Russia’s fifth generation PAK-FA prototype catches fire on landing during flight testing

Photo courtesy of Sukhoi

Original plane before the mishap.

Russia's Sukhoi corporation, the manufacturer of T-50/PAK-FA said that smoke was observed coming from the fighter’s starboard engine air intake during landing, and a fire broke out shortly afterwards at Zhukovsky air base near Moscow on 10 June.

The company further said that this incident will not affect the timing of the T-50 test programme.