they can think about squaring up with NATO
@@shimmy7169 China actually produce between 50 and 100 J-20 in 2023 ( binkovs battlegrounds made a great video about it) Considering that the russians want to get a total of 72 until 2028 Su-57 into service China and the US are both producing more 5th gen fighter every year as russia can produce a whole dacade
Dont get me wrong, if I was in any 4th generation fighter I might be decently scared of coming across the Su57 in flight, but if I was in a J20, F22, or F35, I probably would be confident in my aircraft to be outright better than the Su57
Only stupid pilot would be scared by aircraft which only existed on PAPER. Who didn't even fly to the sky yet. I guess that's why you aren't a fighter jet pilot
@@alexanderrohaj4794 first of all the su57 is not just on paper and it does exist (albeit in such limited numbers that your could hardly call it operational). IF the su57 was in the airspace and I KNEW they were operating, I would be worried about running into one if I was in an earlier generation aircraft.
@@alexanderrohaj4794it does exist so idk what western propaganda ur watching and it’s funny ur saying everything that’s Russian is propaganda but yet u think ur source are all fact check
The SU-57 is a beautiful aircraft and quite a performer, but there are a few things that would, IMHO, prevent it from being a "Raptor killer". The first is the fact that the SU-57 is not as stealthy as the Raptor. This means that the Raptor would see it before it could see the Raptor. This equates to "first look, first shot, first kill". Second, the winner in any dogfight is usually the better pilot. US pilots are far more proficient than Russian pilots, who get less than half the proficiency time as do American pilots. While US pilots spend a lot of time in simulated engagements, Russian pilots generally go up, fly a mission, then come home. Third, Russia only has about 20 of these aircraft, and AFAIK none have ever seen front line service. But as has been insinuated, they may have flown some missions without having been detected. But the F&E videos and animations are great! I always enjoy them - keep up the good work!!
Izdeliye 30 is fully developed and in full production. Actually all of the Su57s that will be delivered in 2024 will be outfitted with the new engine. As for the Su57 scoring a victory in air battle, there was no mention of that from any respectable source of information, be it Western or Russian.
The military operation of the Western coalition in Libya began on March 19, 2011. The air forces and navies of Great Britain, France, the USA, Italy and Canada took part in it, with the main combat missions being carried out by the F-15 Eagle, F-16 Fighting Falcon, Dassault Rafale and Panavia Tornado GR4 fighters. Shortly before the start of Operation Odyssey: Dawn, some American and European analysts were anticipating the participation of the American F-22 Raptor fighter, the only fifth-generation combat aircraft in the world to enter service. However, the experts' expectations were not met - the F-22 never appeared in the skies of Libya, and, according to a statement by the US Air Force, it will not appear in the future. Despite the fact that other participants in the Western coalition did not expect the F-22 to participate in the military operation, the United States suddenly decided to justify itself, citing a lot of reasons why the famous Raptors were not aimed at ensuring a no-fly zone over the territory of Libya. The first on this issue On March 22, 2011, Lexington Institute analyst Lauren Thompson spoke out. According to him, the most advanced American combat aircraft is simply not designed to perform military missions such as those implemented in Libya at the very beginning of the Odyssey. Let us recall that the main goal of the first stage of the military operation was to ensure a no-fly zone over the territory of an African state, for which it was necessary to disable all air defense systems that were under the control of troops loyal to Muammar Gaddafi. At the same time, the confrontation with Libyan aviation was not taken into account (and indeed, since the beginning of the Odyssey, not a single Libyan aircraft has been seen in the air). Thompson noted that the F-22 is not physically designed to attack ground targets. The aircraft can be armed with two 450-kilogram JDAM guided bombs, which are capable, however, of hitting stationary but not moving targets. In addition, as it turned out, the F-22 radar is not capable of mapping terrain, as synthetic aperture radars do, and therefore cannot independently select ground targets. This effectively means that if the F-22 in its current form were to be used to bomb any targets, information about the targets would be loaded into the aircraft's on-board computer before takeoff. But the enumeration of the shortcomings of the fifth-generation American fighter did not end there. It turned out that the fighter had very limited communication capabilities. The aircraft is capable of exchanging information only with other F-22s in the flight. The Raptor is also equipped with a “stripped-down” Link 16 communications system, widely used by the US and NATO militaries, but it works exclusively to receive operational information from other aircraft and helicopters and cannot be used for data transmission. When creating the F-22, engineers deliberately limited the fighter's communications capabilities to ensure even greater stealth - it is assumed that in the event of combat use the aircraft will always operate in radio silence mode. One could turn a blind eye to Thompson’s conclusions - it happens that analysts tell things that are subsequently either refuted by the military, or never go beyond the scope of conjecture and conjecture, without finding factual confirmation. However, at the end of March 2011, US Air Force Commander Norton Schwartz personally decided to speak out on the issue of the F-22’s non-participation in the Libyan operation. According to him, the American fighter does not take part in the Libyan operation because it is geographically located far from the combat area. "If the F-22s were stationed at one of the bases in Europe, they would undoubtedly take part in the Libyan operation," Schwartz said. However, he added that “since the operation in Libya began relatively quickly, it was decided to use various resources located nearby.” Currently, American F-22s, according to the US Air Force, are based in Virginia, New Mexico, California, Florida, Alaska and Hawaii. At the end of his speech, Schwartz said that “the fact that the F-22 did not participate in this particular operation is not an indicator of its uselessness.” On the same day, speaking at a House Appropriations subcommittee hearing, Schwartz tried to explain why the Air Force decided in 2010 to abandon the upgrade of the F-22 fighter communications systems, which was planned to be carried out as part of the Increment 3.2 program. According to Schwartz, it was planned to install a MADL standard communications system on the F-22, which is currently being created for the promising F-35 Lightning II fighters. The new MADL system has not yet been tested for combat use, which means that its use on the F-22, according to Schwartz, means unnecessary expenses and a certain risk that the Air Force cannot take. In this case, the remaining parameters of the Increment 3.2 program will be implemented. Former Air Force intelligence chief David Deptula, who attended the House hearing, harshly criticized the refusal to install MADL on F-22 fighters. According to him, it was pointless to create “the most advanced fighter in the world” and then not be able to exchange data with other aircraft. “There’s a penny’s worth of wisdom and a pound’s worth of stupidity,” with these words Deptula commented on the US Air Force’s decision to abandon the installation of MADL systems on F-22 fighters. It is curious, however, that in order to allow the F-22 to exchange information with other aircraft, helicopters and ground units, the US Air Force created a special air combat communications center. It included six special versions of the RQ-4 Global Hawk Block 20 unmanned aerial vehicles, with which the fighters are capable of exchanging data. At the same time, drones are able to relay data from the F-22 to other aircraft and helicopters equipped with the Link 16 system. Such a connection was created in case of large-scale combat operations and has not yet been used in reality. That is, the US Air Force has actually confirmed that F-22 pilots still need the ability to exchange data. But why it was necessary to create a separate communications center for the Raptor and refuse to modernize the fighter’s own communications systems is not entirely clear. Probably, the emphasis is still on stealth - by exchanging information with the communications center, the F-22 gains wider access to operational information without giving away its location. Interestingly, the F-22 was adopted by the US Air Force in 2005. Since then, he has not taken part in any military campaign that the United States waged outside the country. On the one hand, the American fighter is too expensive to participate in military operations in Pakistan, Iraq, Afghanistan or Somalia. But on the other hand, how else can you test all the capabilities of an aircraft that has not yet proven its “power” in practice?
@@ACulpaEdoElectricista It is worth adding that the F22 program, like the F35, completely failed. As follows from the information provided by the Sina information resource, most of the F-22 combat fighters in service with the US Air Force cannot take off, not to mention the fact that only about 20 vehicles are suitable for performing real combat missions. “The United States cannot send its F-22 fighters to the war in Syria - about 60% of them simply will not take off, while about 30% need to be decommissioned and serviced. In fact, today the Pentagon has only two dozen F-22 fighters. The maximum that the Pentagon can afford in Siri is three fighters,” emphasize experts from the PRC. It should be clarified that, based on the materials presented by the Sina publication, such an unfavorable situation is associated with the fact that practically no funds were allocated to maintain the combat capability of the F-22 fighters, and only the same aircraft were constantly on combat duty.
Funny thats what's beating the American F jet fighter's, only 29% are combat capable, because of expense,the White house spokesman admitted in Congress,
@@FoundAndExplained spreading misinformation for the purpose of gaining algorithmic traction via angry comments to correct said bullshit is really immoral, please improve
Design-wise, this has always been one of my favorite planes. This plane, along with the YF-23, prove to me that beauty and lethality are not mutually exclusive.
When function and form go hand in hand
Well the SU-57 lacks lethality because you know, it's the size of a city block.
It doesn't matter if you built the least stealthy, stealth figher ever, all that matters is that it looks cool as hell.
People in the West will be scared of it! 😂😂😂
And the US Congress will pour even more tax dollars into the MIC! LMAO 🤣🤣🤣
It is a beautiful plane, but it’s a bunch of BS. It has nothing on Western stealth tech.
@@chaosXP3RTgood, that way the rusians can have their cool planes and the US can have functional weapons
"The famous forward swept wing design we all flew in Ace Combat" that one line made my day. Thank you for the memories 😂👍
Спроси у украинцев сколько раз су57 их обстреливал !
Hmm i smell Belkan Air Force dominate
to think about it, i think i use the ADFX-01 way too much...
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@@biwarayoganata me when the snow starts falling
I know it's not for aesthetics, but the mismatched panel colors on the Su-57 look awesome.
The exposed bolts too, lmao
@@joeblowe4630where?
@@Idklmao1502 wings
@@Idklmao1502 wings. closeup shots (official propaganda pieces btw) show how it has fucking phillips screws holding the wings together. this "stealth" aircraft has so many little holes and edges on it, that it is just a regular big ass jet
@@dominatorandwhocaresanyway9617 those were the prototype, T-50 not the serial built and IDK how they get the shot of the SU-57 rivets and wings while high up in the sky. Sounds like a dead giveaway to me
FAE: "Don't skip this part"
Me: *immediately skips ahead 20 sec*
Exactly what i did
hahaha i did this too
The SU-57 gets an A+ for design aesthetics. It's just beautiful.
And a F- in performance
@austinteal3645
Fly against it. Prove it. Otherwise I do not believe in western wunderwaffels, like the indestructible Challenger 2 or Mega-Leopards.
@@austinteal3645bruh
@@hercegovac9999 w pfp
Except for those giant engine nozzles sticking out the back giving a great radar return and lighting up every IR scope that is not directly in front of them. The F-35 has one of those and that's bad enough let alone two of them. The Raptor on the other hand has two extremely powerful engines with hidden square exhaust ports that at least minimizes radar return.
As awesome as the su-57 is on paper, the superiority question can be summed up with this..
"Would you intercept me?
I'd intercept me."
Ah, a fellow Habitual Linecrosser enjoyer
One day, hopefully the kid will get his chance.
Hellow fellow linecrosser. 😂
Lol it says translate to English @@someopinionateddirt6561
Nice reference
I came here for the comments. It's astounding to see the number of aerospace engineers and material scientists here discussing and comparing, from design to functionality to application and lethality.
Remarkably many people don’t feel the need to appeal to a higher authority when they can use their own intellect, ability to research and critical thinking to be able to arrive at sound conclusions.
True...
acquired from CNN LOL
@@mynameisnobody211Most people understand just how little they know about this.
Haha my man i love the sarcasm.. “ yeah that radar cross section is the size of my balls”!😂😂
Its absolutely stunning looking, it really is one of the prettiest planes out there.
It look really good but i dont really like the colours
It's a piece of crap, it can't out fight an F-16, a jet built in the 70's. Pretty don't win wars.
Putin: "I haven't seen our stealth plane in combat over Ukraine."
Sukhoi: "Thank you, sir!"
Same principle why Red Navy goes with the All submarine force? ;)
because they don't fucking fly it in combat!
@@Thornbloom nuh uh
@@JS-bk7bt yuh uh lmao, the su-57 is in the same boat as the t-14.
@@Ripa-Moramee nuh uh the su57 flew in the air battle of my toes hurt
Drone "wingmen" seem like a fantastic force-multiplier. You can increase the weapon load and data gathering capabilities of crewed warplanes whire minimizing the number of soldiers praced in a dangerous situation. It combines the advantages of drone aircraft while eliminating most of their disadvantages.
They can barely build the drones they bought from Iran
@@thadiusbarnelsnatch3665 I'm only discussing the merits of the concept, not Russia's ability to execute on it.
@@pseudotasuki ok well in that I can agree, you may not have known that one of the upcoming f-35 upgrade packages includes drone wingmen
@@thadiusbarnelsnatch3665 Indeed! Hopefully it'll go better than the Russian counterparts.
@@pseudotasuki I’m hearing that we’ll have real concrete info on it within the year
I'll reevaluate my opinions about the Su-57 if India or any other Russian allies actually buy some. The "problematic" F-35 keeps getting new orders and deliveries, so it's difficult to compare.
When people say it's "problematic" or "buggy", they just do not understand the problems with being cutting edge - or the fact that problems can be resolved.
The Gripen is easy to maintain because they are optimizing older, very well understood technology. The F-35 and the F-22 are the cutting edge and the first of their kind. Novel issues will arise, period. And nobody else will have solved them.
But the do get solved. In the time Russia has built 12 SU-57s, the F-35 has already upgraded it's capabilities several times too. By the time the SU-57 is optimistically in full production, the 6th Gens will be rolling out.
@@recoil53 It was more than this - Russian boasting is not just boasting, they are trying to compete in the arms market. So with their highly motivated and huge (but surprisingly inefficient) fake news industry, a lot of the ‘problems’ with the F-35 are politically motivated. Add in conspiracy theorists in the west and the ‘reformers’ like Pierre Spray (RIP) a lot of noise was made about the F-35 that wasn’t really honest. The Indians have been badly burned by their crush on all things Russian military, which is why they dropped out of paying for the Felon.
I’m no fighter pilot but when I see multiple interviews of pilots who have flown the teen series for years and some of them even moved to the F-35 saying that they’d rather be in the F-35 than any other plane, I believe them. Many are now retired and have no fish to fry pushing the F-35 and are hugely nostalgic for the planes they flew but all say the F-35 is near perfect for its role. Also, that the Russians are developing something to match Link-16, a 30-40 year old NATO technology should tell you everything. Modern conflict benefits from the same stuff that has benefited industry and communications over the last generation. Networking is a huge force multiplier - it doesn’t matter how agile a plane is if it’s facing adversaries with situational awareness light years ahead of them. Russians are dangerous, but mostly because they don’t value human life. Even their own. But we have all come to see that their high tech is not particularly high, is stolen or relies entirely on components bought from their ‘enemies’.
Experience has also shown that American systems are better than published specs but Russian ones are often considerably worse. They just lie. It’s a matter of time before it all comes crashing down. The sooner the better.
@@julianmorrisco America only attacks small third world countries.
The last time America attacked a country with a strong air defense was during the Vietnam War. In Vietnam, America lost thousands of airplanes and helicopters.
@@slawawacker Yeah. In 12 years, 60 years ago. You lot are doing your best to top that in 5, today!
F-35 gets orders due to US pressure, not all the time, but it is a big part of it.
The Su-57 is just perfect.
I don’t care what people say. Not taking into account capabilities and country of origin. It’s definitely a beautiful looking aircraft.
For sure
Def cooler then the f22.
take account of numbers built and well, it's embarrassing
@@gerardw.7468 since you brought that up, take into account the president of the US which is way more embarrassing
@@son9012atleast our president doesn’t need a body double or a bunker to hide out in
[meanwhile in the distant future]
‘Let’s talk about the stealth fighter that never was…’
Problably
ouf that hurts XD... but i can't disagree
Coming tomorrow,
Russia 101: Can't do shit, talk shit. See SU-75 Femboi
@@meteorknight999 Its not about ego, its about facts, but hey man, keep beating your chest about a plane that doesn't really exist.
If only it performed as good as it looks.
Military aviation expert over here with all the facts and completely proven claims! Geez
you’re,so right it’s a beauty..i just don’t believe in it’s performance capability
It doesn't matter if you built the least stealthy, stealth figher ever, all that matters is that it looks cool as hell.
People in the West will be scared of it! 😂😂😂
And the US Congress will pour even more tax dollars into the MIC! LMAO 🤣🤣🤣
@@jevongraham5223 Those big honkin exhaust pipes sticking out the back is a pretty good clue as to its stealthiness it would be toast before it even got into visual range of an F22 or F35 but i must admit it does look kinda cool.
@@bobdillon1138 Yeah I got bored one day and read up about jets again. The exhaust looks archaic, cant hide from the radar with those rounded bazookas.
The B2 will never not look futuristic.
100 years from now it’ll still look like alien technology.
looks like a useless showhorse that will never see combat till it retires lmfao.....i just pity the americans whos taxes where used
Same for SR-71
USA: * builds something cool*
Russia: * build something cool to compete*
China: can I copy yo homework?
You're so close. Russia's best planes would get curb stomped by the stuff the US made in the 1980s.
*USA: builds something cool
China: builds something to compete
Russia: can’t actually build anything
@@team3am149 u accidentally put Russia instead of India blud 🗿
😂😂😂
@@walker2345😂
Oh boy, certainly a title
Yep. Gotta get people so mad they click unfortunately
@@FoundAndExplainedwell played I came to flame you but now I applaud you.
@@FoundAndExplained no issues, the algorithm is king, have to please the red triangle overlords with clicks or lose it all
@@FoundAndExplained pretty based
@@FoundAndExplained you gonna do the mbb lampyridae
I noticed you didn't explain that although the su57 has infrared it only has it facing forwards. Whereas the F35 has 360 thermal detection capabilities meaning it can target crafts behind it. Those sidewinder 9x's are insane :~)
You forgot the best part about the Su-57's infrared sensor: it's not coated, which means using it makes it substantially more detectable on radar lol
@@gigacream5830 "It's insane how it is capable of basically being dumped from the mount, and INSTANTLY flip a 180 and fly the complete opposite direction..."
Mmmhhmm, and do you know where the idea for that came from?
Soviet missiles.
@@gigacream5830 "Idk where tf you got that idea from"
Maybe you should read up better on reality then.
The R-73 together with HMD has that ability, though with reduced hitrate.
There's even videos online showing it.
The export model of the missile AND the HMD does NOT have the ability.
@@thundercactusIR sensor can be turned around with the sensor's back facing forwards when not used to increase stealth
@@RCLepcha I know. But it can't be USED without compromising stealth, unlike the F35's various targeting sensors that don't compromise stealth at all when in use.
They already addressed the inlets and the compressor blades cross section. Just doing it a little different from the West but with the same results. Also the upgraded engines are now being installed with a mach 2 cruise speed and the engine will be used in older planes for a replacement upgrade. Being used in older planes they will be able to build more making it more reasonable then just building them for the Su57's.
Stealthy or not but it sure is one of the most beautiful plane ever built
Russian, just know how to build beautiful planes
It can beat a f22 because the f22 wont want to shoot it down because it looks fire as hell
agreed. the russian design philosophy makes me think of a ballerina with an AKS, they look great, even sexy, but also rugged and deadly
Lmao yes…building things that look like they were born with fetal alcohol syndrome is beautiful, especially when the engines protrude so much and are so far apart it looks like it rides the special bus
Behold... Salty yankees incoming lol supper funny that they cannot stand other countries making something that looks cooler
I gotta say those 3D models and animations are just top notch man, love your videos keep it up!!
Video games. 😂
0:56
That is a video game?? What's the name of the game then?
I saw the Su 57 recently got an engine upgrade, my impression with this plane is a couple of things.
A) they weren't trying to make a direct counterpart to the F22, Russia prefers a workhorse to a racehorse usually.
B) It's a paradigm shift and is a learning project which is slowly being modified and refined as money allows. It's like the shift to windows xp, there were a lot of problems due to 64 bit never being used before. I assume this because the successor to the Su 57 is already in development and pre-production.
It's a really beautiful airplane in any case
a clever comment indeed
Warhorse
You right
but on the contrary US built the racehorse for war applications which is biting their own back,
like the operations cost for F22 and F35 which led to the discontinuation of F22 production because the US coudn't bear the cost of operating both the aircraft at the same time,
moreover they've built an aircraft which they thought it would solve the problem but on the way they've created more problems for their own mainly for maintaining and operating cost for both of the planes,
That's why US is considering to upgrade the Bloc levels of F16 as mainly the F16 serves more purpose than those of what F35 does maybe rather more efficiently, that's why they've proposed to update F16 for future warfare,
moreover just to save cost and maybe more frugal for the airforce even Russian's are also considering to operate single engine aircraft for future applications,
like SU75 checkmate,
So there is an overall shift in airforce around the world to use more single engine craft for their workhorse purpose overall,
since US is also instead of investing more in F35 for future warfare they're trying to shift all the future upgrades to the new F16 programs overall,
What successor? Is there any info on it?
The SU-57 is a very beautiful aircraft!
"Which was aimed at a high performance aircraft with some degree of radar cross-section minimization"
like the F/A-18, or Eurofighter Typhoon. Both which have RCSs close or under 1m^2.
It's a gen 4.5 fighter struggling into production when gen 6 fighters are already cooking on the other side of the pond
The SU-57 is 10 feet longer AND wider than both of those fighters, and carries a full weapon loadout internally.
@@jordanp4987 and?
@@AugmentedGravity and no one of mentioned above fly without huge tanks and other external load. Their real rcs is huge like a house
@@serheyyavotsky1246By the time the enemy sees the F-35 dressed for long range strike operations, they've already been fired on by the ones in full stealth mode.
The SU-57 Femboy can't jettison its engines nor the woodscrews holding its 4th gen corpse together which will light it up like a Christmas tree on advanced radar systems
It's also so advanced it's a Transformer, with one flick of an Oligarch's wrist it can turn into a Swiss Bank Account.
😂😂😂
Can you name any oligarch from Russia?
@@birchwot6979 well you may work for Oleg D, or Potanin, but I guess you're not bottling for Putin's former best butt-boi Yevgeny because his plane magically transformed into a cloud of aluminium chaff. And he can't sign your check anymore. Good luck in your next role comrade.
@@birchwot6979 Abramovich, Putin, Usmanov. What do I win?
@@birchwot6979you think Russia is a democracy. That's adorable
thing is in the f35 and f22 the paint itself is a ram. which is why they are both shiny and camouflages are really hard to make on them. paint covers the vast majority of the plane and the canopy itself has ram as far as i know too or at least doesnt let waves inside. another thing that isnt taken into account is the panel gaps and panel shapes for the planes there are almos no right anglesi n any of the panels of the f22 and f35 . su57 has square riveted panels all over the fuselage which work like retroreflectors to radar waves
The US is on the verge of bankruptcy or at least interest rates going much higher and into double digits, the US borrowed a lot of money to make that technology and pretty much only used it to destroy Iraq and a few other places. If you think inflation is over then you are deluded unless they cut spending and that will cause a lot of problems with your military spending.
Sounds like something someone who's never seen the production version would say
@@alexdunphy3716 second series production version still uses square panels and still doesnt have ram paint
@@Estuardomendez13 how do you know it doesnt have ram paint. it clearly is painted
everywhere the same copy and pasted arguments. westoids are all npcs unable to think for themselves.
f-22 has riveted panels all over fuselage as well. y'all can literally check the photos
Amazing narration as usual
The first casualty of war is always the truth...
Man, your animations just keep getting better and better. Gorgeous work.
1 key similarity between the Su-57 Felon and the F-14A Tomcat: the airframe being ready before the engine intended for it.
Grumman was contractually obligated to use the Pratt&Whitney TF30, so the original plan was just to use it for the first batch of aircraft so as to get the aircraft into service with minimal delay, and then produce the F-14B with a new engine as the main production version, and an eventual follow-on upgrade of the avionics known as the F-14C. The new engine was made from the Advanced Technology Engine, which produced the Pratt&Whitney F100 and F401; the F401 had a slightly larger bypass ratio and was intended for the F-14B. Unfortunately, the F-14's greatest enemy, Congress, succeeded in killing the F401 program, and the Tomcat had to soldier on with the TF30s until 1987.
Very well done video, especially parts regarding RCS for the F-35. As for Su-57, it's too early to tell before it gets the new engine and enters mass production but the potential is very high.
Perhaps the reason for the production difficulties is that they cannot find enough philips head screws.
RCS of a zeppelin. And people wonder why they have made literally zero foreign sales while the F35 is the hottest fighter on the market.
This is one of those “if you know, you know” punchlines that I love.
People are right about production issues but Russia has learned many lessons from this war and Sukhoi will deliver double the number of Su-57 this year than previous one and all will have the new engine and other upgrades installed.This project was so slow because Russians didn't expect to get into any hot wars against an enemy with a lot of air defense.
Actually it’s not phillips head screws, its something else that these tubers for some reason never mention when talking about production issues and comparing US and Russia. Russia is the most sanctioned country on the planet starting from 2014, sanctions are strategy of the US to cripple or at least slow down development of its potential adversary, militarily and economically, also Russian military budget around $65/70 billion vs US $850 billion. Russia is not US militarily or economically. US with Russian military budget would be still working on F-16 development
"don't skip this part"
Me: immediately skips
Finally unbiased SU-57 review. Respect
*it's funny to see people who've never touched or even seen a real fighter in person, much less a 5th gen fighter, always become the "experts" and instantly chew out content creators like Found and Explained, Mustard, and Real Engineering with things like how good/bad an aircraft is -- while also having zero concept of how modern day dog fighting actually goes down. As much as the Felon isn't a fully upped 5th gen fighter, we should appreciate Russia's improvements in aviation especially with regards to fighters and equally appreciate channels like these for sharing this information with us. Keep it up, yall are awesome!*
You forgot to show the pan head rivets along every panel in your animations
Later Models seem to have fixed that seems like the rivets was only on Prototypes and demo models which is still super weird.
T50 not Su57
Those panels were supposed to be removed for analysis during testing. The aircraft stealth skinning is the last thing perfected during the final stages of production for any stealth aircraft.
The Berkut is the su-47 not the 37
It was actually carrying the model code "S-32" and "S-37" (note there is no "u") before becoming the "Su-47".
Same case as the "Su-57" being the "T-50" prior.
@@keso_de_bola1750 oh ok thanks. Also based erusean profile pic
@@keso_de_bola1750 oh ok. Thank you random Erusean citizen
“Raptor killer” YEAH OKAY. 💀🤣
Raptor has never even seen combat
@DiabloGamingLTD
Yes it has, it was involved in airstrikes in Syria, and was apart of the US Air Force kicking Wagner’s ass during the battle of Khasham.
@@DSKENTERPRISELTD neither has the Su-57. The raptor doesn’t need to see combat to prove its capabilities. We’re talking about a plane that was developed by Lockheed Martin. A company renowned for repeatedly developing ground breaking aircraft spanning back to the 1930’s lol that name alone has enough weight behind it to know that plane is either gonna do what they say it can do or more than they say it can do. I’m not saying the Su-57 is something to take lightly buddy but it’s not competing with the F-22.
@@DSKENTERPRISELTDso you're implying that the su57 was seen in combat outside of shooting missiles at orphanages in Ukraine.
@@WocketInMyPocket_ su57 was deployed to Syria for testing and did air to ground missions not spot but some and are you speaking about the same company that made the F35 that keeps falling out of the skies and they had to stop production also that same company the made the F35 that was detected my a 1960 radar and hit by a s200 missle in in Syria 😂😂😂😂
this videos seems pretty fair, +1 like
I can't help but love this fighter.
My theory is that after India 'dropped out' of the programme, the Russians no longer wanted a full-fledged stealth fighter. They don't even apply the most basic criteria for stealth (rivet concealment, serpentine air intake design, serrated edges, metal-less canopy, etc). These are well known necessities for effective stealth, there is no way the Russians don't know this (all the more so because they clearly use them on their stealth drone). They simply don't need a Russian F22. Nevertheless, I think it is a beautiful aircraft, I am very sorry that we will never see one of these here in the middle of Europe on a peaceful airshow.
Theorizing is not for you.
Look at high resolution images of serial production Su-57.
And YES! India wrenched Russian timelines for Su-57, but it didn’t stop them. Now! They are begging again to purchase the plane.
@@jakovskaro8224 Maybe theorizing is not for me, but wishful thinking is certainly for you. India is begging so much that they are purchasing French Rafale instead. I also looked at high resolution photos, and i can still see through the air intakes, so I don't understand what you are trying to say. The Su-57 is a beautiful plane, but Sukhoi itself claims a radar cross section of 1-0.01 m2. I assume they know for sure what their aircraft is capable of. American planes can do what? A 100 times less? Unfortunately. I'm rooting for the Russians, I wish America had a good big strong counterforce, but unfortunately this plane falls short compared to the western ones.
@@erikpeterffy7552 well! I stay by my initial assessment. You know very little
@@jakovskaro8224 well India isn't begging again they already signed for su 57 when it gets completed, the matter of fact is USA flew their F35 , FA18 And 21 in aero India airshow FOR SALE purpose and they ended up with Rafael as France offered better weapon system than FA 18 and Rafael performed better at high altitude in Himalayan mountains just to let you know that war scenario is totally different in specific Himalayan mountains atmosphere and plain desert like middle east and we already have fought and won a war at that altitude without machines , and about f35 (We dropped the idea of f35 after south Korea half of f35 fleet was not able to fly due to high maintenance failure issues which i am not sure why everyone in west is trying to ignore about)our choice was su 57 because we needed a solid aircraft not a sophisticated one reason even the more water exposure can damage a beautiful aircraft like raptor and 35. Just some spoiler (India operates S400 RUSSIAN and even after that USA wants to have f35 stationed on our Himalayan air strips that thing is itself is sus , cuz last time a NATO country imported Russian s300 it was excluded out of F35 programmed. USA in every 6 months comes to train with us at that high altitude warzone every wondered ? the only aircraft f-15 of US was able to be on par with mig29 in those mountains cuz at that area its the game of altitude. There's a lot going on with f35's recently (only the countries with US influence buy those and their maintenance record is 100% Sussy). Su 57 is also no good but at the moment the only so called 5th generation aircraft who have faced a engagement and war is su 57 pinning down a Ukrainian su 27. (summary is stop shitting and start appreciating) cuz every place is not middle east , Stealth is not something that's a priority in harsh conditions like Indian Warzones here the humans and the reliable machines work.(if you think US machines are reliable bro trust me you are either blind or dumb cuz we operate 7-8 different style of fighters according to the requirements and none of them is US made cuz it was never able to stand the conditions).
@@jakovskaro8224 ohh and if you think i am shitting on any of the aircraft then you are wrong , every Aircraft has its purpose to serve and its made with keeping the condition of place it would serve. We have mirage for bombings , rafael for air superiority, mig 29 for aircraft carrier and high altitude and lastly Sukhoi SU 30 mki that beautiful flanker is the most advance flanker of SU 30 model cuz it only Russian by airframe whole DNA of that plane is rebuilt. (We Indians are little bit bias towards our friend Russia cuz he was the one who was supporting our back and scared the US 7th fleet away with their Nuclear submarine fleet ) And we have tested Russian weapons they are definitely trust worthy. Lastly as in war there is no use of advance weapons if you cant use them because the the country making them censor you lol avg US game. "US might be better But Russia is the one whom you can trust that will not sabotage"
It has the radar cross section of a f18.
the way war is carried out in these days you dont need a lot of fighter jets... its all about missles and drones
The F-22 is set to be retired before the SU-57 sees production.
tbf it is already being produced, just in very small numbers
@@imoheight I stand corrected. 24 complete aircraft expected by 2025 according to the Russians.
@@NoahSpurrierand 20 plus 12 prototypes already built
@@eu3127 Again, that’s according to the Russian claims. They have a history of exaggerating their forces - 1961 Tushino Air Show in Moscow, 1961 Paris Air Show, 1999 Moscow Air Show. It’s difficult to put much credence in Russian military claims. Let’s talk about their tanks or navy or hypersonic super missiles. Paper tiger.
@@NoahSpurrier yep ,you always repeat the same things.
You love so much wars,why you don't start one against Russia? Only then we'll see who is the paper tiger.
But Hollywood make you look cool and powerful ,i admit that, an f14 beating two su57 ,amazing 😉
Unpopular opinion: I think it looks pretty.
They always forget that an aircraft in stealth mode needs external target designation, because by turning on its own radar it immediately ceases to be stealth. The SU-57 is supposed to fly with the radar turned on, providing targeting for other systems, so it makes no sense to make it undetectable below a certain scope. In this regard, it plays more of the role of an AWACS aircraft than a simple fighter. A similar thing was done with the MIG-31. Russia does not have enough AWACS aircraft, so the Su-57 will take over some of their functions. And drones can be used as a platform for launching missiles.
Aren't you listening carefully - no airplane is trully invisible for DETECTION (with or without passive radar), but it is difficult to TRACK/AIM at with radar-guided missiles, because they are designed to absorb/deflect enemie's tracking radar's frequency (different from detection radar's frequency.
The Felon looks absolutely beautiful, and its all black paint in Ace Combat 7 is my absolute favorite. Also its ghost paint with white trim and blue body is another peice of eye candy.
The ultimate 4.5gen fighter even the US airforce classified as a 4.5jen which is saying something
@@baronvonslambert small problems with the definitions here are that "stealth" most likely isn't defined, and having MAWS, 5(maybe 6) radars, an IRST and multiple radar bands to scan with isn't counted as advanced integrated avionics? What would count then? Honest question.
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@@baronvonslambert It's getting new engines this year which will make it a 5th gen.
Тут приведено много объяснений, но в целом Су-57 имеет свою концепцию. Нюанс этот просто объяснить. Если F-22 и F-35 это оружие агрессии, вторжения во вражеское воздушное пространство с привлечением AWACS. То Су-57 это оружие защиты или полузащиты. Вместительные внутренние отсеки позволяют возить больше ракет, более дальнобойных или ударного оружия. Дополнительные радары в крыле и фюзеляже позволяют легче обнаруживать F-22 и F-35 и в большем угле, таким образом не позволив взять себя в тактическое окружение. Двигатели без защитных кожухов, но как и в F-35 это не так существенно, если действовать на расстоянии. Двигатели Ал-41 отличные, хотя и не позволяют вести длительный крейсерских сверхзвуковой полет, но как мы видим на примере с F-35 там вообще им пользоваться ограничили с целью сбережения драгоценного покрытия. Фюзеляж имеет многослойные композиты и не требуют дорого обслуживания и оберегания поверхности как на F-22 и F-35. Также заявлена достаточно низкая цена за экземпляр и стоимость наземного обслуживания. Остался один вопрос - почему так мало заказали? Вопрос больше про деньги, все-таки строить 2000 самолетов как F-35 в России и не планировали. Для собственных ВВС нужно порядка 200-300 Су-57 плюс примерно 200-300 ударных истребителей Су-35 и Су-30, плюс 200 Су-34. С земли их прикроют мощные системы С-300/400/500 которые способны держать AWACS на расстояниях 300-500км.
В целом же концепция Су-57 гораздо более универсальная и удачная, а цена постройки и эксплуатации останется скорее в диапазоне как у Су-35 или F-15.
Также замечу что разработка F-22 с первого полета до серийного производства тоже шло с 1990-2003 (13 лет), а F-35 разрабатывался с 2000-2015 (15 лет). Су-57 имеет срок с 2010-2020 (10 лет). Да, производство Су-57 изначально мелкосерийное, но в СССР серийно даже Су-27 и МиГ-29 не строили такими же сериями как F-16 или F-15. В итоге у ВВС России к 2030 году будет примерно 50% - 100 самолетов и к 2035 году - 200 самолетов, + 600 Су-35/30/34.
There are many explanations given here, but in general the Su-57 has its own concept. This nuance is easy to explain. If the F-22 and F-35 are weapons of aggression, incursions into enemy airspace involving AWACS. The Su-57 is a defensive or midfield weapon. Roomy internal compartments allow you to carry more missiles, longer-range or strike weapons. Additional radars in the wing and fuselage make it easier to detect the F-22 and F-35 at a higher angle, thus not allowing themselves to be taken into a tactical environment. The engines do not have protective covers, but as in the F-35, this is not so significant if you act from a distance. The Al-41 engines are excellent, although they do not allow for long-term supersonic cruising flight, but as we can see from the example of the F-35, they generally limited their use in order to save precious coverage. The fuselage has multilayer composites and does not require expensive maintenance and surface protection as on the F-22 and F-35. A fairly low price per copy and the cost of ground handling are also stated. One question remains - why did you order so little? The question is more about money, after all, they did not plan to build 2,000 aircraft like the F-35 in Russia. For its own Air Force, about 200-300 Su-57s are needed, plus about 200-300 Su-35 and Su-30 strike fighters, plus 200 Su-34s. From the ground, they will be covered by powerful S-300/400/500 systems that are capable of holding AWACS at distances of 300-500km.
In general, the Su-57 concept is much more versatile and successful, and the price of construction and operation will remain rather in the range of the Su-35 or F-15.
I also note that the development of the F-22 from the first flight to mass production also took place from 1990-2003 (13 years), and the F-35 was developed from 2000-2015 (15 years). The Su-57 has a period from 2010-2020 (10 years). Yes, the production of the Su-57 was initially small-scale, but in the USSR, even the Su-27 and MiG-29 were not mass-produced in the same series as the F-16 or F-15. As a result, the Russian Air Force will have about 50% - 100 aircraft by 2030 and 200 aircraft by 2035, + 600 Su-35/30/34.
Russia has stated that the SU-57 was based on f-22A. The USA has test flown(or at least the technologies) of the Replacement called NGAD in 2019. I suspect a low rate production is underway. By the time the SU-57 is on a "somewhat" comparable level to the raptor. The raptor will be retired. Note the F-22 has and is still receiving upgrades. Basically to fund a f-35A stuffed inside. The patriot missle system is more advanced and higher kill ratio than and S-series radar missle systems.
@@JeremiahAnunnaki The Su-57 was made with an eye to the F-22, but using a different technology. If the F-22 and F-35 have a mostly metal fuselage and are covered with special and very capricious coatings on top, then the main part of the Su-57 airframe is saddled using multilayer composite technology, which, thanks to the combination of layers, effectively dissipate radio waves. Plus, side radars and radars in the wings are used, which allow detecting targets in a wide range of heading angles, plus radars of another range, which are easier to detect a stealth fighter. As for production, the Su-57 is launched on the market in about the same time frame of 15 years as the F-22 and F-35. Plus, in the USSR and Russia there is a slightly different approach to procurement and production - if in the USA it is large-scale production of a large batch, then here it is small-scale production, which allows you to reduce the price by maintaining a large assembly line, but at the same time get more expensive components. As for the missiles for the S-300 and S-400 complexes, in the last decade there have also been versions of missiles with active homing heads. So both systems, like the future S-500, will be able to work with both types of missiles.
@@JeremiahAnunnaki You know, F-22 is MUCH BETTER in almost all cases than F-35. Period.
Universal devices are always worse in some particular way@@AlexeyDenissov
Great video finally someone that actually takes into account facts and doesn't watch Top Gun Maverick as a source for info. It may not be the best jet but it sure does what it was made for and also it just looks amazing
Yes all 7 of them. Lol with the radar cross section of an f 16. Utter garbage
@@thomashaapalainen4108blud didn’t watch the video💀💀💀
@@BerInferno there's nothing to watch with this orcistani propaganda pile of pig crap.
watch the video Maverick@@thomashaapalainen4108
I’m glad you pronounce the jets the same as I do… Gripen, Berkut… subscribed.
I think people undersimate this plane. With some sources indicating 32 planes have been built instead of the previous 17-18. Once the more modern engines are fitted and 60-100 planes are done this could be very capable challenger to the US fighters
Russia already has a bunch of more than capable challengers to the US planes:
Su-30SM/SM2, Su-35S, MiG-31, MiG-35.
@@Sevastopol91 the su 57 is meant to be an upgrade to the su 35 flanker but it's a bit too expensive
@@cideltacommand7169
It's not "too expensive" it's the engines, the only thing holding the aircraft back is that the engines are not made or ready. Once that's done they can produce them. Coincidentally, the Armata platform has the same issue, that being the Engines.
60-100 planes?? Russia will never field that many. It is too inept and too corrupt to do so. The SU-57 will never be a substantial challenger to any modern military force, let alone the US Air Force.
By the time they overcome those obstacles and much more, the plane would be obsolete
Love the look of this plane, it clearly has that Russian design aesthetic but what I like most is that it has more width then height, very similar to a F14 Tomcat when its wings are swept back.
You should make a video about variable sweep wing aircraft like the f14 the f111 and the mig 23
and 23's twin the mig 27
Even if it’s not a truly stealth aircraft, that doesn’t mean it’s a bad airplane. That said, the fact that Su57 hasn’t had any exports is telling.
they would need to build some first before they can export some.
@@shuathe2ndCountries still wouldn’t buy.
@@wingless747 wasnt Iran looking into making a purchase? I know Iran Is heavily sanctioned and has no other option but still.
@@agravemisunderstanding9668 you have to remember the actual production model is not yet produced. The few they have are bastards like the first rafale. When the engine is finished (i believe it is or soon to be) the Su57m will be produced. You can expect it not to be shown in airshows but sensitive information given to potential customers. Then we might see some countries interested. I could imagine Iran spending on it. I don't expect China, because China is trying to copy US and Russian technology alike. Or maybe just to retroengineer it. Then you have india which bought Rafales for the sake of not being tied to the US nor Russia alone. A lot of countries now buy the Rafale; after a few sets of missions which demonstrated its actual and current capabilities instead of promises only. Maybe russia will need to have a few secret success stories to motivate an order of 24 or 36 of them here and there.
Su57 may not be better than F35 / F22 in real but atleast it is not used as Balloon Shooter Jet 🥲
They have a worthy successor of the f-16 after what 40 plus years
Theres nothing good about the F-16, it was always a cut price shopping trolly to fill out Airforce numbers right from the begining, fine if your bombing sandle wearers in a desert somewhere but wait until it comes up against something other than that, theres a reason most nations around Oz use F-18s or F-15s
no this is a worthy competitor to the Wright Flyer over 100 years later. An F-16 is way out of it's league. a balsawood glider could probably shoot this crap down
Even a su27 is too much for the f16 kid
Ok, the f16 might be better than the su57 at air to ground, but have you considered air to air?
@@helpmedaddyjesus7099 su57 have good air to ground arament and carry as much as the f16 and it have targeting pod too
Another great video 📹. No geopolitics in this channel, just technology. I have no doubt that Russia will improve the SU57 even more and order more after 76 delivery
Maybe they would if they weren't broke.
They are just beautiful all 6 of em
SU-57 is hands down the best looking fighter jet
I guess if you can’t make it perform, it maybe as well be pretty
@@jb76489тому ,кому следует молчать,обязательно трещит без умолку,задумайся!!!
I think the biggest question on everyone's minds is: DID they though?
Iv always thought the SU57 looked like a cross between a SU27 and a YF23. Cool to see im not the only one. Such a cool aircraft
It's a city block of an aircraft like could fit in one parking lot, I mean it's not stealthy but it's still nice
The new planes delivered last month are now powered by the new engine
USA working on 6 generation fighters while Russia hasn’t even perfected 5 generation yet 😂
@harrishromero6447 well that’s not yet proven, we haven’t seen it yet😜
@harrishromero6447 and am glad that technology is on our side, question is, have you heard of it being in service yet?
@harrishromero6447 exactly what am saying
@harrishromero6447 get democrats out of office and we might be working on gen. 7 by now
@harrishromero6447 America is always ahead by at least 20 years and now we falling, the B21 raider should have been in service by now
Your videos are scientifically sound and comprehendible.
Would love to see a video about the j20
The American illusion of having an aircraft undetectable by radar was shattered when a Russian Su-35S fighter took an infrared photograph of an F-22 Raptor as it flew over Syrian territory. According to the Defense-Blog website, the Russian fighter used its search and tracking equipment to locate the American fighter, which, according to its manufacturers, is practically invisible to traditional radars. Against this background and after the Americans determined that the Russian Sukhoi Su-35 fighters posed a threat to any Western fighter in the region, the decision was made to deploy the F-22 Raptor air superiority fighter. This was then the most advanced in the US Air Force. Therefore, upon arriving in the theater of operations in Syria, the American command was convinced that the F-22 Raptor could tip the balance of air power in its favor in the hope of outwitting the S-400 systems on the ground. While the F-22 Raptor was supposed to outrun the Russian fighters in the air without the slightest effort, the F-22 Raptors would not only operate alone, as in addition to the 10 F-22 fighters that the United States sent, it also sent an E-3 Sentry (AWACS) as well as two KC-10 Extender aircraft that were based at the Aldafra airfield in the United Arab Emirates. But the American fighters soon showed their weaknesses, starting with the fact that their extensive maintenance process barely allowed them to fly one combat sortie per week. In contrast, the much simpler and more reliable Russian Sukhoi Su-35s could fly daily over Syria, maintaining air superiority in the region. Worse still for the F-22 Raptors, they soon discovered that their stealth did not give them the advantage they had hoped for. Indeed, the radars of the S-400 systems on the ground and the Irbis E radars of the Sukhoi Su-35 fighters in the air could detect them, but it would be the infrared search and track system of the Sukhoi Su-35 fighter that, according to sources in Russia, would put an end to the F-22 Raptor's stealth. It was finally able to detect the F-22 Raptor at a distance of 50 kilometers. To be more precise, it was on September 24, 2018 when the Russian press finally announced that a Sukhoi Su-35 fighter was able to track its F-22 Raptor fighter using its infrared sensor and even ended up taking a photo of the F-22 Raptor fighter in a cryptic manner, as a report from the commander of the US 95th Reconnaissance Squadron stationed at Al Dhafra Air Base would eventually indicate. He would eventually state at the end of the campaign that the F-22 Raptor could not effectively track the Sukhoi 35 in Syria, so the American reports concluded that despite the F-22 Raptor’s superior stealth and sensors, in fact the capabilities of the Russian Sukhoi 35 fighters turned out to be surprisingly good. and they pose a challenge to be considered in the future even more with the appearance of new improved versions and even Russian fifth generation fighters, which at that time was a remote but quite worrying possibility.
The new engines are already ready.
Thank you for the all the break down
it’s a 4th gen fighter dressed up as a 5th, has an RCS of a clean super hornet, and they decided to paint it in high-vis colors..
Ah yes, the "high-vis" colors like... black and grey. As opposed to the "low-vis" eye-fuckingly orange canopy of F-22
@@TheByQQ the gold canopy is a special coating to reduce radar signature. Oh, and you forgot the blue and the bright white on the F(ucking horrible)elon.
@@patmahomesisthegoat1622 Blue and white are... "high-vis" on the sky?
Have you ever went outside?
@@TheByQQ smh you get my point. Keep believing your daddy’s (Putin) propaganda bud
It's irrelevant. If you're in the distance that colors even could matter - it's way too late to hide
just like the T-14 Armata, they too scared to send it to UKR
But it is a good looking tank much better than its predecessors
The armata hasn't even been officially accepted by the army why would it be sent into combat
@@alexdunphy3716 i think that they are waiting until other countries come out with new tanks like abrams x or kf51
The SU-57 has apparently been used, firing missiles from long range. Which is all any Russian or Ukrainian aircraft does, because of the density of excellent SAM systems.
NATA could probably do SEAD, but Russia has never had that capability, because the only countries worth using SEAD against are… former Soviet ones, and so the USSR never developed SEAD tech, giving Russia a starting point of jack all.
Where the Abrams at? sitting at the back tacking dust.
That thermal sensor in front of the canopy is a huge radar cross section 😂
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Most stealthy plane in the world, so stealthy that not even Russia knows where they are
All I know about the F22 Raptor, it's first incursion was to shoot a Chinese balloon, 1st missile missed while the 2nd hit it.
Not true, the f22 did drop bombs in Syria or its neighbor don’t quite remember, it killed a bunch of scientists or some shit.
depending on the type of missile used it could have been a skill issue or skill issue
It literally used one missile. We have the footage. Lmao
>have a balloon as the only kill of your top 5th gen jet
>claim that su-57 is a paper tiger when it has actual air to air kill from 210 km
truly usa moment of all time
But the USA has like 800 5th gen fighters and Russia has 10 or smth
No wonder it looks so damn good - they took a YF-23, added the wings of the F-22, and threw in some F-14 in the mix ( The wide spacing of the engines. )
It’s a thing of beauty. Now my favorite fighter.
Regarding the exposed screws…those are actually from prototype su-57s. The few final production models don’t have that issue (nor do f-22 or f-35 combat platforms, so I’m not sure what images you are sourcing from there, but they aren’t representative). Love your content. Curious if your family was of Russian extraction or if you just have a fascination with Soviet tech? keep up the great work.
There are no final production models, as they would need the RAM and new engines.
@@pollo4744 There have been 8 serial production Su-57s to date (vs roughly 1000 f-35s). These are both platforms in flux though. None of the Su-57s have the intended Saturn AL-51 engines, instead using the 41F1 engines from Su-35s. That said the f-35 will get an upgraded engine in the coming years too (though this is a genuine upgrade and not catch-up-to-original-spec incidence).
As far as RAM, this is an area where Russia has yet to demonstrate scalable ability. But they did shift the designations on production units from prototype to final syntax, and one hallmark of that shift was the resolution of the exposed screw issue-however crude.
I’m not debating the prowess of the platform or its ability to live up to the intended spec, but there are final designation units of Su-57s in the Russian air arsenal (albeit lacking advanced engine tech or the RAM needed to lower their RCS below the .5-1m^2 generally accepted in current form).
@@rioSica trusting in Russia’s word is not a good idea dude, Russia forced the Su-57 into service as the Su-57A, which was more so a development of the T-50 platform than a finished product, they consider the ones you are talking about (the Su-57M) as the “production model” which isn’t true. The Su-57 Felon is good platform but was forced into service, basically see yourself as a 15 year old and being conscripted into a war that has a 70% death rate. The Su-57 is not finished, and it won’t be finished for a very long time, it has great potential, but Russia is not good at using potential to make a good platform.
@@pollo4744of Russia cleared up its olligarcy problem and actually made the country livable they could achieve so much, the Russians need to get rid of Putin and his capitalist paracites, before they can think about squaring up with NATO
Russia got 2 new batches of Su-57 out in last year thats 28 new Su-57
Which isn’t that much if America can pump out 150 F-35s a year and China can pump out 50 J-20s if not more a year
@@shimmy7169
China actually produce between 50 and 100 J-20 in 2023 ( binkovs battlegrounds made a great video about it)
Considering that the russians want to get a total of 72 until 2028 Su-57 into service China and the US are both producing more 5th gen fighter every year as russia can produce a whole dacade
Dont get me wrong, if I was in any 4th generation fighter I might be decently scared of coming across the Su57 in flight, but if I was in a J20, F22, or F35, I probably would be confident in my aircraft to be outright better than the Su57
Only stupid pilot would be scared by aircraft which only existed on PAPER. Who didn't even fly to the sky yet. I guess that's why you aren't a fighter jet pilot
even f15 is better than su57 lol
@@alexanderrohaj4794 first of all the su57 is not just on paper and it does exist (albeit in such limited numbers that your could hardly call it operational). IF the su57 was in the airspace and I KNEW they were operating, I would be worried about running into one if I was in an earlier generation aircraft.
@@Null24 😂yeah? And you know they are flying how? It is revealed to you in a dream? Or RusBot propaganda machine convince you of its existence?
@@alexanderrohaj4794it does exist so idk what western propaganda ur watching and it’s funny ur saying everything that’s Russian is propaganda but yet u think ur source are all fact check
The SU-57 is a beautiful aircraft and quite a performer, but there are a few things that would, IMHO, prevent it from being a "Raptor killer".
The first is the fact that the SU-57 is not as stealthy as the Raptor. This means that the Raptor would see it before it could see the Raptor. This equates to "first look, first shot, first kill".
Second, the winner in any dogfight is usually the better pilot. US pilots are far more proficient than Russian pilots, who get less than half the proficiency time as do American pilots. While US pilots spend a lot of time in simulated engagements, Russian pilots generally go up, fly a mission, then come home.
Third, Russia only has about 20 of these aircraft, and AFAIK none have ever seen front line service. But as has been insinuated, they may have flown some missions without having been detected.
But the F&E videos and animations are great! I always enjoy them - keep up the good work!!
You should cover the SB-1Defiant and why it failed.
Be sure to mention the fact that Auto rotation wasn't a requirement.
Thank you.
The 57 is the phone area number given to it, because it's so huge
It's beautiful. And probably more 4.5 than 5.0. But, we know almost nothing about it.
The raptor dreams of the day it can intercept any jet.
Could you please make a video about the Tsar Tank? It's one of the most bizarre and cool vehicles ever created!
"I hope you guys and that one girl" got me rolling on the floor! 😂🤣
Izdeliye 30 is fully developed and in full production. Actually all of the Su57s that will be delivered in 2024 will be outfitted with the new engine. As for the Su57 scoring a victory in air battle, there was no mention of that from any respectable source of information, be it Western or Russian.
The military operation of the Western coalition in Libya began on March 19, 2011. The air forces and navies of Great Britain, France, the USA, Italy and Canada took part in it, with the main combat missions being carried out by the F-15 Eagle, F-16 Fighting Falcon, Dassault Rafale and Panavia Tornado GR4 fighters. Shortly before the start of Operation Odyssey: Dawn, some American and European analysts were anticipating the participation of the American F-22 Raptor fighter, the only fifth-generation combat aircraft in the world to enter service.
However, the experts' expectations were not met - the F-22 never appeared in the skies of Libya, and, according to a statement by the US Air Force, it will not appear in the future. Despite the fact that other participants in the Western coalition did not expect the F-22 to participate in the military operation, the United States suddenly decided to justify itself, citing a lot of reasons why the famous Raptors were not aimed at ensuring a no-fly zone over the territory of Libya. The first on this issue On March 22, 2011, Lexington Institute analyst Lauren Thompson spoke out. According to him, the most advanced American combat aircraft is simply not designed to perform military missions such as those implemented in Libya at the very beginning of the Odyssey. Let us recall that the main goal of the first stage of the military operation was to ensure a no-fly zone over the territory of an African state, for which it was necessary to disable all air defense systems that were under the control of troops loyal to Muammar Gaddafi. At the same time, the confrontation with Libyan aviation was not taken into account (and indeed, since the beginning of the Odyssey, not a single Libyan aircraft has been seen in the air).
Thompson noted that the F-22 is not physically designed to attack ground targets. The aircraft can be armed with two 450-kilogram JDAM guided bombs, which are capable, however, of hitting stationary but not moving targets. In addition, as it turned out, the F-22 radar is not capable of mapping terrain, as synthetic aperture radars do, and therefore cannot independently select ground targets. This effectively means that if the F-22 in its current form were to be used to bomb any targets, information about the targets would be loaded into the aircraft's on-board computer before takeoff.
But the enumeration of the shortcomings of the fifth-generation American fighter did not end there. It turned out that the fighter had very limited communication capabilities. The aircraft is capable of exchanging information only with other F-22s in the flight. The Raptor is also equipped with a “stripped-down” Link 16 communications system, widely used by the US and NATO militaries, but it works exclusively to receive operational information from other aircraft and helicopters and cannot be used for data transmission. When creating the F-22, engineers deliberately limited the fighter's communications capabilities to ensure even greater stealth - it is assumed that in the event of combat use the aircraft will always operate in radio silence mode.
One could turn a blind eye to Thompson’s conclusions - it happens that analysts tell things that are subsequently either refuted by the military, or never go beyond the scope of conjecture and conjecture, without finding factual confirmation. However, at the end of March 2011, US Air Force Commander Norton Schwartz personally decided to speak out on the issue of the F-22’s non-participation in the Libyan operation. According to him, the American fighter does not take part in the Libyan operation because it is geographically located far from the combat area.
"If the F-22s were stationed at one of the bases in Europe, they would undoubtedly take part in the Libyan operation," Schwartz said. However, he added that “since the operation in Libya began relatively quickly, it was decided to use various resources located nearby.” Currently, American F-22s, according to the US Air Force, are based in Virginia, New Mexico, California, Florida, Alaska and Hawaii. At the end of his speech, Schwartz said that “the fact that the F-22 did not participate in this particular operation is not an indicator of its uselessness.”
On the same day, speaking at a House Appropriations subcommittee hearing, Schwartz tried to explain why the Air Force decided in 2010 to abandon the upgrade of the F-22 fighter communications systems, which was planned to be carried out as part of the Increment 3.2 program. According to Schwartz, it was planned to install a MADL standard communications system on the F-22, which is currently being created for the promising F-35 Lightning II fighters. The new MADL system has not yet been tested for combat use, which means that its use on the F-22, according to Schwartz, means unnecessary expenses and a certain risk that the Air Force cannot take. In this case, the remaining parameters of the Increment 3.2 program will be implemented.
Former Air Force intelligence chief David Deptula, who attended the House hearing, harshly criticized the refusal to install MADL on F-22 fighters. According to him, it was pointless to create “the most advanced fighter in the world” and then not be able to exchange data with other aircraft. “There’s a penny’s worth of wisdom and a pound’s worth of stupidity,” with these words Deptula commented on the US Air Force’s decision to abandon the installation of MADL systems on F-22 fighters.
It is curious, however, that in order to allow the F-22 to exchange information with other aircraft, helicopters and ground units, the US Air Force created a special air combat communications center. It included six special versions of the RQ-4 Global Hawk Block 20 unmanned aerial vehicles, with which the fighters are capable of exchanging data. At the same time, drones are able to relay data from the F-22 to other aircraft and helicopters equipped with the Link 16 system. Such a connection was created in case of large-scale combat operations and has not yet been used in reality.
That is, the US Air Force has actually confirmed that F-22 pilots still need the ability to exchange data. But why it was necessary to create a separate communications center for the Raptor and refuse to modernize the fighter’s own communications systems is not entirely clear. Probably, the emphasis is still on stealth - by exchanging information with the communications center, the F-22 gains wider access to operational information without giving away its location.
Interestingly, the F-22 was adopted by the US Air Force in 2005. Since then, he has not taken part in any military campaign that the United States waged outside the country. On the one hand, the American fighter is too expensive to participate in military operations in Pakistan, Iraq, Afghanistan or Somalia. But on the other hand, how else can you test all the capabilities of an aircraft that has not yet proven its “power” in practice?
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Congratolations for the first real comment in this jungle of ignorants
@@ACulpaEdoElectricista It is worth adding that the F22 program, like the F35, completely failed. As follows from the information provided by the Sina information resource, most of the F-22 combat fighters in service with the US Air Force cannot take off, not to mention the fact that only about 20 vehicles are suitable for performing real combat missions.
“The United States cannot send its F-22 fighters to the war in Syria - about 60% of them simply will not take off, while about 30% need to be decommissioned and serviced. In fact, today the Pentagon has only two dozen F-22 fighters. The maximum that the Pentagon can afford in Siri is three fighters,” emphasize experts from the PRC.
It should be clarified that, based on the materials presented by the Sina publication, such an unfavorable situation is associated with the fact that practically no funds were allocated to maintain the combat capability of the F-22 fighters, and only the same aircraft were constantly on combat duty.
This 3D rendering will be featured as ‘in flight footage’ on TASS and RT within the week I’m sure…
Very interesting. 👏
The Su-57 uses an advanced technique in which it's radar cross section is so large you think your radar is broken.
0.01m^2 is literally the size of a tennis ball...that is large for you?
The only thing the SU-57 can beat is the Russian Economy
Funny thats what's beating the American F jet fighter's, only 29% are combat capable, because of expense,the White house spokesman admitted in Congress,
This comment section is gonna become a warzone
Welcome to “how to go viral on UA-cam”
@@FoundAndExplained spreading misinformation for the purpose of gaining algorithmic traction via angry comments to correct said bullshit is really immoral, please improve
The Su-57 still in development while the USAF will have its own 6th gen soon.
Вот когда будет, тогда поговорим про 6 поколение.
@@samgold9881 When SU-57 became a 5th gen then we will make comparisons with the Americans
You can spot this in the radar screen like the Empire State Building 😂 you can hear it’s whistle noise from miles away too 😂😂😂
bot?
"future of the airforce that has no future"
"Is that a flying 2 story apartment? Nah must be Russian stealth fighter"
-NATO Radar Operator