Test pilot Sergei Bogdan, who piloted the Su-57 as part of the flight program of the Airshow China international air show, said that the fifth-generation fighter has excellent aerodynamic characteristics. The aircraft is also very powerful and quickly recovers when changing flight modes. This was reported by the press service of Rostec.
Combat pilots who flew the Su-30SM, and then flew the Su-35, speak of this aircraft as very comfortable from the point of view of piloting, I also confirm this.
He highly appreciated the thrust of the Su-57. Bogdan emphasized that when performing the so-called long bell (the aircraft is transferred to a vertical climb with subsequent speed reduction to almost a complete stop), the Su-57 almost "stands on its tail for half a minute", and it has enough power to "not crumble down."
Here the thrust-to-weight ratio is higher, and after modes with large angles of attack, in which there is a large loss of energy, the aircraft restores energy and accelerates.
According to the UAC press service, Sergei Bogdan's flight program on the Su-57 made a splash at the air show in Zhuhai. It fueled the interest of potential buyers in the fighter.
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