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Photo evidence: Maiden flight for the second China’s J-20 stealth fighter prototype

May 16, 2012 David Cenciotti 1

After a series of high-speed taxi tests with the nosewheel off the ground and subsequent use of the drag chute, here are the first images published on the Chinese forums showing the second J-20 stealth […]

[Updated] Photo: Second China’s J-20 stealth fighter prototype (almost) makes maiden flight

May 14, 2012 David Cenciotti 0

On May 14, 2012, the second prototype of the J-20 Mighty Dragon, serialled “2002”, performed a high-speed taxi at Chengdu. Once again the images of the first flight were immediately available on the Chinese Internet […]

Second China’s J-20 stealth fighter prototype's new radome: a sign of an installed AESA radar set?

May 12, 2012 David Cenciotti 2

New images published on the Chinese Internet (and in particular those available on the HobbyShangai.net site) showing China’s J-20 “Mighty Dragon” new prototype clearly show an interesting detail: the aircraft coded “2002” has a slightly […]

Whistleblower pilots who did not want to fly the F-22 now ready to resume flying the Raptor!

May 10, 2012 David Cenciotti 0

Here’s another chapter of the F-22 oxygen problems saga. According to their attorney, Frederick M. Morgan Jr, who talked to The Daily press on May 9, the two F-22 pilots who were among those pilot […]

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Here we go again: second China's J-20 stealth fighter prototype getting ready for first flight

May 1, 2012 David Cenciotti 0

The second prototype of the Chengdu J-20 fifth generation stealth fighter, coded 2002, could soon fly along the first one, coded 2001, that has been involved in the testing activities since Jan. 11, 2011. The following […]