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It's informative, thanks. Although I must say I haven't heard anything about J-XX for a long time. I saw that Taihang engine somewhere else, looks very good!

MILESTONE? or millstone??

I don't think so. J-10 is not meant to be a superiority fighter. It is a light/(at most) medium multi-role fighter, akin to F-16. Its weapon load out, performance seems to indicate that. Also to note is that China is still pursuing J-11B, and Su-33/Su-30 MK2. These are the REAL superiority...

We feel your pain. Our deepest condolences. :frown:

The reason why it looks so much like F-16 is because at the time, it was the fighter to which Taiwan wants to purchase, but can't due to political reason. The project was assisted with US help, and thus, F-16 was the baseline to which the fighter was designed from. From the look of it, the...

Those "dual spine bubble" things are actually conformal fuel tanks - the positions of it and the shape indicated it is conformal fuel tanks. It is similar to the F-16 CD/Block 60 that has conformal fuel tanks

Specifications (****-1C/D "Brave Hawk") General characteristics * Crew: 1-2 * Length: 14.21 m (46 ft 7 in) * Wingspan: 9.46 m (31 ft 0 in) * Height: 4.42 m (14 ft 6 in) * Wing area: 24.2 m² (260 ft²) * Empty weight: 6,500 kg (14,300 lb) * Loaded weight...

Congratulation for great success in this mission !! I am so glad and proud China is able to do this!

Congratulation for a successful mission !! I am so glad and proud that China is able to do this.

It was planned for August wasn't it?? I thought I read it is to coincide with the Olympics.

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