Who Has The Fastest Warplane? Russia Tests Another Supersonic T-50 fighter. -- Christian Science Monitor
Russia today tested a second prototype of its Sukhoi T-50 fighter, a fifth-generation warplane that is said to be comparable to the US F-22 Raptor.
Russia successfully tested a second prototype of its revolutionary new "fifth-generation" fighter plane Thursday, a futuristic, ultrafast, and stealthy warbird that may be in the possession of the Russian Air Force by 2013.
If Russian claims about the Sukhoi T-50 multirole fighter are true, then the country that has made do with Soviet-era arms for the past two decades is poised to roar into the 21st century with a cutting-edge weapons system that is so advanced and complex that only the US has been able to field one.
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More News On The Successful Flight Of Russia's Second T-50
Russia tests 2nd prototype of fifth-generation fighter -- RIA Novosti
Russia tests totally new fighter plane -- Voice of Russia
Russia successfully tests second Sukhoi PAK FA -- Pravda
Russia tests jet fighter prototype -- UPI
Second Russian PAK FA Prototype Makes First Flight -- Ares/Aviation Week
First flight for the prototype of the plane T-50 fighter -- Avio News
In Russia, Stealth Jet Flies You -- The Danger Room
My Comment: With this successful flight, expect more calls in the U.S. to revive this Air Force program.