Russia’s Sukhoi T-50 fifth-generation fighter, also known as PAK-FA,
will perform its first public flight at the MAKS-2011 air show near
Moscow in August, Nikolai Zanegin, Deputy General Director of Russia’s
Aviasalon company, said on Wednesday. “Numerous visitors will see the
fifth-generation fighter in the sky for the first time ever at the air
show,” Zanegin said in an interview with Russian magazine National
Defense.
The Sukhoi T-50 fighter is being developed by the Sukhoi design
bureau and built at a plant in Komsomolsk-on-Amur, in Russia’s Far East.
The first prototype conducted its maiden flight in January 2010 and has
so far carried out over 40 test flights. Two more prototypes are at
various stages of testing. The Russian Air Force has said it had plans
to acquire over 60 T-50 fighters after 2015.
Although the T-50’s specifications remain classified, reports
indicate that the design incorporates the latest fighter jet
developments, including advanced stealth capability, supersonic cruising
speed, and integrated control and avionics systems. Military experts
say that the T-50 will compete with the Lockheed Martin F-22, the
Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II and the Eurofighter Typhoon from the
European Aeronautic Defense and Space Company (EADS).
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