In Komsomolsk-on-Amur, Russia, the roof collapsed in one of the workshops at the Gagarin Aviation Plant (KnAAP), which manufactures the Su-35 and Su-57 fighter jets. Satellite images of the aftermath were published by the OSINT resource Exilenova+. The collapse occurred as a result of a fire that broke out on the night of April 11-12, as Militarnyi previously reported. The published images show damage to one of the plant’s production buildings — several sections of the roof have collapsed. The collapse occurred in the area of production workshops responsible for manufacturing key aircraft components. This refers to Plant No. 46, which is a crucial link in the production process and specializes in manufacturing parts from polymer composite materials (PCM) for the Su-57. In particular, the plant produces the following: Plant No. 46 is also the important part for the serial production of the Su-35S, however, its damage has a significantly greater impact on the production of the former, since the number of composite parts in the Su-57’s structure is many times greater than in the Su-30MK2 and Su-35S. Russian sources have reported that the labor intensity of manufacturing a complete set of composite parts for the Su-57 in this shop has increased eightfold compared to the Su-35S. According to analysts’ estimates, damage to or destruction of the workshop would directly halt or significantly slow down the assembly of Su-57 airframes, and cooperation with ONPP “Tekhnologiya” would only be able to partially compensate for this, and with a significant time lag. Підтримати нас можна через: Приват: 5169 3351 0164 7408 PayPal - [email protected] Стати нашим патроном за лінком ⬇ Subscribe to our newsletter or on ours Telegram Thank you!! You are subscribed to our newsletter