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The new Russian 5th generation fighter aircraft Sukhoi T-50 conducted
its 100th flight test.
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The
5th generation Russian fighter aircraft Sukhoi T-50
(PAK-FA) conducted Thursday, November 3, 2011, its 100th
flight test, said in Moscow the press service of Sukhoi.
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Sukhoi
T-50 during flight demonstration at Moscow Air Show MAKS 2011 |
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Sukhoi
T-50 began its flight test since January 29, 2010 in
Komsomolsk (East Russia). A second aircraft joined the tests in early
March.
The T-50
fighter was presented for the first time to the public at the International
Aerospace Exhibition MAKS-2011 in Zhukovsky (Moscow region), in August
2011.
The 5th generation
fighter T-50
is developed in Russia since the 1990s. This is a tactical aircraft
that combines the characteristics of a fighter aicraft and a classic
bomber.
Invisible to enemy
radar, it will feature a new navigation control system and automated
defense system. The T-50
has a fundamentally new avionics integrating the function of "electronic
control" and modern radar, which allows the pilot to concentrate
only on the combat mission. The onboard equipment ensures data exchange
in real time with the ground control systems and with other aircraft.
The T-50
will be provided to the Russian army in 2016.
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