Again, I'm sure they are working on it but the nose has to be something like 70 or 80 cm in diameter (I think F-16 radome is about that size) to be able to fit Murad, if it was first designed to fit into an F-16 radome. Take a look at the nose of Anka-3, does that look like it can fit in there at all?
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Does an Aesa radar has to be perfect circle or square? No! It can be rectangular, octagonal or ellipsoidal. In fact most are rectangular. I measured that area under the air intake to be over 110cm wide. Under air intake the plane is quite plump.
They altered a lot of measurements in Kaan P1.
They can do the same for this too.
This new plane is to have a 1.7 ton useful load capacity. They are most likely building it to carry an Aesa radar too.
If there is a will there is a way.
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@IC3M@N FX Ivchenko Progress can not manufacture engines. They are a design bureau.
It is the bombed Motor Sich company that manufactures engines. As far as I know, after heavy bombings the only engines they are still trying to manufacture are helicopter ones.
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