Chinese Stealth Fighter Could Rival US's Best: Report

ABC News ^ | 05/10/2011 | Lee Ferran

[SeekAndFind]

A J-20 stealth fighter aircraft takes part in its second flight in Chengdu in southwest China's Sichuan province, April 17, 2011. The J-20 is a fifth generation stealth, twin-engine fighter aircraft prototype developed by Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group for the Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Force.

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

I don’t care what the hardware is. US pilots will always be able to best any Chicom splash jockey.

[Yo-Yo]

This Chinese stealh aircraft is not an air superiority fighter like the F-22, it is a long range stealth tactical attack aircraft like the F-35.

[Peter from Rutland]

I don’t believe it, not for even a millisecond.

[Sacajaweau]

And the brilliant chinese got their technology from???????

[therightliveswithus]

And hopefully they don’t get a hold of our stealth heli used in the bin Laden raid

[cunning_fish]

Why not? Raptor’s technology is 20 yo.

[RJS1950]

May as well believe it. Clinton started the flood of giving/selling and allowing the Chinese to steal anything they wanted and that has not abated over the years including the Bush years.

[pallis]

And it seems like only yesterday the Clintons were selling them our technology for campaign donations.

[fremont_steve]

Ah - so you’ve been reading debka.com again?

[phormer phrog phlyer]

Don’t forget Gates, he said there would be no credible threat to the F-22 for a long time, when production was stopped. It appears he forgot to ask his buds the chicoms.

[Cringing Negativism Network]

How’s that “free trade” thing working out, America?

(it’s how China got the technology, and will have the money, to build a LOT of those...)

Wake up people.

[hannibaal]

Im not surprised, given the amount of chinese who are entering technical fields when they enter university as opposed to ours who are focused on gender studies and other garbage arts programs which benefit nobody. Or how our children wish to become a sports icon or the next american idol. It is obvious who will win out in the long run if things dont change.

[MadMitch]

Off topic but the Chinese will never will a tank battle to many chinks in their armour.

[cranked]

could’a, would’a, might’a, maybe’a.... =.=

[AU72]

There are planes and then there are pilots.

I would love to get a film of CHICOM'S first exercise of carrier take-offs and landings.

[Kakaze]

There are planes and then there are pilots

Very true, We are blessed with fantastic pilots............I miss those days.

[Venturer]

That’s what Next generation aircraft do. They are built to be better than what exists. Why would anyone build a stealth fighter which was inferior to one already in production. That is why the next one we have in production will be better the the Chinese one.

It’s the name of the game.

[17th Miss Regt]

The report noted the Chinese planes would not have the range to make unsupported strikes against the continental U.S.,

Gee, ya think???