An Advanced Russian 5th-Gen Su-57 Fighter Jet Has Crashed During Factory Trials

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RT: Russia’s 5th-gen Su-57 fighter jet crashes during factory trials, pilot survives – manufacturer

One of Russia’s cutting-edge Su-57 fighter jets crashed during routing factory test flights near the Komsomolsk-on-Amur aircraft plant.

The pilot ejected safely and was picked up by a Mi-8 rescue helicopter. The crashed jet's backboxes are yet to be recovered.

The aircraft involved in the incident belonged to the manufacturer and was undergoing a series of flight tests some 110 kilometers of Dzyomgi air base in Russia's Far Eastern Khabarovsk region.

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Update: Russian T-50 Fighter Jet Crashes Near Komsomolsk-on-Amur, Pilot Ejects (Sputnik)

WNU Editor: The pilot ejected safely.

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