the failures of the Russian promising fighter su-57 are explained by the phase-experimental prototype Soviet fighter of the fifth generation MiG-1.44 MFI (which stands for “multifunctional frontline fighter”), writes The National Interest.
In the American journal of sure if not for the decision to halt work on the MiG-1.44, adopted due to lack of financing, Russia at the present time would be the current fighter of the fifth generation, not a few prototypes of the su-57.
the Publication notes that the shortcomings of the MiG-1.44 MFI could be resolved within a reasonable time, and in the argument of the fidelity of their findings leads China’s first serial fighter of the fifth generation J-20, created partly on the basis of Soviet aircraft.
In December 2019 in China su-57 declined to name the fighter of the fifth generation, referring it to a generation 4+++.
Earlier in the same month of the crashed su-57, which was to become the first serial fighter accepted into service Air and space forces (VKS) Russia.
In August 2019 flying prototype an experimental prototype of the MiG-1.44 MFI was seen on static display to show the visitors of the International aviation and space salon 2019 (MAX-2019).
In July 2018, Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov said that the su-35 is now considered one of the best aircraft in the world, so “it makes no sense to speed up the work for the mass production of fifth generation aircraft [su-57]”.
By 2028, the aerospace defence forces of Russia should receive 76 units of su-57. To date, produced 13 prototypes of the su-57, of which ten are samples for flight testing and three for ground static.
the First flight of the MiG-1.44 MFI was made in February 2000. The fighter was powered by a pair of turbofan engines AL-41F with afterburner and thrust vector control, which was to provide the aircraft a top speed of 3 210 kilometers per hour. Fully MiG has collected only one such plane.
