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First long-haul flight for a Sukhoi T-50 fifth generation fighter aircraft prototype (VIDEO)

Moscow, Russia - State tests scheduled to start in March 2013

Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Dmitry Rogozin announced that a Sukhoi T-50, the prototype of the PAK-FA fifth generation fighter, performed its first long-haul flight. The aircraft flew from a plant in Russia's Far East to the Zhukovsky airfield, roughly 40 km south of Moscow. Rogozin, who is also in charge for the Russian aerospace and defense industry, communicated the event...

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Rome, Italy, 01/18/2013 19:16
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