what if more SU-47 were exported

[Spey_Phantom]

yes, im back with another "what if more ... were exported" thread.
after so long, another one, this time its the SU-47 Berkut.

so what if it went into production and became the first operational FSW fighter.
who would buy them and how many? anyone care to make profiles?

[Archibald]

Su-47 export customers... hmmmm obvious answer : all Su-27/30 customers (ok, that's not an intelligent answer)

Something cool would be Su-47 on the Kuznestov flight deck.
Chinese Su-47 would be cool
Iran Su-47 (to replace their Tomcats) in the cool camo of their F-5 and F-14
Venezuelian (oops... from Venezuela. Hey,they already have FSW F-20 if I remember well )
ETPS Su-47 (now that would rock!!)
Indonesia (that would push Australia to buy Raptors )
Of course, Indian air force (Su-47 MKI sounds good)
Thailand
If cold war keep on after 1990...East Germany (instead of MiG-29).
Mexico
Lybia
Algeria
Egypt
sorry, I'm not a profiler

[Shasper]

India would be a given, Maybe China too.


Shas B)

[dragon]

Venezuelian (oops... from Venezuela. Hey,they already have FSW F-20 if I remember well )

Yes, but since they are American built, the F-20Fs are just not politically correct for the Chavez Regime (regardless of how popular the F-20Fs are to their pilots).  Approaching their retirement age, Chavez again contacts Putin for a squadron of Su-47 Bekuts to replace the F-20Fs just like he did with the Su-30MKVs to replace the F-16s in 2007.).  


I do have an Italeri 1/72 Su-47 Berkut that I was going to arm with all sorts of missiles and bombs and was going to paint in some kind of Su-27 like camo....Now I have to purchase another one to paint in Venezuelan colors too. B)

[anthonyp]

Someone mention a Venezualan Su-47?   B)  

[Shasper]

The only problem now is the definitive Su-47 (if it ever gets into production) will have a conventional wing instead of FSW. I'm going to assume that it's gount to look like the Su-27 in outward appearence.


Shas B)

[Archibald]

You mean the PKA-FA (or something like ?) Yes, It wil; have the basic fuselage of the Su-47 but the wings are more "diamond-shaped" ala F-22 if I remeber well...
Anthony this Venezuelian Su-47 is gorgeous!