The head of the United Aircraft Corporation told the media on the progress of work on the creation of multi-purpose light fighter MiG-35. This fighter, which is the modern classification refers to as close as possible to the fifth generation - a generation "4 ++".
According to the head of the KLA Yuri Slusar, on the MiG-35 carried out the state tests. he noted, what in 2019 It was scheduled to begin mass production of aircraft with deliveries to the troops.
Here it should be noted, Earlier it was planned to start serial delivery by the end of this year,, but, as seen, the terms are somewhat shifted.
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Its first flight MiG-35 made in 2016 year. At the moment, according to official information, Two prototype aircraft made MiG-35.
If we talk about the characteristics of long-term lung fighter, they are as follows:
maximum takeoff weight - 29,7 t (OK - 17,5 t), maximum speed - about 2600 thousand. km (2,1-2,2 M), practical ceiling - 17,5 km, flight range without refueling with PTB - 3,5 thousand. km, radius of action with normal combat load - about 1000 km. It has 9 nodes suspension arms. The aircraft is equipped with two turboreaktivnymm dvuhkonturnymm engines with afterburner ()2 × 9000 kgf).
