Sukhoi Su-57 Anna Zvereva, CC BY-SA 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons Sukhoi Su-57 Anna Zvereva, CC BY-SA 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons
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Su-75 Checkmate
New Russian fighter prototype will be built for static testing
By: Gabriela Ramos
On: 8/19/2021
A static prototype of the Sukhoi LTS at the MAKS Airshow 2021
Kremlin.ru, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
According to Russian portal Aviation21.ru, a prototype of the new Checkmate fighter (unofficially dubbed the Su-75) will be built for static testing. The person responsible for manufacturing the prototype is KnAAPO (Komsomolsk-on-Amur Aircraft Plant), a Russian aircraft manufacturer based in the Russian Far East, in the city of Komsomolsk-on-Amur, belonging to Sukhoi.
According to the Russian portal's report, the visit of Mikhail Mishustin, Russian Prime Minister, to the KnAAPO facilities suggests that the assembly of the prototype has already started. Aviation21.ru also states that other available information even suggests that the first demonstrator was also built at KnAAPO's premises. Currently, KnAAPO is working on primary Russian fighter designs, manufacturing fuselages for the Su-57 and Su-35S. Probably, the fuselage presented in MAKS 2021 was a mockup.
The Moscow-based MAKS 2021 was the stage for the announcement of the new Sukhoi Checkmate fighter, whose prototype is expected to make its maiden flight in 2023. Mass production and deliveries of the fighter are expected to take place in 2026. fighter, operating in the Russian Air Force, functions complementing the Su-57.
Sukhoi says that two other versions of the fighter will also be manufactured: a two-seater and an unmanned one.
Also according to Aviation21.ru, 300 units of the fighter are expected to be delivered over the next 15 years. In addition, the Su-75's design will compete with the low-cost F-35 Lightning II and JAS-39 Gripen.
Probably, Sukhoi will bet on exporting the new jet, a marketing strategy already adopted by the company with other aircraft.
Gabriela Ramos
Gabriela is the latest addition to the editorial team of our website, having provided us with her solid background in editing, publishing and photography, and her interest and training in aviation history and historiography. His good taste and common sense and great cleverness and sagacity in the selection of themes and materials greatly enriched our vocabulary and narrative style. Gabriela brought unusual predicates and came to stay, helping to point the way of success of our portal.
   
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