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| Japan tests prototype stealth aircraft |
| 2016-03-01 |
| Japan's Defense Ministry has conducted a test-run of its first prototype stealth aircraft. The test took place at Nagoya Airport in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Wednesday. Defense Minister Gen Nakatani observed the trial from a Self-Defense Force base adjacent to the airport. The plane sped down the runway for about 500 meters at a speed of about 100 kilometers per hour. Nakatani told reporters after the test that the project appears to be moving ahead smoothly. He said he has high hopes for the development of Japanese fighter jets and technological innovation in the aviation industry. More than 200 Japanese companies have been working on the stealth prototype for 7 years. |
| Posted by:Abu Uluque |
| #6 We could always sell them a few F-35's... |
| Posted by: Raj 2016-03-01 18:12 |
| #5 Stealth, how would one know if it had been flown?? |
| Posted by: illeagle 2016-03-01 16:47 |
| #4 Sure this 'stealth' aircraft isn't the fabled Mitsubishi Regional Jet? that was supposed to be in service 4 years ago and has only just started test flights. And then grounded after the first flight for fuselage and landing gear 'enhancements.' |
| Posted by: USN, Ret. 2016-03-01 14:53 |
| #3 It is amazing what engineers can do when they don't have to throw every fucking kitchen sink, urinal and drinking fountain in the fucking pentagon in a design. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2016-03-01 13:23 |
| #2 Baby steps, Skid, baby steps. |
| Posted by: AlmostAnonymous5839 2016-03-01 09:39 |
| #1 7 years, and the wheels work? Did Josh Earnest release this? |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2016-03-01 08:24 |