Aircraft
Russia’s MAKS Show Highlights T-50 PAKFA Progress
The fifth-generation fighter is cleared for limited production; new UAVs and helicopters were on display
A pair of Sukhoi T-50s performed a ‘super-maneuvering’ flight display at the MAKS show (Photo: Vladimir Karnozov)
A pair of Sukhoi T-50s performed a ‘super-maneuvering’ flight display at the MAKS show (Photo: Vladimir Karnozov)

The highlight of the MAKS 2017 International Aviation and Space Salon held this week at Zhukovsky near Moscow was a maneuvering flight display by a pair of Sukhoi T-50s, and news that this fifth-generation Russian fighter is going into production. A new medium-altitude, long-endurance (MALE) UAV was on display, as were some new versions of existing Russian aircraft. The show, held from July 18 to 20, attracted 18,000 to 24,000 daily visitors. A total of 170 aircraft were on display, about half of which flew.


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