Latest Russian fighter jet has engine problems
August 20th, 2009 - 11:27 pm ICT by IANSZhukovsky (Russia), Aug 20 (RIA Novosti) The Russian Air Force chief Thursday acknowledged faults in the engine of the fifth-generation fighter jet currently being developed in the country.
The Advanced Front-Line Aviation Complex plane is set to replace the Russian Air Force’s fourth-generation fighters, namely, the Su-27 Flanker and the MiG-29 Fulcrum.
Speaking at the MAKS air show near Moscow, Russian Air Force Chief Alexander Zelin said: “The aircraft will use Saturn engines. There are problems, I admit, but research is continuing.”
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