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MAKS 2011 news First flight demonstration for new fighter aircraft Sukhoi T-50 PAK-FA Moscow Air Show.
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Show Daily News MAKS 2011 International Aviation and Space Salon Moscow Zhukovsky Air Base, Russia 16 - 21 August 2011 |
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T-50
First flight demonstration at MAKS 2011 |
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| 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. |
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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. |
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