New Russian MIG

[MadMatt]

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1994695142386399860&hl=en

This plane is amazing. It can almost perform a dead stops without the engines dying.

[Zinc]

I think its a Su37, not a new mig.

[MadMatt]

Oops. It was a prototype MIG. Russia's funds dried up to continue on with it.

Here is what I found on another board.

MiG-35 / 1.42 Multirole Front-Line Fighter [MFI]
The new MiG Multirole Front-Line Fighter [MFI - Mnogofounksionalni Frontovoi Istrebiel ] was unveiled publicly on 12 January 1999. The project has been under development since 1986, is variously designated the 1.42, the 1.44, I-42 and I-44 - the "MiG-35" and "MiG-39" designations are informally applied by some observers. This multi-functional front-line fifth-generation fighter was developed by the MIG [Mikoyan & Gurevich] aviation scientific and production complex of the MAPO military-industrial corporation. The first prototype was delivered early in 1994, and in December 1884 taxi-tests were conducted following which further work was suspended due to a shortage of funds. The 35-ton fighter features a single under-fuselage air intake with two AL41F engines of 20 tons thrust each, and a top speed of over 2,500 km/h. The twin-tail "duck" planform features an all-moving canard-type foreplane with a wingspan of about 15 meters and a length of about 20 meters.
The MAPO-MiG enterprise claims the new fighter would be able to outperform the F-22 Raptor, the most advanced US air-superiority fighter. Although the primary mission of the MFI is air-superiority, unlike the F-22 the MFI is also capable of performing strike mission, and thus in both conception and configuration is more directly comparable to the similar multi-role EFA2000 Eurofighter. Like the American F-22, the MFI has a thrust vectoring system that allows it to make sharp turns. It also has similar stealth capabilities, with the canard, wing and fuselage structures incorporating carbon-fiber and polymer composite materials. Other stealth features include radar-absorbing covering, screening of radar-visible structure elements, and reduced heat signature. The fifth-generation pulse-doppler radar has a phased-array andtenna with electronic scanning to simultaneously attack over 20 targets. The aircraft can carry long-range air-to-air and air-to-surface guided missiles, and it is armed with a 30-mm cannon.

In March 1997, military officials scrapped plans to manufacture the MFI because it was too expensive. The Defense Ministry supports the MFI development program, and will decide on production following flight tests that could take up to seven years. The Russian air force will not gain one new, state-of-the-art warplane before the year 2005 because of insufficient financing. No new warplanes have been acquired since 1996.


Specifications
Prime contractor MiG-MAPO
Nation of origin Russia
Function Multi-role fighter
Crew 1
First Flight 1999?
In-service year ?
Engine Two Lyulka AL-41F vectored-thrust afterburning turbofans, 39,340 lb thrust each
Wing span 15 m / 49 ft 3 in
Length 19 m / 62 ft 4 in
Height 6 m / 19 ft 8 in
Canard span 5 m / 16 ft 5 in
Weight (approx.) 33,069 lb empty /
44,092 lb max. take off
Ceiling N/A
Speed @ altitude: In excess of 2,448 km/h / 1,521 mph
@ supercruise: In excess of 1,224 km/h / 760 mph
Range N/A
Armament Unknown but surely any AAMs in Russian arsenal

[punch]

That thing is awesome!

[NAZISALEEN]

Yeah, russia had to trade them in on Cessna's. Trade down FTL

[Video_Master]

That was cool.

[mg72]

You could see in the vid that the plane was actually moving backwards after a stall. Amazing....simply amazing.

[TurboX2]

Who knows how the thing would do in a high speed dogfight, but the low speed manuevering is absolutely amazing....

[68GTO]

Oops. It was a prototype MIG. Russia's funds dried up to continue on with it.

Incorrect, Matt. What you were watching was the Sukhoi SU-37 variant of the SU-27. (read more here) This comes with thrust vectoring nozzles (hydraulic) and is very advanced. The MiG story you posted, while true, is of another completely different plane. You can plainly see the difference in design and air inlets here

[MadMatt]

Thank you, Kurt for the info. IWKYITB

[Strokedsaleen]

That plane is unreal , saw it at farnborough air show.

[Zinc]

Thank you, Kurt for the info. IWKYITB

Pshhhhh, I said it in the 2nd post

[MadMatt]

Very well then! IWKYITB as well

[Hotstang]

ive never seen a jet fall in a stall like that.

[Fast One]

Who knows how the thing would do in a high speed dogfight, but the low speed manuevering is absolutely amazing....

The SU-37 is one awesome aircraft! It is one of the main reasons we now have the F-22A.

Dogfights are, by necessity, low-speed affairs. I have seen Air Force video of various thrust-vectoring "X-planes" in mock dogfights with F-16s & F-15s. The older aircraft never even had a chance. Although our new F-22A only has single-axis vectoring (up/down), it can out-manouver anything currently flying, and is expected to do so for quite some time.