So stealthy, it has never been seen in actual combat

"The famous forward swept wing design we all flew in Ace Combat" that one line made my day. Thank you for the memories 😂👍

I came here for the comments. It's astounding to see the number of aerospace engineers and material scientists here discussing and comparing, from design to functionality to application and lethality.

The SU-57 gets an A+ for design aesthetics. It's just beautiful.

Design-wise, this has always been one of my favorite planes. This plane, along with the YF-23, prove to me that beauty and lethality are not mutually exclusive.

As awesome as the su-57 is on paper, the superiority question can be summed up with this.. "Would you intercept me? I'd intercept me."

I know it's not for aesthetics, but the mismatched panel colors on the Su-57 look awesome.

My theory is that after India 'dropped out' of the programme, the Russians no longer wanted a full-fledged stealth fighter. They don't even apply the most basic criteria for stealth (rivet concealment, serpentine air intake design, serrated edges, metal-less canopy, etc). These are well known necessities for effective stealth, there is no way the Russians don't know this (all the more so because they clearly use them on their stealth drone). They simply don't need a Russian F22. Nevertheless, I think it is a beautiful aircraft, I am very sorry that we will never see one of these here in the middle of Europe on a peaceful airshow.

Putin: "I haven't seen our stealth plane in combat over Ukraine." Sukhoi: "Thank you, sir!"

[meanwhile in the distant future] ‘Let’s talk about the stealth fighter that never was…’

I saw the Su 57 recently got an engine upgrade, my impression with this plane is a couple of things. A) they weren't trying to make a direct counterpart to the F22, Russia prefers a workhorse to a racehorse usually. B) It's a paradigm shift and is a learning project which is slowly being modified and refined as money allows. It's like the shift to windows xp, there were a lot of problems due to 64 bit never being used before. I assume this because the successor to the Su 57 is already in development and pre-production. It's a really beautiful airplane in any case

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I don’t care what people say. Not taking into account capabilities and country of origin. It’s definitely a beautiful looking aircraft.

Oh boy, certainly a title

Тут приведено много объяснений, но в целом Су-57 имеет свою концепцию. Нюанс этот просто объяснить. Если F-22 и F-35 это оружие агрессии, вторжения во вражеское воздушное пространство с привлечением AWACS. То Су-57 это оружие защиты или полузащиты. Вместительные внутренние отсеки позволяют возить больше ракет, более дальнобойных или ударного оружия. Дополнительные радары в крыле и фюзеляже позволяют легче обнаруживать F-22 и F-35 и в большем угле, таким образом не позволив взять себя в тактическое окружение. Двигатели без защитных кожухов, но как и в F-35 это не так существенно, если действовать на расстоянии. Двигатели Ал-41 отличные, хотя и не позволяют вести длительный крейсерских сверхзвуковой полет, но как мы видим на примере с F-35 там вообще им пользоваться ограничили с целью сбережения драгоценного покрытия. Фюзеляж имеет многослойные композиты и не требуют дорого обслуживания и оберегания поверхности как на F-22 и F-35. Также заявлена достаточно низкая цена за экземпляр и стоимость наземного обслуживания. Остался один вопрос - почему так мало заказали? Вопрос больше про деньги, все-таки строить 2000 самолетов как F-35 в России и не планировали. Для собственных ВВС нужно порядка 200-300 Су-57 плюс примерно 200-300 ударных истребителей Су-35 и Су-30, плюс 200 Су-34. С земли их прикроют мощные системы С-300/400/500 которые способны держать AWACS на расстояниях 300-500км. В целом же концепция Су-57 гораздо более универсальная и удачная, а цена постройки и эксплуатации останется скорее в диапазоне как у Су-35 или F-15. Также замечу что разработка F-22 с первого полета до серийного производства тоже шло с 1990-2003 (13 лет), а F-35 разрабатывался с 2000-2015 (15 лет). Су-57 имеет срок с 2010-2020 (10 лет). Да, производство Су-57 изначально мелкосерийное, но в СССР серийно даже Су-27 и МиГ-29 не строили такими же сериями как F-16 или F-15. В итоге у ВВС России к 2030 году будет примерно 50% - 100 самолетов и к 2035 году - 200 самолетов, + 600 Су-35/30/34. There are many explanations given here, but in general the Su-57 has its own concept. This nuance is easy to explain. If the F-22 and F-35 are weapons of aggression, incursions into enemy airspace involving AWACS. The Su-57 is a defensive or midfield weapon. Roomy internal compartments allow you to carry more missiles, longer-range or strike weapons. Additional radars in the wing and fuselage make it easier to detect the F-22 and F-35 at a higher angle, thus not allowing themselves to be taken into a tactical environment. The engines do not have protective covers, but as in the F-35, this is not so significant if you act from a distance. The Al-41 engines are excellent, although they do not allow for long-term supersonic cruising flight, but as we can see from the example of the F-35, they generally limited their use in order to save precious coverage. The fuselage has multilayer composites and does not require expensive maintenance and surface protection as on the F-22 and F-35. A fairly low price per copy and the cost of ground handling are also stated. One question remains - why did you order so little? The question is more about money, after all, they did not plan to build 2,000 aircraft like the F-35 in Russia. For its own Air Force, about 200-300 Su-57s are needed, plus about 200-300 Su-35 and Su-30 strike fighters, plus 200 Su-34s. From the ground, they will be covered by powerful S-300/400/500 systems that are capable of holding AWACS at distances of 300-500km. In general, the Su-57 concept is much more versatile and successful, and the price of construction and operation will remain rather in the range of the Su-35 or F-15. I also note that the development of the F-22 from the first flight to mass production also took place from 1990-2003 (13 years), and the F-35 was developed from 2000-2015 (15 years). The Su-57 has a period from 2010-2020 (10 years). Yes, the production of the Su-57 was initially small-scale, but in the USSR, even the Su-27 and MiG-29 were not mass-produced in the same series as the F-16 or F-15. As a result, the Russian Air Force will have about 50% - 100 aircraft by 2030 and 200 aircraft by 2035, + 600 Su-35/30/34.

The SU-57 is a very beautiful aircraft!

Drone "wingmen" seem like a fantastic force-multiplier. You can increase the weapon load and data gathering capabilities of crewed warplanes whire minimizing the number of soldiers praced in a dangerous situation. It combines the advantages of drone aircraft while eliminating most of their disadvantages.

If only it performed as good as it looks.

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Man, your animations just keep getting better and better. Gorgeous work.

I noticed you didn't explain that although the su57 has infrared it only has it facing forwards. Whereas the F35 has 360 thermal detection capabilities meaning it can target crafts behind it. Those sidewinder 9x's are insane :~)

Stealthy or not but it sure is one of the most beautiful plane ever built

1 key similarity between the Su-57 Felon and the F-14A Tomcat: the airframe being ready before the engine intended for it. Grumman was contractually obligated to use the Pratt&Whitney TF30, so the original plan was just to use it for the first batch of aircraft so as to get the aircraft into service with minimal delay, and then produce the F-14B with a new engine as the main production version, and an eventual follow-on upgrade of the avionics known as the F-14C. The new engine was made from the Advanced Technology Engine, which produced the Pratt&Whitney F100 and F401; the F401 had a slightly larger bypass ratio and was intended for the F-14B. Unfortunately, the F-14's greatest enemy, Congress, succeeded in killing the F401 program, and the Tomcat had to soldier on with the TF30s until 1987.

Its absolutely stunning looking, it really is one of the prettiest planes out there.

I'll reevaluate my opinions about the Su-57 if India or any other Russian allies actually buy some. The "problematic" F-35 keeps getting new orders and deliveries, so it's difficult to compare.

USA: * builds something cool* Russia: * build something cool to compete* China: can I copy yo homework?

"It might not be as stealthy as we hoped..." "Put a cool, stealthy paint scheme on it. Job done."

I highly doubt the capabilities of Russia to create an AI wingmen, capable of automation. Russia never had a prolific commercial sector that's harvesting great minds and has money to spend. On the other hand, the US has the largest such sector in the world, the greatest talent and all the money to invest in the world.

It can't even beat the old F14 Tomcat, Tom Cruise taught me that in Top Gun.

My congratulations to Sukhoi for designing a formidable answer to the F-4

They already addressed the inlets and the compressor blades cross section. Just doing it a little different from the West but with the same results. Also the upgraded engines are now being installed with a mach 2 cruise speed and the engine will be used in older planes for a replacement upgrade. Being used in older planes they will be able to build more making it more reasonable then just building them for the Su57's.

I think people undersimate this plane. With some sources indicating 32 planes have been built instead of the previous 17-18. Once the more modern engines are fitted and 60-100 planes are done this could be very capable challenger to the US fighters

I gotta say those 3D models and animations are just top notch man, love your videos keep it up!!

A good rule of thumb with the Russians is if you don't see it, they don't have it. They will always have a few to show off. But you never see the item go into mass production.

We dont respond to dangerous aircraft with propaganda. We respond to dangerous aircraft with better aircraft. Source: F-15

we need su57 vs j20 for a battle of jank stealth fighters

It's also so advanced it's a Transformer, with one flick of an Oligarch's wrist it can turn into a Swiss Bank Account.

"Which was aimed at a high performance aircraft with some degree of radar cross-section minimization" like the F/A-18, or Eurofighter Typhoon. Both which have RCSs close or under 1m^2.

Regarding the engines, I really wish you would have mentioned that Russia just equipped back in November 2023 is already incorporated into an unknown amount of number of Su-57's and you can really see their nozzle differences, also known as the AL-51F-1 Engine, Russia successfully flew the Su-57 a few months ago with these brand new engines. In terms of the S-70 Hunter-B UAV - Russian's have invested heavily into the Su-57 AI - Which is relayed from Airbase Command Servers to the Pilot, and the Pilot using AI assistance can control the drone. Also, yes, the AL-51 Engines are thinner like the S-70 and yet still maintains its thrust vectoring. Just sad you saying "When will this happen?" when it already did. Fun Fact regarding the predecessor engines, the one's the Su-35S & T-50 Prototypes use, the Saturn AL-41 - China in 2018 iirc bought 30+ Su-35S Aircraft, for the sole purpose of studying their engines, for their own Aircraft programs. Another: I am more than sure that India is regretting its choice to pull out from the FGFA program, because now Pakistan just recently ordered J-31 (supposed) Stealth Aircraft from China, while China has its own Development of Stealth Aircraft like the J-20 and J-31, and India has had clashes and conflicts with both these nations in the 20th Century, after World War 2.

Does anyone know what the song in the intro is called? I can't seem to find it.

Perhaps the reason for the production difficulties is that they cannot find enough philips head screws.

thing is in the f35 and f22 the paint itself is a ram. which is why they are both shiny and camouflages are really hard to make on them. paint covers the vast majority of the plane and the canopy itself has ram as far as i know too or at least doesnt let waves inside. another thing that isnt taken into account is the panel gaps and panel shapes for the planes there are almos no right anglesi n any of the panels of the f22 and f35 . su57 has square riveted panels all over the fuselage which work like retroreflectors to radar waves

Have to comment, because I really like the fact that you've taken the time to provide us with a balanced take on the aircraft, one that tries to thread the middel ground between the two different sides of argument about the Felon, which have both been largely polarized by propaganda.

Another great video 📹. No geopolitics in this channel, just technology. I have no doubt that Russia will improve the SU57 even more and order more after 76 delivery

The first casualty of war is always the truth...

The only Raptors this thing is going to kill are the ones it sucks into it's engines.

Just was waiting for this one thx bro

Lets make this clear: much like the armata, the Su-57 isn't inherently bad. It would actually be quite good... if it wasn't being built in Russia...

50% of American adults are illiterate according to a recent study. This has huge implications on America's ability to maintain it's status as a so called developed nation 😮

The Berkut is the su-47 not the 37

The new planes delivered last month are now powered by the new engine

how russia failed to build a stealth jet after the us did it in 2006

2:10 also makes sense. After all, Russian military doctrine is designed for defense and every corner of the huge country must be reached as quickly as possible in case of defense. In order to reach the USA unnoticed, the Russians and Soviets back then have mainly specialized in their submarines.

it’s a 4th gen fighter dressed up as a 5th, has an RCS of a clean super hornet, and they decided to paint it in high-vis colors..

the way war is carried out in these days you dont need a lot of fighter jets... its all about missles and drones

If the SU-57 was a real 5th generation aircraft then they would have used it to dismantle the entire Ukrainian Air Defense Network during the first week of the war.

You forgot to show the pan head rivets along every panel in your animations

I think the biggest question on everyone's minds is: DID they though?

Intresting thing is, during war in ukraine near damaged ukrainian objects VSU finds scraps from cruise missiles designed only for Su-57 so maybe now Su-57 have more frags than F-22

You can spot this in the radar screen like the Empire State Building 😂 you can hear it’s whistle noise from miles away too 😂😂😂

The F-22 is set to be retired before the SU-57 sees production.

Never forget a single F-14 took down two SU-57’s in that documentary.

A 4 and a half gen fighter with little stealth capabilities and Russian designers whose creations are famous for mechanical problems. Surely this will do great in air to air combat

All praises of the SU- 57 have aged like plague-infected rat guts in the sun.

They have a worthy successor of the f-16 after what 40 plus years

just like the T-14 Armata, they too scared to send it to UKR

USAF here, I've been close to the F22/35. There's no way this is a match for them, and I mean that mostly because of the pilots and aircrews behind them.

"The famous forward swept wing design we all flew in Ace Combat" legit playing ace combat while watching ur videos

It has Phillips head screws holding the skin on. It has only one trick to “kill” the raptor, and it’s as stealthy as a the sun at noon.

It has the radar cross section of a f18.

but even with all those antennas, pilots would still have to use their phone gps to find their target

What always amazes me about American people is that they always underestimate their opponents. Its good to have self confidence where it's needed, but what is equally important is to give credits where it's needed. The Sukhoi is made with a whole other design philosofy than the Raptor. It's just stealth enough to enter the killzone, has a radar that can detect stealth, so they know where the raptor is, so they can get a missile lock. Nobody that isn't from the Sukhoi design team doesn't actually know what it can do or can't do, a 1 vs 1 shootout will make things clear but wil hopely never happen. Same example goes for the AR-15 versus the AK-47. Both very great weapons, fired the AR personally, but the AK is made to always do the job in every climate, in every condition. The AR not so much. Oh and also don't forget who put the first man in space, first animals, first sattelite and the list goes on. Never underestimate your opponent, that's the biggest fault you can ever make. And before people start about Ukraine, remember it's basicly the whole planet against Russia and they still can't win. Don't play around poking a bear. I'm not Russian, also not pro Russia, I appreciate both nations accomplishments, but you gotta do research before talking.

The amount of Americans here chugging their own Kool-aid 💀

This comment section is gonna become a warzone

They always forget that an aircraft in stealth mode needs external target designation, because by turning on its own radar it immediately ceases to be stealth. The SU-57 is supposed to fly with the radar turned on, providing targeting for other systems, so it makes no sense to make it undetectable below a certain scope. In this regard, it plays more of the role of an AWACS aircraft than a simple fighter. A similar thing was done with the MIG-31. Russia does not have enough AWACS aircraft, so the Su-57 will take over some of their functions. And drones can be used as a platform for launching missiles.

If you consider that the Su-35 in the Baltics constantly detects American F-35s long before the F-35 begins to see the Su-35, then the F-35 is not “invisible” but simply an aircraft with limited visibility. By the way, the Su-35s are great at driving American F-35s there because they can disappear from their radar and simulate an attack using electronic warfare systems. and the F-35 cannot do anything during such attacks. and the most interesting thing from this situation is that the F-35 cannot constantly see the Su-35, it constantly loses it on the radar. From this we conclude that no matter how many American aircraft are produced, this is not a success and not an indicator of their superiority, unless it is for propaganda. and as for replacing engines, this will still happen. Any high-quality aircraft undergoes testing of components, modification, replacement with new components that have appeared, until it goes into large series. Look at the F-35, they produced a lot of them, but they still fall and suffer accidents even on the ground. In addition, servicing the F-35 is ten times more expensive than the Su-57! this means that there are hidden difficulties in the F-35 project that no one talks about and simply produces an unfinished aircraft in large quantities.

I can't help but love this fighter.

Raptor killer? Hardly. The radar and avionics on that showboat are so old, it would never know it was axed by a real fifth gen fighter.

How many people in the comments scoff at the fact that they have not yet seen a plane-versus-plane fight, just like their laudatory F-35s, but at the same time they forget that expensive and well-promoted does not mean the best the Soviet missile from Yugoslavia showed this well in example with F 117

Bro it's incredible how good you've become since I subscribed a few months ago! And all that while still putting out videos on a crazy schedule and working with big sponsors like Edge I've been using Blender professionally for 12 years so I can appreciate how much work has gone into this

“Raptor killer” YEAH OKAY. 💀🤣

I waited for this video since forever cuz SU-57 is the BEST

4.5 Gen at best. It's gorgeous, but it's also a giant on a radar screen. It'll never get close enough to see the F22 or F35 that kills them.

Unpopular opinion: I think it looks pretty.

The ultimate 4.5gen fighter even the US airforce classified as a 4.5jen which is saying something

THank you.. no more videos needed .. thanks

Nothing beats the F22 Raptor, not today, tomorrow or to date

Clickbait ahh title, the F22 takes out the SU-57 before it knows whats going on

The 57 is the phone area number given to it, because it's so huge

The Su-57 still in development while the USAF will have its own 6th gen soon.

"In the eyes of the Russians it (Su-57) was stealthy enough", but not in the eyes on the Indian Air Force, that cancelled their participation in the program! You have by far, the most optimistic view of the Su-57's stealth characteristics, of anyone other than Russian trolls. Also, the 0.1m2 claimed RCS requires the AL-52/izd 30 engines because the new engines have ceramic fans that reduce frontal reflections off the compressor blades. The Felon's IRST seeker needs to be stored backwards to maintain stealth, but vastly increases the Su-57's RCS when in use. The whole point of 5th Gen fighters is BVR missile shots, and NOT close-in dogfighting. The F-22 and F-35 fighters hold a significant advantage in BVR, no matter how much extra stealth you claim for the Su-57. The thrust vectoring is great for airshows, but in real combat these maneuvers often bleed of so much energy it would leave the Su-57 a sitting duck for a counter attack. If Russia ever manages to produce those 76 aircraft, they will most likely be facing off against 6th Gen NGAD and FA-XX American fighters. The introduction of the AIM-260 will negate any missile range gap.

The stealth of a brick wall was funny 😂

So stealth that no one has ever seen it

USA working on 6 generation fighters while Russia hasn’t even perfected 5 generation yet 😂

The new engines are already ready.

This 3D rendering will be featured as ‘in flight footage’ on TASS and RT within the week I’m sure…

The su57 has a radar cross section of a car (1-3M) to be exact. The F35 has a radar cross section of (0.01M or roughly a frisbee) the F22 has an rcs of a bumblebee(or 0.0001M)

The T-72 has more flight time than SU-57s.

Oh that's cute!, That SU 57 will never see a raptor in the sky and live to tell about it.

It's a city block of an aircraft like could fit in one parking lot, I mean it's not stealthy but it's still nice