Russian advanced Т-50 (PAK FA) fighter leaves American F-22 and Chinese J-20 behind by several important characteristics, Lenta.ru reports. It has been stated by the Commander-in-Chief of the Russian air forces Colonel-General Alexander Zelin.

"After the benchmarks of Russian T-50 fifth-generation fighter’s performance compared to American F-22 and Chinese J-20, we may draw a conclusion that PAK FA outgoes them by maximum flight speed (afterburned and dry), maximum range, thrustweight ratio and maximum overload", - Zelin explained.

According to the Commander-in-Chief, the Russian prototype is comparable to the foreign analogs by dimensions and weight, but it has “significantly lesser run and roll-on operation distance” and it “looks better” than the foreign rivals by characteristics of its aircraft equipment.

According to the plan of Russian Ministry of Defense, PAK FA should have more advanced avionics, than its rivals, “electronic pilot” function and state-of-the-art radar with phased antenna array. F-22 fighter has been put into operation by USAF in 2005, while Chinese J-20 is still under development; its first flight has been performed in early 2011.

The new Russian jet, developed by Sukhoi, combines functions of fighter and strike aircraft. At present three PAK FA prototypes are taking part in the flight test program; they have performed more than 120 flights as of February 8th. The fourth one will join flight testing this year.

After the completion of flight testing, the Ministry of Defense intends to acquire 60 T-50 fighters. The demand for T-50 jets in the Russian air forces is estimated at 150 ones.