PAK-FA Manufactured

[kinggodzilla87]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sukhoi_PAK_FA
quote: The Novosibirsk Chkalov Aviation Production Association (NAPO) has begun construction of the fifth generation multirole fighter. This work is being performed at Komsomol’sk-on-Amur together with the aircraft plant at Komsomol’sk-on-Amur, the enterprise’s general director, Fedor Zhdanov, reported today during a visit to NAPO by Novosibirsk Oblast’ governor Viktor Tolokonskiy.

“Final assembly will take place at Komsomol’sk-on-Amur, and we will be carrying out assembly of the fore body of this airplane,” Zhdanov specified. The fifth generation fighter which will replace the MiG-29 and Su-27 airplanes of the previous generation, was developed by the Sukhoy design bureau.



Found this on Wikipedia. I didn't find a direct siting for the information, but it seems to coincide with the type of things Sukhoi would be using to complete the aircraft. The assembly has begun, always a good sign for an aircraft

[dioditto]

"Manufacturing" implies it is already in mass production stage... so my question is, when did they do the test flight??

Also, wiki isn't a very reliable source due to the fact people can simply edit it themself. We will have to wait and see until this got verified and hit the defensetalk.com news section.

[Scorpion82]

The first prototype is still being built. It hasn't flown yet.

[Big-E]

The final consolidation of the UABC hasn't even begun much less have the final plans been developed for the protoype. They're still trying to perfect their plasma cloaking device...

[tphuang]

let's not enough mention this, when is the much talked about su-35bm coming into play? I'm not going to be putting much hope in PAK-FA until it has a couple of flying prototypes.