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China Unveils Yet Another Stealth Fighter

Posted by samzenpus on from the fly-the-secret-skies dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Pictures of a new Chinese stealth fighter prototype started showing up recently on the web. The airplane prototype was photographed at a Shenyang aircraft facility and seems to be a twin-engined lightweight fighter in the F-35 class. US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is scheduled to visit China this week in the midst of tension regarding territorial disputes in the region."

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  1. Not getting it! by rwise2112 · · Score: 5, Funny

    China Unveils Yet Another Stealth Fighter
    Seems they quite get the idea of stealth!

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  2. F35 class by serviscope_minor · · Score: 5, Funny

    and seems to be a twin-engined lightweight fighter in the F-35 class.

    In other words, overweeight, over budget, under performing, poor range and not quite here yet but will be real soon now we promise unless you want the variant that you actually need in which case it will be here real not quite soon now.

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    1. Re:F35 class by Nidi62 · · Score: 5, Funny

      this new airframe will fulfill the same role as the F-22.

      Waste money and asphyxiate pilots?

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