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Monday, August 22, 2011

Russian stealth fighter aborts takeoff at air show


Russia's first stealth fighter jet had to abort a takeoff at Moscow's International Aviation and Space Show on Sunday because of what officials said was a malfunction in the right engine.

The T-50 did not leave the runway and was slowed by a brake parachute.

The twin-engined jet was traveling at 60 miles per hour (100 kph) when the pilot decided to abort takeoff because of a right engine malfunction, the RIA Novosti news agency reported, citing a representative of United Aircraft Building Corp., a state-controlled holding that incorporates top Russian aircraft-makers,

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1 comment:

  1. F-22, F-35 and now PAKFA. I think it's normal to have problem during development and few years. Wait till J-20 start getting problems

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