The Sukhoi Design Bureau will continue to test the new fifth-generation Su-57 aircraft until the end of its service life. Test pilot Sergei Bogdan explained the principle of this approach.
According to him, as soon as a new aerial bomb or missile is developed for the fighter, a new stage of test flights will immediately begin. In general, the Su-57 can be operated for 20-30 years, but it will still be under testing.
We fly for maneuverability, stability, and strength. With symmetrical suspension, asymmetrical suspension, we evaluate how the weapon captures the target, behaves in the presence of interference. Until the aircraft is written off from operation, it will be under testing. All improvements and innovations are worked out by us before being put into series production.
The pilots of the Sukhoi Design Bureau, Bogdan explained, perform a utilitarian task — they evaluate only the modes prescribed in the program.
All the routine work on making changes falls on the Su-57 program directorate and the design bureau.
Under the requirements of foreign buyers, the Su-57 can even be made two-seater. Prior to that, First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov stated that artificial intelligence technologies will be introduced into the fighter.
