Advanced Tactical Frontline Fighter (PAK FA) Aircraft Have Performed 100 Flights

Today, the Advanced Tactical Frontline Fighter (PAK FA) flight testing program has reached an important milestone – completion of 100 flights. At present, two fighters are involved in the flight test trials. PAK FA performed its maiden flight on January 29, 2010, in Komsomolsk-on-Amur. In the beginning of March, 2011, the second fighter took into [...]

Su-35 thunderstorm at MAKS 2009

Su-35 thunderstorm at MAKS 2009

Su-35 hunderstorm in overcast. The new Su-35 version equipped with trust vectoring engines and no canard, however thi…

A400M Flight Test Programme Progresses Strongly

Following a series of three flights on consecutive days the Airbus Military A400M airlifter MSN1 has now completed a total of seven flights and clocked up 30hr 20min block time. Taking advantage of improving weather the aircraft flew every day from 14-16 January, making excellent progress in exploring more extreme areas of the flight envelope, [...]