Monday, March 12, 2012

J-20 Chengdu (Black Eagle)






The J-20 Chengdu
Role: Stealth air superiority fighter/multirole combat aircraft
National origin: People's Republic of China
Manufacturer: Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group
First flight: 11 January 2011
Introduction: 2017–2019 (planned)
Status: In development/flight testing
Primary user: People's Liberation Army Air Force
Unit cost: US$110 million (est.)

I love it's Canard-Delta/Twin-engine configuration and have since childhood upon seeing the movie "Firefox". This little puppy is stealth as well with AESA like the F-22 Raptor. Quite the contender, but is not expected to be operational till at least 2017.

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