Indo-Russian Sukhoi T-50 stealth fighter faced a major technical problem when it had to abort its second test flight at an airshow here, causing a temporary setback to the fifth generation combat jet project.
"The T-50 fighter aborted the takeoff for technical reasons due to engine overflow and its pilot Sergei Bogdan decided to apply emergency brakes with the tail parachute," Interfax reported quoting defence industry sources.
Earlier the government run RIA Novosti reported that a flash was seen during the fighter''s takeoff, after that the aircraft landed with a parachute at the MAKS-2011 International Aviation and Space Show.
The T-50 made its maiden flight in January 2010 and is expected to enter service by 2015.
Russia had lifted the curtain on the secret T-50 project on August 17 in the presence of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.
The project is being developed at a fraction of the cost of American F-22 and F-35 fighters.
A senior aviation expert quoted by the agency said that an emergency landing was normal for the period of test flights, especially in the conditions of high humidity and "taking into account the safety of the air show visitors."
The closing day of the airshow was marred by heavy rains and the demonstration flights for the public were limited to two hours only.
Under a 2007 intergovernmental agreement India and Russia are to jointly develop the futuristic stealth fighter capable of challenging the US Raptor F-22.
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