Indian Defence Forum
Su-35 fighter model crashes, pilot catapults in Khabarovsk terr
27.04.2009, 05.28
ITAR-TASS
KHABAROVSK, April 27 (Itar-Tass) -- A model of the state-of-the-art fighter Su-35 crashed at the airfield of the Komsomolsk-on-Amur aviation production integrated works on Sunday, unofficial sources said on Monday.
The incident occurred during the run-up of the fighter. Before the takeoff the fighter could have collided with some obstacle and caught fire. The pilot managed to catapult and survived. The fighter skidded off the runway and fell apart.
The foresaid aviation production integrated works neither confirmed nor reject the fact of the crash. The officials still refrain from comments.
27.04.2009, 05.28
ITAR-TASS
KHABAROVSK, April 27 (Itar-Tass) -- A model of the state-of-the-art fighter Su-35 crashed at the airfield of the Komsomolsk-on-Amur aviation production integrated works on Sunday, unofficial sources said on Monday.
The incident occurred during the run-up of the fighter. Before the takeoff the fighter could have collided with some obstacle and caught fire. The pilot managed to catapult and survived. The fighter skidded off the runway and fell apart.
The foresaid aviation production integrated works neither confirmed nor reject the fact of the crash. The officials still refrain from comments.