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Thursday, February 24, 2011

Second Russian fifth-generation jet fighter completes first flight

Sukhoi PAK FA (T-50)Russia's second fifth-generation jet fighter successfully completed its first test flight in Russia's Far East region of Komsomolsk-on-Amur on Wednesday, according to local reports.

The warplane was jointly developed by the Russian Sukhoi Aircraft Company and MIG design bureaus. So far, only two models of the type have been built, said chief designer Mikhail Pogosyan.

In 2011, three more fighters of fifth generation would be ready for tests, Pogosyan added.

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