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China's Stealth Fighter Flies, But Does It Work By Ripping Off U.S. Tech?
Fast Company ^ | 1/11/2011 | Kit Eaton

Posted on 01/17/2011 12:05:43 AM PST by ErnstStavroBlofeld

China's now test-flying its new J-20 stealth fighter, coincidental with a visit to the nation by Defense Secretary Robert Gates. But exactly how does the Chinese aircraft stealth tech work?

Unlike the U.S.'s vintage SR-71, world's first stealthy aircraft the F-117 and the hugely impressive B-2, all developed under the utmost secrecy, the J-20 is having a particularly open development process (even more unusual when you consider China's normal habitual secrecy).

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: aerospace; j20; plaaf; stealth; stealthfighter

1 posted on 01/17/2011 12:05:45 AM PST by ErnstStavroBlofeld
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To: ErnstStavroBlofeld

Do you have an agenda with these threads about military aircraft?


2 posted on 01/17/2011 12:18:06 AM PST by taxtruth (Don't end the fed,jail the fed!)
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To: taxtruth

Pro-American Defense.


3 posted on 01/17/2011 12:20:28 AM PST by ErnstStavroBlofeld
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To: taxtruth

And a fan of aviation


4 posted on 01/17/2011 12:21:05 AM PST by ErnstStavroBlofeld
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To: ErnstStavroBlofeld

The new “Slick Willie” J-20 will probably work about as well as Liberalism.


5 posted on 01/17/2011 12:21:48 AM PST by screaminsunshine (Surfers Rule)
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To: screaminsunshine

The “slick willie” supercomputers seem to work pretty darn well, better than ours in fact.


6 posted on 01/17/2011 12:25:27 AM PST by RC one (What!!!!)
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To: ErnstStavroBlofeld

That’ stupid....

What was the question? /s


7 posted on 01/17/2011 12:25:38 AM PST by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously..... You won't live through it anyway.)
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To: ErnstStavroBlofeld

You can’t steal that which is given.


8 posted on 01/17/2011 12:26:03 AM PST by RC one (What!!!!)
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To: RC one

Top o the line Apples??


9 posted on 01/17/2011 4:25:22 AM PST by screaminsunshine (Surfers Rule)
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