Sukhoi T-50 Prototype Demonstrated For Putin
By David A. Fulghum, Douglas Barrie
Washington, London
In a high-profile visit to view what is Russia’s first “low-observable” aircraft, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin watched the prototype Sukhoi T-50 being put through its paces at the Zhukovsky flight test research center near Moscow and got a tour of the new aircraft’s cockpit June 17.
The T-50 is being developed to meet the Russian air force’s PAK FA requirement for a multirole fighter to replace the ...