#Sukhoi checkmate cockpit trial

Still, the main attraction is Sukhoi LTS Checkmate. Multifunctional Advanced Embedded Fighter.

#Sukhoi checkmate cockpit trial

The only prototype only made its first flight in 2000 and today rests in Zhukovsky with several other test and trial planes, such as the famous Su-47 Berkut. It is interesting to note that, seen from above, the model of the on-board fighter resembles the MiG 1.44, an old project that started in the 1980s but which did not go forward due to the fall of the Soviet Union and the subsequent economic crisis faced by Russia. “Presentation of promising directions for the development of MiG aviation complexes”. The images of the models were published on Twitter by the user Michael Jerdev, and all three feature stealth features, featuring internal weapon bays. While Sukhoi presented a scale mock-up of the LTS Checkmate, Mikoyan presented three small mockups representing new designs of a “Light Multi-purpose Airplane”, an “Advanced Multi-purpose Carried Fighter” and lastly an “Unmanned Carried Aircraft”. On Sunday (18) the first leaked images appeared of the new plane as it was being prepared for today's presentation. At first images of the plane appeared on Thursday (15) while being towed in Zhukovsky, two days after Rostec announced that it would introduce an all-new aircraft at MAKS 2021. It is estimated that the price of Checkmate will be around US$ 30 million. The engine seems to be the Izdeliye 30, the same one that will equip the Su-57, replacing the Saturn AL-41F1. In the air-to-ground scope, the presence of the Kh-59 Ovod cruise missile along with the aforementioned weapons suggests that this will also be used by the new aircraft in attacks against surface targets. The jet will be able to carry long-range RVV-MD and short-range RVV-SD missiles, successors to the current R-77 and R-73, respectively. The cockpit of the Sukhoi LTS Checkmate, featuring a large display similar to that used on the F-15EX, F-35 and JAS-39E/F. With a combat radius of 1.500 kilometers, higher thrust-to-weight ratio, shortened takeoff and landing, more than seven tons of combat load, which is an absolute record for aircraft of this class”, said the director of the UAC. The first flight is scheduled for 2023 and some netizens also refer to the plane as “Su-59”.

The LTS – which has already been informally called the Sukhoi Su-75 due to the numbers painted on the fuselage – should start being delivered around 2026-2027. Yuri Slyusar gave some details about the new aircraft, stating that the LTS will have a combat radius of 1.500 kilometers, more than seven tons of combat payload and STOL (Short Landing and Takeoff) capability. Putin saw the aircraft up close, watching the weapons bays, on the sides of the fuselage, and the cockpit, which appears to have a panoramic display similar to those found on the F-15EX Eagle II, JAS-39E/F Gripen and F-35 Lightning II.

The first authority to learn about Sukhoi's new project was President Vladimir Putin, who was shown the mock-up of the aircraft by Sergei Chemezov, head of Rostec, and Yuri Slyusar, Director General of the United Aircraft Building Corporation (UAC). Rostec is currently streaming live, introducing Checkmate to the general public. Russia's new Fifth Generation fighter, the Sukhoi LTS Checkmate, was officially unveiled today (20) at the opening of the MAKS 2021 International Aerospace Show at Zhukovsky Airport, on the outskirts of Moscow.