Sukhoi T-50 Shown to Public

World News - Tech stealth fighter made the first Russian Sukhoi T-50, finally shown to the public for the first time in celebration of Max Air Show in Zhukovskiy airfield, near Moscow, on Tuesday (16/08/2011).

Sukhoi T-50

The plane was expected to become a major competitor U.S. stealth fighter, the F-22 Raptor and F-35 Lightning II.

Fifth-generation fighter aircraft, jointly developed by Russia and India, the first flight last January in one of Russia's air base in the Far East. However, Tuesday's appearance is his first in public, which shows the aircraft maker was confident in his abilities.

Wednesday (08/17/2011) tomorrow, two silver-colored aircraft prototypes that will demonstrate a variety of aerobatics maneuvers in front of the visitors MAX Air Show, including Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. This opportunity will be the opportunity is eagerly awaited lovers across the world aerospace world.

Mikhail Pogosyan, President of the United Aircraft Corporation, which manufactures the aircraft, say, T-50 will not only be the backbone of the Russian Air Force power, but also the Indian Air Force. India even rumored to order more planes, namely the 200 aircraft, compared with the Russian Air Force, which ordered only about 150 aircraft.

United Aircraft ambition is to sell at least 1,000 T-50 aircraft in the next few decades, and master at least one third of the market share tech stealth fighter aircraft (stealth, undetectable radar) in the world. To compete with planes made by U.S. equivalents, T-50 will be sold at a cheaper price.

Initial estimates of the calling, advanced aircraft will be sold at a price no more than 100 million U.S. dollars (USD 852.5 billion) per unit. Compare the price of the F-22 Raptor, which valued 140 million U.S. dollars.

Russian officials said the final version of the Sukhoi T-50 is only to be completed by the end of 2016. However, the Russian Air Force Chief of Staff Col. Gen. Alexander Zelin, hope, the first aircraft order Russian Air Force was able to be sent within three years.

Aircraft project has been started since the 1980s, with the goal of building a fleet of aircraft to replace the MiG-29 and Su-27 Soviet Air Force that has begun to ripen. However, difficulties in funding the project later and was suspended. Until finally towed to India are willing to cooperate late 2010.

When compared with the U.S., Russia lags behind the development of stealth aircraft far enough. Currently, the U.S. will even operate a fleet of second stealth fighter, the F-35 Lightning II, which will also be sold to several U.S. allies in NATO countries.

Zelin said, to close the gap to an air force T-50 ready to operate fully, Russian Air Force will rely on the latest version of MiG fighter aircraft, the MiG-35. "We have not stopped the project MiG-35D. But ultimately, we will make a full transition to the (fleet) T-50," Zelin said.