I think it is not so much cockpit size, which is of a low relevance, but an extra canopy brace. If it is external, you get yourself up to 2 more edges open to reflection.
It became obvious that dual-seater is not only for the export.Also it became obvious that Su-57D is something like 'Punkt upravleniya' or the command-control centre. Judging by the logo,that ALBM is very similar to Chinese CM-400 or some kind of ''mini- Dagger''.Maybe it is hypersonic CM but nevermind ,we got clue that VKS definitely wants dual-seater as the CC-centre for the combat groups of Su-57,Su-75 ,S-70 and for the control of some weapons like S-71 etc . It seems that cockpit canopy looks like just as of the Su-27UB and the question is how they open it.Maybe in the same way as Su-27UB.
George has seen the Su-57D In person himself so id trust he knows what he’s talking about.
Looks like a swan that got beaten to death with the ugly stick...
Not sure if you're asking about specifics, but if not - if you're simply asking in which direction it opens - I'd say it is likely that it opens to the side. Rear hinge and opening upwards, like on the F15E and Su30, may not be plausible with such a long canopy and the observed brace angle.
Supposedly, India wasn't impressed with the radar on the Su57, and Russia wasn't open to the idea of them installing their own domestic GaN radar. Although who knows what to believe - from what I understand they've been talking about modernising their Su-30MKI fleet with domestic radars and engines for more than a decade too, and I don't think that has materialised.
Yeah, India is always going to demand some amount of domestic modification and technology transfer for projects moving forwards - they are very conscious of how much China has accelerated in military technology over the last one or two decades.
Hard to tell, India hasn't yet produced fighter radars to date.
The articles I've seen talk about the Su-57 radar being GaA, whereas India's domestic one would be GaN (again supposedly, I don't know how accurate those claims are).
We live in a cursed reality where ai makes more believable pictures than actual engineering (though here it was clearly processed).
Hey folks, here are the two different emblems on the rudders for comparison.
