Russians Unveil "Checkmate"

• Jul 21, 2021

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At the MAKS airshow at Zhukovsky, Sukhoi has unveiled its latest fighter, named "Checkmate".

Weapon of the future, today: Russia unveils ‘Checkmate’, new 5th-generation lightweight stealth fighter, unmanned version in works

Sukhoi and the Russian military-industrial conglomerate Rostec have revealed a single-engine supersonic stealth fighter. Dubbed ‘Checkmate’, the new design resembles the US F-35, but is intended to be superior – and far cheaper.

www.rt.com

Putin inspects new Russian fighter jet unveiled at air show

 

• Jul 21, 2021

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Love this part:
"While the computer-assisted development process only took about a year, the first test flight is not expected until 2023"
So basically, this is the Russian version of the Qahar-313.

I wonder if it has a Pioneer stereo in it, too...

 

• Jul 21, 2021

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Ah, the good ole Qaher 313, capable of flying at speeds up to 350 mph, according to the airspeed indicator!

 

• Jul 22, 2021

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GrauGeist said:

Love this part:
"While the computer-assisted development process only took about a year, the first test flight is not expected until 2023"
So basically, this is the Russian version of the Qahar-313.

I wonder if it has a Pioneer stereo in it, too...

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Everything today is now developed in that way. Apparently, there are less and less persons who volunteer for the 'trial and error' design phase nowadays. Besides, who needs extensive testing during development when final customers make excellent beta-testers and there are a lot of them... They even pay for the privilege of being victims of faulty designs the first to test the effectiveness of a new technology

 

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