The experimental Su- 47 "Berkut" | WARDOK

Su-47 "Berkut" - Russian project promising based fighter, developed in OKB. Dry. Fighter has a swept wing, composite materials are widely used in the airframe.
The project was developed first as a promising model fighter with CBS for the Soviet Air Force (modernization of the Su-27, the theme of the C-37) in the framework of sectoral research program since 1983, but this topic has been closed in 1988. After this project, the customer has performed the Soviet Navy, which predetermined the further development of the project as a promising aircraft for aircraft carriers.
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