Russian Stealth Fighter Makes Its First Flight

An anonymous reader writes "The long-awaited Russian stealth fighter, codenamed PAK FA or T-50, has had its first test flight today. This Google translation of a Russian article has a photo of the jet. Production is supposed to begin in 2015; the AP reports that India is helping with development. It's reportedly designed to compete with America's F-22 (first flight: 1997). Relatedly, according to Wikipedia, Japan is planning to fly its own stealth fighter, the ATD-X, which we have previously discussed, in 2011."

Comments

Re:Stealthy ?

[XxtraLarGe]

So not *that* stealthy then ? Of course, I guess if it was that good, the pilot would never be able to find where he parked the thing.

In Soviet Russia, stealth fighters find YOU! Sorry, couldn't resist. :)

Re:Foolish assumption.

[anaesthetica]

...let the old guy die.

Why so passive about it? I say, when old people start becoming a drain on society we ought to just get rid of them. Why do we spend so much money keeping these useless bags on life support from age 60 to age 90? Especially the Baby Boomer generation—arguably the worst, most destructive, most self-righteous, entitled, self-centered, short-sighted generation in U.S. history. Good riddance!