Pilot Survives After Russia’s Newest SU-57 Fighter Crashes - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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December 24, 2019
Russian Defence Ministry said pilot of Russia’s newest Su-57 fighter survived after the aircraft crashed during a test flight today in the far Eastern Khabarovsk region.
The ministry’s ZvezdaBroadcasting Service quoted a spokesman for the United Aircraft Corporation,the producer of the aircraft, that the ejection system worked normally, so the pilotsurvived.
It said the accidentclaimed no life or damage and a commission had been set up to investigate thecause of the crash.
According to theZvezda report, the aircraft has not been transferred to the Russian AerospaceForce.
The fifth-generationstealth Su-57 fighter, formerly known as T-50, is a single-seat twin-engine jetfeaturing super manoeuvrability and supersonic flight capability.
Russia started massproduction of Su-57 in 2019.