Latest T-50 prototype takes to the air

The latest flying prototype for Sukhoi’s PAK FA fifth-generation fighter project, T-50-9, reportedly made its first flight at Komsomolsk-on-Amur on April 24. It was revealed to the public after undertaking flight tests at Zhukovsky between May 10 and 12. Aircraft ‘509’ diff ers from its predecessors in having a ‘pixelated’ camouflage scheme. The aircraft has also been pictured undergoing trials with new underwing drop tanks.