"Fear the unseen."
The Sh-57 Sokol is a Ruskovian multirole 5th gen fighter jet.

Introduction

Ever changing and evolving. Such is the nature of war and everything that encompasses it. Merely above a decade have passed from the Continental War, yet every nations have never paused in their pursue of greater warmachines. In particular, aerial aspect of warfare has been pursued relentlessly over the period of time. Fifth generation fighters of all kinds emerged and manufactured, giving an edge to whichever nation of Novara that have matured the development of these advanced fighters. Ruskovia is no different. There exists the need to be more capable than other nations when it comes to aerial superiority, And thus, the Sokol was made.

The Sh-57 Sokol is a Ruskovian heavy, twin engine, single seat, multirole fifth gen fighter in service of the RuAF. First introduced in the year 200X, it is the fruition of years of research and development under "Project Spectre" which aimed to produce a heavy stealth fighter capable of carrying large amount of armaments while remaining fully stealthed.

The Sokol was made with stealth and firepower in mind. To accomplish this, various stealth technology were applied on the aircraft. A deep S-duct intake with serrated inlet, RAM paints, etc. made the Sh-57 has such minuscule radar cross section even with its large size. Moreover, the airframe was made so that it left space for upgrades, making it that the aircraft can be outfitted with more sophisticated equipment in the future.

However, stealth isn't the only aspect the Sokol excels at. The Sh-57 is equipped with the latest battlespace and datalink system Ruskovia developed, allowing a comprehensive view of the battlefield and ensuring the pilots and allied units the upper hand on battle management and decision-making.

Several upgrades have been planned for the aircraft, including [CONTENT DELETED] suite for the purpose of [CONTENT DELETED]. Currently, the experimental system is fitted to a few Sh-57 for testing purposes.

Specifications

General Specifications
- Crew: 1
- Length: 20.8 m
- Wingspan: 14.2 m
- Height: 4.5 m
- Wing Area: 78 m²
- Empty Weight: 15,000 kg
- Gross Weight: 18,000 kg
- Max Takeoff Weight: 36,000 kg
- Powerplant: 2x Lyulka A-31 afterburning turbofans.
20,000lb dry thrust, 31,300lb with afterburner, 32,500lb emergency thrust

Performance:
- Top Speed: Mach 2.5 (high altitude), Mach 1.2 (low altitude)
- Cruise Speed: Mach 1.3, supercruise in high altitude
- Range: 2500km (A2A refueling possible)
4000km with external tanks
- Service Ceiling: 20.000 m
- G limits: +10/-5
- Wing Loading: 450kg/m² on max take off weight, 375kg/m² with 100% fuel
- Thrust to Weight: 1
- RCS: 0.0015m^2

Avionics:
- RusTec R104 AESA radar
- RusTec O134 EOTS (IRTS integrated)
- RusTec C102KS ECM suite
- RusTec S213 EWS
- RusTec S556 RWS
- RusTec Izdeliye 78 autonomous unit control instrument
- RusTec GPWS

Armaments:
- 1x 20mm GSh-20-6 gatling gun
- 5x R-78 RVV-EF ARH advanced medium range missile
- 2x R-75 RVV-EF advanced close range missile
- 4x Kh-35S medium weight cruise missile

Controls

Normal plane control
VTOL for flap
AG1 for afterburner
AG2 for weapon bay
AG4 for lights
AG7 for parachute