Russia’s first mass-produced Su-57 fighter plane crashed and was scheduled to be delivered to the troops on the 27th.

[Text/Observer Network Wang Shichun]

According to a report by the Tass news agency on December 24th, on December 24th, the first Russian Su -57 fighter made by Gagarin Factory in Gongqingcheng, amur river crashed during a flight test in Khabarovsk Krai, and the pilot on board parachuted to escape, and was later rescued by a Mi -8 search and rescue helicopter.

According to sources, this Su -57 fighter is the first "mass production" Su -57 fighter, which was originally scheduled to be delivered to the troops on the 27th. This is the first time that the Russian Su -57 fighter plane crashed since its first flight in 2010.

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A spokesman for the Russian authorities said that the accident occurred 120 kilometers away from the Zemji Air Force Base. This Su -57 is not owned by the military, but belongs to amur river Gongqingcheng Gagarin Factory. Russia’s United Aviation Manufacturing Group reported that the accident did not cause casualties and damage on the ground. At present, the plane’s black box is still being searched.

Informed sources revealed to the satellite news agency that the Su -57, the fifth-generation fighter plane that crashed in Khabarovsk Krai, Russia on the 24th, was the first mass-produced aircraft originally scheduled to be delivered to the Russian army on December 27th. The source said: "This is the first mass-produced Su -57, which was originally planned to be delivered on the 27th of this month.

At present, the prototypes of all six Su -57 fighters are deployed at the National Flight Test Center in astrakhan, andGongqingcheng Aircraft Factory was previously assembling and producing the first batch of "mass production" Su -57 fighters.According to the plan of the Russian Air Force, the Russian Air Force will receive the first batch of Su -57 fighters at the end of this year.

On December 20th, according to the Tass news agency, the Chief of Staff of the Russian Federation Armed Forces announced on the 20th that the Russian Ministry of Defence had completed the second phase test of the fifth-generation multi-role fighter "Su -57" in Syria, during which all actual combat test tasks have been completed. At present, the Su -57 fighter has been mass-produced, and the first mass-production battle opportunity will be installed in the Russian army before the end of the year.

Military commentators of Observer Network believe that the crashed Su -57 fighter may be the first mass-produced Su -57 fighter of the Russian army. In the program of Red Star TV in November, Russia exposed the Su -57 fighters that Gongqingcheng Factory is entering the "mass production stage". From the video released by Red Star TV, only one Su -57 fighter is in a relatively high completion state, and other Su-57s are in the process of assembly, so it is difficult to reach the test flight state within one month. Considering that there are only a few days before the end of the year, the Su -57 that crashed in Russia this time is probably the plane that was mirrored on the Red Star Platform a few months ago.

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Su -57′ s experience in recent years can be described as "twists and turns". The Russian army signed the Su -57 supply contract during the "Army -2018" forum, but the number is only two. These two aircraft will join the Russian army at the end of 2019.

However, with Putin’s visit to Su -57, things changed. On May 14th this year, six Su-57s escorted Putin’s special plane to astrakhan National Flight Test Center. Putin then visited Su-57s, Dagger air-launched hypersonic weapons, S-70 Okhotnik-B Hunter -B UAV and other weapons and equipment. The next day, Putin announced that he would purchase a total of 76 Su -57 fighters and advance the time for installing these fighters to 2028.

On June 29 this year, the Russian Ministry of National Defense signed a contract with United Aviation Manufacturing Group of Russia at the "Army -2019" International Military Technology Forum and purchased 76 Su -57 fighters. However, the only fighters expected to be delivered to the Russian Air Force this year are two Su-57s signed in "Army -2018".

Six Su-57sFighters escorted Putin’s special plane to the State of astrakhan.Home flight test center Source: Russian Air Force

As a fighter available for foreign trade, countries such as India and Turkey have considered purchasing Su -57 fighters this year. According to Sputnik’s report on July 19th, Birender Singh Dhanoa, chief of staff of the Indian Air Force, said in an interview with Red Star that after the fifth-generation fighter Su -57 was equipped with Russian troops and showed its value, India was willing to reconsider the joint research and development and procurement between India and Russia.

On August 28th, at the Moscow Air Show, Turkish President Erdogan visited the Su -57 fighter plane accompanied by Putin. When asked if he would buy Su -57 to deal with the United States stopping the delivery of F-35s, Erdogan said: "Why not? We don’t buy why we came to the air show. "

EldoAn visits the Su -57 fighter. Source: RT

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