Russia has been secretly developing a sixth generation fighter-bomber. The T-60 project was born in the Sukhoi Design Bureau back in the 1980s, but due to the collapse of the USSR, the work on the aircraft was shelved. With the use of new composite materials and modern stealth technologies, the project may receive further development under the new name “Golub,” which translates into English as “Pigeon”. The aircraft does look like a pigeon.
The aircraft has two air intakes in the lower part of the fuselage. On paper, it has a length of 38 meters and a wingspan of about 35 meters. It is supposed take up to 20 tons of combat load, X-101 cruise missiles and X-15 aeroballistic missiles. The Pigeon is to be equipped with two turbojet engines with a variable direction of 24-ton thrust and a take-off weight of 85 tons.
The aircraft will be able to develop the speed of more than 2,500 km/h. The flight range may reach up to 6,000 kilometers at an altitude of up to 20 kilometers. The use of a combined power unit consisting of a turbojet and ramjet engine is not excluded, which will increase the maximum speed up to 6,000 km/h.
The aircraft will have an advanced autopilot unit that will control all on-board systems. The T-60 will thus be able to carry out a full-fledged combat flight without the participation of the pilot. The aircraft will also have a quantum radar with an active phased array on board to detect an enemy before the latter detects the Russian plane.
A prototype is expected in the late 2020s, while the mass production is to begin no earlier than in 2030.
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