New Engine for Russia’s T-50 Fighter Jet Expected by 2020
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The final version of the engine for Russia’s first fifth-generation T-50 fighter jet will be available by the end of the current decade, the United Engine Making Corporation said Monday.
T-50 prototypes are currently using a preliminary, “Stage 1” engine, while the “Stage 2” engine will make the jet’s capabilities “even more impressive,” a corporation spokesman told RIA Novosti, without providing any technical details.
The final version of the engine is now in development, which should be completed by mid-2015, he said.
The Russian Air Force will take delivery of its first T-50 fighter jet "in the third quarter of this year" for final test flights starting in the fourth quarter, the service's commander, Lt. Gen. Viktor Bondarev, said Tuesday.
The T-50, which will make up the core of Russia's future fighter fleet, is a multirole warplane featuring "stealth" technology," super-maneuverability, super-cruise capability, and advanced avionics including an active electronically scanned array radar, according to its designer Sukhoi.
India also plans to buy a fighter aircraft based on the T-50, known as the FGFA (fifth-generation fighter aircraft).
United Aircraft Corporation is the state holding company uniting Russia's aircraft-building industry including Sukhoi, a military and civil aircraft manufacturer.
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