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| China's J-20 Stealth Fighter In Taxi Tests |
| 2011-01-01 |
| China’s first known stealth aircraft just emerged from a secret development program and was undergoing high-speed taxi tests late last week at Chengdu Aircraft Design Institute’s airfield. Said to be designated J-20, it is larger than most observers expected—pointing to long range and heavy weapon loads. The J-20 is a single-seat, twin-engine aircraft, bigger and heavier than the Sukhoi T-50 and the F-22. Comparison with ground-service vehicles points to an overall length of 75 ft. and a wingspan of 45 ft. or more, which would suggest a takeoff weight in the 75,000-80,000-lb. class with no external load. That in turn implies a generous internal fuel capacity. The overall length is close to that of the 1960s General Dynamics F-111, which carries 34,000 lb. of fuel. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose |
| #2 TOPIX > NORTH KOREA CALLS FOR PEACE [in New Year 2011] BUT WARNS "NUCLEAR HOLOCAUST" MAY BE ALTERNATIVE; + NORTH KOREAN PEACE OVERTURE COMES WID "NUCLEAR HOLOCAUST" WARNING. IIUC, IOW DPRK = ANY NEW WAR ON THE KOREAN PENISULA AGZ SOUTH = ROK WILL BE A NUCLEAR WAR. * SAME > [Japan] SDF PREPARATIONS ALL HAVE BUT ONLY ONE TARGET: CHINA. ARTIC SOURCE = denotes that CHINA = PLA have only NINE MAJOR ROUTES TO ENTER INTO THE PACIFIC + INDIAN OCEANS vee "FIRST ISLAND CHAIN"- FIVE OF THESE NINE ALL GO THROUGH OR PASS NEAR JAPAN, wid Japan monitoring same, including the MIYAKO Straits. The remainder are in the SOUTH CHINA SEA, forming a NARROW "GAUNTLET/CHANNEL(S)" between MIANLAND CHINA versus TAIWAN + PHILIPPINES-INDONESIA + INDIA-RUSSIA-US-JAPAN'S "NEW BFF" VIETNAM, + US-UK MilBases on DIEGO GARCIA, + UK PROTECTORATE SINGAPORE [UK = also read, USA]??? |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2011-01-01 23:31 |
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| Posted by: Hupaith Hatrack8497 2011-01-01 21:57 |