Post-fire PICS: stealth Sukhoi T-50 PAK FA written-off ?

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http://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=166845

There are discrepancies within the official messages. In Russian, they confirmed the plane is damaged beyond repair, but in English they say the plane is to be repaired. http://www.sukhoi.org/eng/news/company/?id=5451

http://www.janes.com/article/38971/russ ... tches-fire

A prototype Sukhoi T-50 PAK FA fifth-generation fighter aircraft caught fire on 10 June following landing, according to Sukhoi.

The fifth flying Sukhoi T-50 PAK FA prototype (side number '055') caught fire on 10 June after landing, heavily damaging the aircraft. (UAC)

"While the plane was landing, smoke above the right air intake was observed, then a local fire broke out," Sukhoi stated.

The incident occurred at the Zhukovsky test centre, near Moscow, where the T-50 prototypes have been conducting flight trials.

The aircraft involved in the incident is the fifth flying prototype, aircraft T-50-5 (side number '055'), which was delivered for tests at Zhukovsky in November 2013.

According to Sukhoi, the pilot was uninjured and the company has already set up a commission to investigate the cause of the incident.

http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articl ... ng-400255/