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Guess what’s worse than a flameout on take off? A flameout on catapult launch from an aircraft carrier

August 22, 2011 David Cenciotti

A quite embarrassing episode marked the end of MAKS 2011 air show on Aug. 21, at Ramenskoye air base, near Moscow. The Sukhoi PAK-FA/T-50, Russia’s 5th generation fighter plane, was forced to abort take off […]

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January 13, 2011 David Cenciotti

The appearance of the new J-20 (unofficially dubbed “Black Eagle”) raised many questions about the Chinese stealth fighter. Some experts think it will be more capable than the F-22; others (and I’m among these ones) […]