Sukhoi's fourth T-50 prototype fighter jet known by its Russian abbreviation PAKFA on Wednesday successfully performed its first test flight in Komsomolsk-on-Amur.
"The jet, piloted by hero of the Russian Federation Sergei Bogdan performed a 40-minute flight, during which the plane's stability and power were tested," Sukhoi, a unit of United Aviation Corporation, said in a statement Wednesday.
"The jet performed well during all stages of the test flight and its equipment showed reliability," it said.
The fifth-generation PAKFA T-50 stealth jet fighter, first shown off at the 2011 MAKS air show, is a competitor of the F-22 U.S aircraft made by Lockheed Martin/Boeing.
During the MAKS demonstration, the pilot abruptly aborted takeoff of the plane over what Sukhoi called a "malfunction" in its right engine.
Sukhoi has been testing three such fifth-generation fighter jets, which have collectively performed around 200 test flights.
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