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The Sukhoi Su-57 fighter crashed in a ball of flames and was 'fully
destroyed'

It crashed in remote Siberian woodland after the pilot escaped in an
ejector seat

Russia's air force has ordered 76 of the £120m planes to be delivered
by 2028

A state-of-the-art Russian fighter jet has crashed on a training
mission just days before the first of the aircraft was due to be
delivered to Putin's air force.

The Sukhoi Su-57 stealth fighter crashed in a ball of flames in the
far east of Russia and was 'fully destroyed', officials said.

It crashed in remote Siberian woodland after the pilot flew it away
from a city and bailed out to safety with his ejector seat.

Russia's air force has ordered 76 of the $155 million (£120million)
planes, which are intended to rival America's F-22 Raptor stealth
fighters - to which they are similar.

The Su-57 is also similar to the Chinese J-20 jet, which is alleged to
have been built using stolen US plans obtained by Chinese hackers.

The stricken aircraft was a test plane not one of those due to be
passed to the air force, according to news agency RIA Novosti.

Residents of Dzyomgi village, some seven miles north of
Komsomolsk-on-Amur, heard a 'strong roar', believed to be the moment
the warplane got into trouble.

The plane had taken off from a military airfield close to a village.

Investigators are examining whether the was a 'technical malfunction'
or pilot error, say reports. One source said there had been a failure
of the hi-tech plane's 'control system'.

'A special commission will investigate the causes of the crash,' said
a spokesman for United Aircraft Corporation which owns the plant.

'The emergency escape system functioned as required, the pilot
ejected, he is alive,' said the spokesman.

Ten of the jets have already been built at Sukhoi's plant in
Komsomolsk-on-Amur for pre-production tests and combat evaluation.

Some of them have been flown in combat during Russia's military
campaign in Syria, and the remainder are due to be delivered by 2028.

The unnamed pilot radioed he was in trouble and took the plane away
from Komsomolsk-on-Amur and surrounding suburbs and villages, say
reports.

One report said he was 'not injured' but others said he had been taken
to hospital.

The single-seat, twin-engine multirole aircraft is equipped with
advanced avionics and a variety of high-precision weaponry.

According to TASS, the fifth-generation Su-57 fighter is designed to
destroy all types of air, ground and naval targets.

The aircraft has a supersonic cruising speed, carries armament inside
its fuselage, features stealth coating and the latest onboard
equipment.

It is reputed to have high manoeuvrability but most data on the
warplane remains top secret.



I remain mystified by what fighters are
supposed to do in this century. Attacking
and defending bombers is out, ground attack
is done by missles fired from drones, ship
attack is done by missles from other ships,
dogfighting is done by missles fired from
20 miles away. What is the payoff for
super manuvourability?