PAK-FA aborts take-off
Posted in PAK-FA on August 22nd, 2011 by alert5 – Be the first to commentA Sukhoi T-50 fighter had to abort its take-off run on Sunday after suffering a problem with its right engine.
A Sukhoi T-50 fighter had to abort its take-off run on Sunday after suffering a problem with its right engine.
Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) President Mikhail Pogosyan said he is expecting Russia to place an order for the company’s T-50 stealth fighter from 2015.
Interfax reports that the second PAK-FA prototype has made its maiden flight at Komsomolsk-on-Amur on Wednesday. The pilot was Sergey Bogdan.
Indian defense minister AK Antony said he expects his country to induct the PAK-FA in 2017.
India and Russia both signed a contract for the preliminary design of the Fifth Generation Fighter Aircraft (FGFA) yesterday.
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Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) Chairman Ashok Nayak said in an interview with RIA Novosti that Moscow and New Delhi have estimated the cost of designing their joint fifth-generation fighter project at $295 million.
Sukhoi holding CEO Mikhail Pogosyan said on Monday that the second PAK-FA fifth-generation fighter will fly by end of the year.