Aerospace

Russian Stealth Fighter to Be Tested Soon

Russia’s T-50 PAKFA fifth-generation stealth fighter is about to undergo flight testing by military pilots for the first time. The Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) said that it would take delivery this year of five of the aircraft that have been flight-tested by Sukhoi at the Gromov Flight Research Institute (LII). No further details were supplied by the VKS, which since last year has encompassed the Russian Air Force and the Russian Aerospace Defense Forces.

The aircraft is developed by the state-owned United Aircraft Corp. (UAC).

According to ainonline.com, the five T-50s will now be transferred to the Flight Test Centre base where the aircraft will be put through a two-stage program, that allows for military pilots to gradually take over the validation of the aircraft. This joint testing program is, in theory, the last process that the prototype aircraft would undergo before the go-ahead is given for the T-50 to enter series production.