T-50 053 and 054 take off with external weapons during a test flight
On May 20, Sukhoi T-50 (PAK FA – Perspektivny Aviatsionny Kompleks Frontovoy Aviatsii—Future Tactical Air System) program entered a new phase with the external weapons integration tests.
Two aircraft are involved in the testing campaign with external stores: “053” and “054”.
Noteworhty, the two prototypes of Russia’s 5th generation stealth fighter plane, still wearing the standard color scheme and not the brand new “shark” camouflage, carried: R-73 short range air-to-air missile and R-77 medium range, air-to-air, active radar-guided missile system (T-50 “053”); KH-31 antiship missile and R-77 air-to-air missile (“054”).
Image credit: Alazan / Russianplanes.net
H/T to Antonio Valencia for the heads-up.
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