The Russian fifth-generation Su-57 fighter could be made a carrier-based aircraft. [...] A member of the board of the Russian Military-Industrial Commission, a member of the Marine Board under the Government of Russia, Vladimir Pospelov, told RIA Novosti about such an idea.
"The Su-57 can be taken as a base, but the designers will have to recalculate everything for basing the aircraft on the ship. First of all, this is a folding wing, elements associated with braking devices, because a conventional aircraft will not be able to perceive the dynamic loads associated with a hook when landing on a hook," said a member of the board.
Pospelov also said that the construction of a new aircraft carrier could cost Russia half a trillion rubles. According to him, the country needs three aircraft carriers.
In May, Rostec reported that the Su-57's" killer " appearance is explained by the design features of this fighter. Thus, the state corporation commented on the reports of the Western press, which evaluated the appearance of the aircraft that participated in the Victory parade.
In April, the American magazine The National Interest admitted that no aircraft in the world is not able to "kill" the American fifth-generation fighter F-22 Raptor, except, perhaps, the Russian Su-57.
Ivan Potapov
