trident2010
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When will T-50 start to conduct the weapons test? It should be soon now.
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Naaahhh...In my opinion: Not a concern at this stage of development.
For a low radar observable body, a power tool to remove panels is dangerous because of the risk of uncontrolled movements that may gouge surfaces, perhaps even deep enough to remove the aircraft out of 'fully mission capable' (FMC) status.Ground crews require Repair Verification Radar (RVR) test sets in order to verify the RCS of the aircraft after performing repairs, which was not a concern for previous generations of non-stealth fighters.
prototype..not production version.
T-50
YF-22
YF-23
X-35
J2001
J3001
Just compare with its peers, Russians are known for their crude/substandard built quality/finish.
Good effort.others look smooth,.may be it's not important at all at this stage, currently it's just flight stability tests and electronics, avionics checks..when the time comes for a RCS test they will fix it.
We can safely assume RCS measurements on the overall shape are done. What remains are just refinement of that shape, like sanding a piece of wood after you have cut it to desired length.@gambit Does it mean, that the T-50 prototype isn't yet being tested for stealth performance?
The PAK is not the same shape as the F-35. You can take two panels of the same surface area but of different shape, bends, curvatures, and surface texture, and if you put both under the same conditions of radar bombardment you will have completely different RCS values and they will not be the same.
Fixers are not visible on the final finish
@gambit