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China Unveils Yet Another Stealth Fighter

Posted by samzenpus on Monday September 17, 2012 @03:30AM 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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Re:Hey, where have I seen that plane before? by fuzzyfuzzyfungus · 2012-09-17 04:29 · Score: 5, Interesting

Right, because technology from 70 YEARS ago is so meaningful today.
Funny you should mention that... Built in 1955, after we snagged a few smaller presses from Germany and the commies got a 30,000 ton press. Continues to operate to the present day, providing precision pressed aerospace components to much of the US aircraft production industry...