1:72 Scale Metal Diecast – Sukhoi Su-57 Russian Stealth Fighter - Russian Air
Force – Length: 11.25" Wingspan: 8.25”
This Su-57 model is single seat aircraft and does not includes a pilot figure.
The landing gear is optional, one can select to display the landing gear in its
extended position or to cover the wheel wells as in the inflight position.
There are two optional pieces for the weapons bay, one in the opened position
showing the weapons and one in the closed position. A metal stand where the
model can be attached for display is included. A metal display stand is
included. The wheels can roll freely and are quite smooth (so be careful where
you put this thing, or it could roll downhill). The fuselage is all metal.
The maker of the model, Air Force 1, really did a good job with the model, the
panel lines and details are very clearly defined.
This is really a "no-play" model or a "display-only" model. It is mostly metal
and very heavy. It also has a number of antennas which look great but are very
fragile. If you have small kids that like to play with your models, save
yourself some frustration (and money) and wait till later to get a model like
this one. The box is labeled as not suitable for children under 14.
The Sukhoi Su-57 is a stealth, single-seat, twin-engine multirole
fifth-generation jet fighter being developed since 2002 for air superiority and
attack operations. The aircraft is the product of the PAK FA (Russian: ПАК ФА,
short for: Перспективный авиационный комплекс фронтовой авиации, romanized:
Perspektivny Aviatsionny Kompleks Frontovoy Aviatsii, lit. ''prospective
aeronautical complex of front-line air forces''), a fifth-generation fighter
programme of the Russian Air Force. Sukhoi's internal name for the aircraft is
T-50. The Su-57 is planned to be the first aircraft in Russian military service
to use stealth technology. Its maiden flight took place on 29 January 2010 and
the first production aircraft is expected to be delivered in 2019 with a second
to follow in 2020.