The option was the most logical view of the known difficulties in Russia. Apparently, the base configuration of the PAK -FA, based on the Su-27 Flanker, very changed. Placed within this dilemma, the Russian authorities approved in 2006 a project design PAK -FA would become the final draft, from which the aircraft will be developed to the stage of production. The production of a revolutionary aircraft, which had been studied for example in the form of Su-47 Berkut was not only too expensive, and above all would take a huge development. The variety of artistic visions that went to press, was a mirror of the wide variety of options that presented themselves.Īmong the issues to be resolved by the Russian authorities, was the degradation of productive structures and industries related to defense. Several hypotheses have been initially presented as' concepts 'to the Russian authorities. The first flight of the aircraft known as Sukhoi T-50, and that is the result of a program called PAK-FA ' Perspektivnyi Aviatsionnyi Kompleks Frontovoi Aviatsy 'or' Study of aerial system for frontal aviation took place on January 29, 2010.
One of the projects given priority was to develop a new aircraft for the Russian air force, trying to follow the path suggested by the Americans, developing large-capacity aircraft with stealth before the enemy radar.
Part of the industrial structure and technique that was saved was in Russia, and was used to initiate an attempt to keep at least part of which had been adrift.
However, most of its military investment projects were abruptly ended after the Soviet Union's collapse. After the debut of the F-117 Nighthawk and the YF-22 Lightning II by the United States, the Soviet Union began work on what would be its own stealth aircraft.