The Russian T-50 fighter aircraft exceeds U.S. analogue

The Russian fifth-generation fighter PAK FA is superior to the American F-22 and Chinese J-20 on a number of important characteristics, said Chief of Air Force Colonel General Alexander Zelin.

"A comparative analysis of the characteristics of the Russian fifth generation fighter T-50 with the American F-22 and Chinese J-20, we can conclude that the PAK FA is greater than their foreign counterparts on indicators such as maximum speed (as afterburner and besforsazhny) maximum range, thrust, the magnitude of the maximum realizable overload "- said the commander in chief.

The general added that the PAK FA has comparable with foreign counterparts in size and weight, but it "has a much smaller quantity run and run."

"In addition to the characteristics of airborne equipment PAK FA is better than their foreign counterparts," - says Zelin.