Item 117 (AL-41F1) Engine - Fiery Heart of the Pak Fa fighter / Изд. 117 (АЛ-41Ф1)

A TV crew given access for the first time at the trials of the newest Russian fighter engine for the 5th generation PAK FA , until quite recently - a top-secret development.

The 117 (AL-41F1) is a new 5th generation engine custom built for Russia's fifth-generation stealth fighter jet PAK-FA.

Though most parameters of the new 5th Gen Engine remains classified General Director Mikhail Pogosyan provided some information on the new engine, The engine thrust was enlarged by 2.5 tonnes when compared with the AL-31 engine, while the engine weight was cut by 150 kilograms. That allowed the new jet to supercruise i.e. move at a supersonic cruise speed without the use of after burner.

The Saturn Research and Production center made digitally controlled system (FADEC) of Project 117 Engine.The new engine produces 33,000 lbs (147 kN) of thrust in afterburner has a Dry weight of 1420 kilogram and T:W ratio of 10.5:1

Mikhail Pogosyan further mentioned that this engine (117) meets the client's (Russian AirForce) requirements. This is not an intermediate product made particularly for test flights. The engine will be installed in production PAK-FA fighter which will be supplied to the Russian Air Force and prospective foreign clients.

Original Source of video (Vesti.ru)
http://www.vesti.ru/doc.html?id=601116&cid=7

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• Pak-Fa
• T-50
• AL-41F1
• Item-117-engine
• Russian-Airforce
• VVS
• Indian-Airforce
• Изд. 117

[buriduh]

Thank you for translating this.

[Husar101]

@buriduh

thanks for watching

[Husar101]

OK...translation has been completed.

[Ma3gau]

masterpiece! f22's engine is only vertically thrust vector one. this is because americans were unable to make elastic materials to allow 360 degree vectoring. russians are the world's brain power as they have proven once again.

[jedijaffy56]

So I take it that the russians are going to stick with the conventional 3D TVS style nozzle rather then go the way of the F-22? It may reduce stealth a little bit but considering the T-50s maneuverability and avionics suite, im sure it can easily hold its own :). Greetings from USA.

[cadmus98]

@MoreBankrBailoutsPLZ My point is: when you have to use American technology to design your own technology, then that shows who is technologically superior.

[MoreBankrBailoutsPLZ]

wish Canada could partner with India & Russia and get our own t-50's,not the looser f35

[MoreBankrBailoutsPLZ]

@cadmus98 "they use Windows XP? America wins ;-)" maybe it's a pirated copy = america looses

[MoreBankrBailoutsPLZ]

PAK FA = WINNING!  f35 = major fail

[mrvishal1000]

America is too much obsessed with stealth

[mrvishal1000]

@rustygates planes can out maneuver missiles,....plus 3d vectoring gives better maneuverab

[mrvishal1000]

@6308281 really? show me from u got this information,...Russian intelligence have better deployed spies than the us(their int. is better than the US, just like how the KGB was in the past)

[USSWISCONSIN64]

looks more like a fighter-bomber then just a fighter.