MAKS 2011

[Wraith27 6]

T-50 in flight:

 

[MigBuster 2,884]

Cool

[Derk 265]

Peculiar: slats in front of the air-intakes .......

 

Houdoe,

 

Derk

[Wraith27 6]

Pictures: http://www.paralay.com/maks_2011/maks2011/index.html

[JediMaster 451]

That's probably Sukhoi's solution to the "nodding" intakes of the past, like the F-15, or complex internal ramps. Both the latter methods would make for stealth-compromising features. By doing the flap, they can use it when stealth isn't needed (like during intense turns) or lock it when it is (during approach to targets) keeping the stealth high.

 

The B-2 does the same thing with a "high stealth" mode that limits the motions of its control surfaces.

 

 

[Wraith27 6]

T-50 engine small problem:

 

 

and short movie http://www.ria.ru/video/20110821/421116715.html

Edited August 23, 2011 by Wraith27

[Gr.Viper 131]

That's gonna be hard to hide from IRM seekers.

[JediMaster 451]

Was that from the aborted takeoff? I heard there was an engine problem that caused it, but WHOA...

[MigBuster 2,884]

Oh dear - bit more work needed then

[Nesher 628]

nice but it wasn't that exciting

[Derk 265]

FOD damage or ingestion of a bird ? Saw it happening with an F16 couple of years ago, same effects (compressor stalls, big bangs etc etc.). Good that it happened on the runway, although with 2 engines....... the F 16 had to go round on marginal power, more compressor stalls, dropped tanks and only just made it.....

 

Houdoe,

 

Derk

Edited August 24, 2011 by Derk

[Gr.Viper 131]

Compressor stall due to high humidity. MAKS tends to take place on the rainiest days of August.

[JediMaster 451]

High humidity? There's something I wouldn't have thought would be a cause of a compressor stall. Not in Russia, anyway. In Africa or Vietnam or South America, maybe...

[Wraith27 6]

Flight program mix :

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-cvhVIQJAI&feature=player_embedded#