(Luft) Chengdu Aircraft Industry J-20/FC-31/J-35

[Erich]

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Es sind - von Anfang an - Bilder, die "mit Wissen und Wollen" ins Internet kommen. Da spielt der Stolz auf die eigene Leistung und die Präsentation des Leistungsvermögens genauso eine Rolle wie das Signal an andre Regierungen ("Abschreckung" funktioniert nur, wenn der Gegner auch weiß, worauf er sich einlassen müsste). Wenn es anders wäre, würde man die Anlagen wesentlich intensiver gegen Unbefugte abriegeln. Aber in Zeiten der Satelliten-Aufklärung macht eine solche hermetische Abriegelung ohnehin keinen Sinn.
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China's J-20 Stealth Fighter In Taxi Tests

Dec 30, 2010

By Bill Sweetman
Washington

China’s first known stealth aircraft just emerged from a secret development program and was undergoing high-speed taxi tests late last week at Chengdu Aircraft Design Institute’s airfield. Said to be designated J-20, it is larger than most observers expected—pointing to long range and heavy weapon loads.
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The debut of the J-20 was announced in a November 2009 interview on Chinese TV by Gen. He Weirong, deputy commander of the People’s Liberation Army Air Force. The general said a “fourth-generation” fighter (Chinese terminology for a stealth fighter) would be flown in 2010-11 and be operational in 2017-19.
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The way in which the J-20 was unveiled also reflects China’s use and control of information technology to support national interests. The test airfield is located in the city of Chengdu and is not secure, with many public viewing points. Photography is technically forbidden, but reports suggest that patrols have been permitting the use of cell phone cameras. From Dec. 25‑29, these images were placed on Chinese Internet discussion boards, and after an early intervention by censors—which served to draw attention to the activity—they appeared with steadily increasing quality. Substantial international attention was thereby achieved without any official disclosures.

(der Artikel bringt noch sehr viel mehr Spekulationen über die J-20, aber inhaltlich nicht recht viel mehr "handfestes" als wir auch schon diskutiert haben