Well, ya can’t say it’s not a good looking plane.
That is a fine looking plane. Darn. They have been so well known for putting out aircraft that looked like dogs to me, I thought I would be able to hang my hat on that, at least.
No dice on this one!
Engines appear to be home-grown. Cost is still pretty high, but they have the money to spend, apparently.
I won’t underestimate newer Chinese hardware, but I don’t have much respect for their operations end of things, from what I have been able to tell.