Russian aircraft industry : Sukhoi T-50 Prototype Demonstrated For Putin - by David A. Fulghum, Douglas Barrie

The T-50 is being developed to meet the Russian air force’s PAK FA requirement for a multirole fighter to replace the Su-27 Flanker. It has logged about 16 flights, say U.S. officials, first flying Jan. 29. The initial stage of state testing of the aircraft is presently due for completion in 2012.

Sukhoi chief Mikhail Pogosyan estimates there will be a worldwide market for 1,000 of the aircraft over the next 40 years. Putin contends the aircraft will carry a price tag that is one-third that of the U.S.-built Lockheed Martin F-22. Unlike the F-22, which the U.S. Congress has ruled cannot be sold to foreign governments, the new Sukhoi design is built with export in mind.
India is already a “participant” in the program, with an interest in a two-seat version of the PAK FA.
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