Two Russian fifth-generation T-50 (PAK FA) fighters carried dummy missiles under the wings for the first time on May 20. The T-50s performed basic manoeuvres during the Aviadarts (Air Darts) competition for Russian military pilots, held from May 21 to 26 near Voronezh. The T-50-3, piloted by Sergey Bogdan, carried two medium-range R-77 air-to-air missiles and two short-range R-73 missiles. The second aircraft, T-50-4 (flown by Roman Kondratyev), flew with pairs of air-to-ground Kh-31s and R-77s. The aircraft are two of the five T-50s now undergoing flight tests. The T-50 carries weapons in two large internal compartments in the fuselage and on under-wing stations.
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