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Thursday, July 28, 2011

Russian Sukhoi T-50 fighter aircraft will make its first public appearance in August


The Deputy General Director of Russian Aviasalon company Nikolai Zanegin announced today July 27 that the Russian Sukhoi T-50 fifth-generation fighter aircraft will appear for the first public flight during "MAKS-2011" air show, biennial event to be held from 16 to August 21 in Zhukovsky, near Moscow.

The Sukhoi T-50 fighter, also known as PAK-FA, was designed and built in the plant of Komsomlsk-on-Amur in the far east of Russia and currently has performed more than 40 test flights starting in January 2010; Russian Air Force said it plans to buy more than 60 units after 2015.

According to Russian press reports, the design of the T-50 also includes some of the latest technology, like an advanced stealth capability, supersonic cruise speed and integrated control and avionics systems.

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