Russian stealth jet takes flight
Years of speculation were brought to an end last Friday with the long-anticipated public debut of Russia’s new Sukhoi T-50 fighter, on the occasion of its
Years of speculation were brought to an end last Friday with the long-anticipated public debut of Russia’s new Sukhoi T-50 fighter, on the occasion of its first flight. Test pilot Sergey Bogdan took the prototype aircraft aloft for a successful 47-minute maiden voyage from Dzemgi airfield at Komsomolsk-na-Amur, followed by the public release of still and video imagery.
“It is easy and comfortable to pilot,” reported Bogdan. “In the course of the flight we conducted initial evaluation of the aircraft’s controllability, engine performance and primary systems operation. The aircraft retracted and extended the landing gear. The aircraft performed excellently at all flight test points scheduled for today.”
