According to Lenta.ru, the United Aircraft Corporation has denied the messages reporting that Russian fifth-generation jet fighter's (T-50 or PAK FA) second prototype has performed its first flight.

Pursuant to information artificially of Wednesday night, February 23rd, the ground tests of the jet were nearing the completion.

The mass media has reported earlier on February 23rd that PAK FA took off from the runway of Komsomolsk-on-Amur enterprise (KNAAPO) and performed its first flight.

According to those reports the jet was piloted by honoured test pilot of Russia Sergey Bogdan and the flight was successfully completed.