The Russian fighter of the SU-57 fighter can get a detail from the S-70 drone “Hunter”. Honored Military pilot of Russia Major General Vladimir Popov suggested that the aircraft will equip a flat nozzle that showed on the “hunter”. Reports about it TASS.
“on SU-57, most likely, such measures will also take, but it will probably be the second stage of its development. There will be a new engine on it to stand,” the Popov told, commenting on the revealation of the first flight sample of the drone with flat nozzle.
Military pilot suggested that the modified aircraft engine will receive a flat nozzle. “But since the fighter uses the forced modes of the engine, this nozzle should be able to change its configuration,” he said.
Popov noted that the flat nozzle will reduce the vulnerability of the “hunter”. The new item will reduce the visibility of the device in infrared and optical bands.
Earlier in the Novosibirsk Aviation Plant (Naz) named after Chkalov, a revelation of the first flight sample of the drone drone “Hunter” took place. The drone received a flat nozzle.
In October, the sizes of C-70 commented in October. In the publication The Drive noted that the “hunter” is slightly less than fighter fifth generation Su-57.