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Monday, January 26, 2009

Russian-made fighter successfully passes tests in Indonesia

A Su-30MK2 fighter, brought to Indonesia from Russia on January 17, has smoothly passed flying tests, the Antara news agency reported on Sunday.

According to information, received from commander of the 5th squadron, deployed at the Hasanuddin air base in Makassar (south of Sulawesi Island), Colonel Arif Mustofa, the first flights passed successfully.

Tests were made by Russian pilots Demchenko and Tarakanov in order to check all the plane’s systems whose smooth operation was confirmed during a one-hour flight.

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