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MAKS 2011
International Aviation and Space Salon
Moscow Zhukovsky Air Base,
Russia
16 - 21 August 2011
T-50
First flight demonstration at MAKS 2011
First
flight demonstration for new fighter aircraft Sukhoi T-50 PAK-FA Moscow
Air Show MAKS 2011
Russia's
Sukhoi T-50 5th generation fighter performed
its first demonstration flight at the MAKS 2011 International Aviation
and Space Show in Zhukovsky, outside Moscow, on Wednesday, August 17,
2011. Russian officials said the final version of the jet will not be
ready until the end of 2016. India was reported to be interested in up
to 200 T-50 fighters for its air force while Russia was planning to order
at least 150.
Sukhoi
T-50 PAK-FA new Russian fighter aircraft in flight demonstration at
MAKS 2011
The flight was observed
by Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and other dignitaries.
Experts said the
pilots had not performed any aerobatic stunts because the plane is still
going through a series of test flights.
The Sukhoi
PAK FA T-50 is a twin-engine jet fighter being developed
by Sukhoi OKB for the Russian Air Force. The current prototype is Sukhoi's
T-50.The PAK FA, when fully developed, is intended to be the successor
to the MiG-29 and Su-27 in the Russian inventory and serve as the basis
of the Sukhoi/HAL FGFA being developed with India.
The
Indian local made light combat aircraft (LCA), Tejas LSP-7, made its
maiden flight on Friday, March 10, 2012. The Limited Series Production-7
aircraft took off from the HAL airport at 4.27 pm and flew for 28 minutes.
