At the Zhukovsky International Airport outside Moscow, Russia, MAKS 2019 air show attendees were treated to a rare piece of Russian military aviation history: the Su-47, a fascinating but flawed ...

The experimental Su-47 Russian demonstrator fighter jet was somewhat of a short-lived demonstrator, yet numerous public accounts suggest that its innovations propelled development of the country's two ...

In the early-1980s, the Soviet Union commissioned one of the most ambitious fighter jet designs ever. Initially known as the Su-37 Berkut, which translates to "Golden Eagle," the aircraft would later ...

Why the Su-47 failed: There are dozens of military aircraft that could have been the “next big thing,” but never made it off the drawing board – while there are dozens more that resulted in little ...

Last Seen at MAKS in 2007, The Experimental Su-47 Tested Forward Swept Wings and Other Advanced Technologies. MAKS 2019 air show at Zhukovsky International Airport outside Moscow, Russia will be ...

Russia’s Su-47 Berkut was designed to be a game-changer in aviation, with unparalleled agility and maneuverability. Yet, despite its advanced design, the jet never saw mass production. What went wrong ...

The Sukhoi Su-47 Berkut was one of the most radical fighter jet prototypes ever built, featuring forward-swept wings for incredible maneuverability and agility. Developed in the 1990s, it was meant to ...