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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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Russia’s Forward-Swept Wonder – The Su-47 Explained
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 ...
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Su-47 Berkut - Russia’s ‘Backward-Wing’ Breakthrough
The Sukhoi Su-47 Berkut was one of the most radical fighters ever built, with forward-swept wings that made it look more like science fiction than reality. Developed in the 1990s, the aircraft ...
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