Military & Defense July 19, 18:27 UTC+3
According to new data, the first stage of the
aircraft’s trials is expected to be completed in 2018
ZHUKOVSKY (Moscow Region), July 19. /TASS/. The
pre-production batch of T-50 fifth-generation fighter jets will equal 12
planes, United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) Head Yuri Slyusar said at the
MAKS-2017 international airshow on Wednesday.
"From the very outset, we proceeded from the fact
that the final decision had been made on 12 planes," he said.
The T-50 (PAK FA) is Russia’s fifth-generation fighter,
which took to the skies for the first time in 2010. It was earlier reported
that the serial production of T-50 fighters would begin in 2017 and it would
enter service with the Russian Aerospace Force.
According to new data, the first stage of the aircraft’s
trials is expected to be completed in 2018.
It was reported earlier that the T-50 with the advanced
(main) engine would perform its debut flight in the fourth quarter of 2017.
Currently, the so-called first stage engine 117S is
mounted on the Russian fighter. A new engine has not yet received its name and
is conventionally designated as the second stage engine.
Source: tass.com
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