06.01.2009.
AntaraNews
Dna lovca Su-30MK2, serijskih brojeva TS3003 i TS3004, iz sastava indonezijskog RV izvršili su probni let, poletevši iz baze "Sultan Hassanuddin" u Makasaru. Avionim su leteli ruski piloti.
Cela vestTwo new Sukhoi jet fighter aircraft which arrived in Indonesia from Russia on December 26, 2008 made test flights at Sultan Hassanuddin military airbase in Makassar, South Sulawesi, on Tuesday.
Sultan Hassanuddin airbase spokesman Col Arif Mustofa told ANTARA here by phone the test flights with the two Sukhoi Su-30MK2s with serial numbers TS3003 and TS3004 were conducted by a Russian pilot.
He said the test flights were done to make sure all systems in the newly-arrived Sukhoi jet fighters were functioning well.
"The test flights with Sukhoi TS3003 and Sukhoi3004 lasted one hour and ran successfully," Arif Mustofa said.
The Russian company making Sukhoi jet fighters announced on August 21, 2007 that it would sell six Sukhois to Indonesia at the price of around US$300 million (Rp2.85 trillion).
The six aircraft would consist of three Su-30MK2s and three
Su-27SKMs.
Arif Mustofa said a third Su-30MK2 would arrive in Indonesia in the middle of this month together with some ground support equipment and machines.
The three other
Su-27SKMs bought by Indonesia would be delivered in stages until 2010 after which the Indonesian Air Force would have a total of 10 Sukhoi fighter planes.
