Dosent look very Somalian to me - Im thinking more like Liberian civil war 1999-2003
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The Berkut is one of the most curious and powerful aircraft today. Not many aircraft can boast forward swept wings, high speeds, heavy armaments, and large dog fighting capabilities. The original Berkut that was produced was intended as a technology demonstrator, but Sukhoi wants to market it. Actually, it is thanks to Sukhoi that this aircraft was finished at all, as you will read below. In 1983, the Soviet High Command decided to order their air force to develop a powerful forward-swept wing fighter. But a small problem arose, nothing big, just that the entire USSR dissolved. Since the country collapsed, funding was stalled and delayed. This is where Sukhoi Avionics comes in. Sukhoi saw potential in this aircraft, and funded it. Since the USSR had collapsed, Sukhoi was funding the entire project, which wasn’t cheap. In America, a fighter that looks similar to the Su-47 but half as big and painted white, the Grumman X-29, had been built. However, unlike Grumman and their X-29, Sukhoi intended the Berkut to be more than a technology demonstrated. They wanted to see it as a standard service fighter.
So the helicopters shoot the terrorists while they die laughing ? Quote
Quote from: MaJ.P.Bouras on 26-07-2010, 09:07:23So the helicopters shoot the terrorists while they die laughing ? Quote Is that thing ever produced in big numbers?
Real World Facts about the Su-47 BerkutMaiden Flight: September 25, 1997Powered by: Dual Lyulka AL37FU engines. (Prototypes utilized dual aviadvigatel D-30F6 afterburning turbofans with thrust vectoring)Range: 3, 300 kmMax. Speed: 1600 KmH in tests, predicted 2710 KmH in service.Armament: 1 30 mm GSh-30-1 cannon and 14 hardpoints for a variety of AA and AG munitions. The Berkut is one of the most curious and powerful aircraft today. Not many aircraft can boast forward swept wings, high speeds, heavy armaments, and large dog fighting capabilities. The original Berkut that was produced was intended as a technology demonstrator, but Sukhoi wants to market it. Actually, it is thanks to Sukhoi that this aircraft was finished at all, as you will read below. In 1983, the Soviet High Command decided to order their air force to develop a powerful forward-swept wing fighter. But a small problem arose, nothing big, just that the entire USSR dissolved. Since the country collapsed, funding was stalled and delayed. This is where Sukhoi Avionics comes in. Sukhoi saw potential in this aircraft, and funded it. Since the USSR had collapsed, Sukhoi was funding the entire project, which wasn’t cheap. In America, a fighter that looks similar to the Su-47 but half as big and painted white, the Grumman X-29, had been built. However, unlike Grumman and their X-29, Sukhoi intended the Berkut to be more than a technology demonstrated. They wanted to see it as a standard service fighter. High costs arose, so Sukhoi put their own touches on the Berkut. It is aproximately the same size of the Su-35 Superflanker. The landing gear, forward fuselage and vertically-pointed tails were borrowed from Sukhoi’s highly successful Su-27 Flanker series. The Berkut, however, although it isn’t a total stealth fighter, has some very nice stealth capabilities. To start with, we have the internal weapons bays, you may look under the Berkut and wonder where the weaponry is, but don’t worry. It’s in small bays under the aircraft and on the sides of the fuselage. However, the aircraft can also carry small wingtip-mounted AA missiles for extra firepower, but at the cost of stealth. It has a reduced radar signature and is coated with layers of radar absorbing materials.http://www.airforce-technology.com/projects/s37/images/img6.jpg The forward swept wings present many advantages. It means delayed stall, higher maximum lift, reduced bending moments, and it can perform incredible maneuvers without the wingtips generating resistance and stalling the aircraft. However, good things come with bad things too. Forward swept wings have one fault, and one fault only, but it’s a biggie. They generate such a vicious twist that if constructed with conventional or extra strength materials, they’re going to blow right off the plane. So, this is why forward-swept aircraft only were usable when composite materials were discovered. The Su-47 can fit advanced Russian radars and other electronics. It has a fly-by-wire system as well. Actual service models will get folding wings, though not because they will be navalized carrier models. The wingspan is large, and Russian hangars need to fit the aircraft inside. The Berkut can maneuver at subsonic speeds, a big advantage in combat. It can maintain control and most important stability at a high AOA (Angle of Attack). This way, as soon as a pilot defeats one target, he can turn the aircraft to engage the next as quickly as possible. Also, this baby is an STOL (Shorter Take Off/Landing) fighter. The wings generate so much lift that a long runway isn’t necessary. The wings are made of 90% composite materials, and the canards are mounted in such a way to make the aircraft turn on a dime. The Russians were reluctant to raise the aircrafts speed past mach 1.6, because even with composites.