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    Chinese 'stealth' fighter

    China 'makes first test flight' of new stealth fighter jet - Telegraph

    Really stealthy. Photos in the Telegraph and spotted by some planespotters sporting orange and yellow stripes. Have the Chinese really understood the concept of 'stealth'?
    And what exactly is wrong with an "ad hominem" argument? Dodgy Agent, 16-5-2014

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    Originally posted by Mich the Tester View Post
    Really stealthy. Photos in the Telegraph and spotted by some planespotters sporting orange and yellow stripes. Have the Chinese really understood the concept of 'stealth'?
    I'm trying to work out if you are being ironic or serious.

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      #3
      Originally posted by RasputinDude View Post
      I'm trying to work out if you are being ironic or serious.
      I'm not telling.
      And what exactly is wrong with an "ad hominem" argument? Dodgy Agent, 16-5-2014

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        #4
        Call me a softy, but I'm getting a bit scared by some of the news coming from China in the past few years; and most notably when Japan flexed its muscles over a disputed island.

        Untrustable "backdoor" computer hardware has been claimed by the US
        China's military budget has scaled up year on year
        Aircraft carriers and mass production of cutting edge war machines.

        Ah well, back to mumsnet for me .

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          #5
          Originally posted by Mich the Tester View Post
          China 'makes first test flight' of new stealth fighter jet - Telegraph

          Really stealthy. Photos in the Telegraph and spotted by some planespotters sporting orange and yellow stripes. Have the Chinese really understood the concept of 'stealth'?
          Interesting article recently about Chinese military capabilities - seems their approach is to get hold of technology - in this case Russian fighters and then reverse engineer it to get the know how to build themselves (no sh*t sherlock)

          However the biggest problem is in Commercial and Military aviation is all in the Jet engine design the skill being in the manufacturing process (eg creating those durable fan blades) rather than assembly, and those nasty Western & Russian companies like Rolls & GE wont let them on on their manufacturing secrets or access to years of research so they will either have to find a way of condensing 70 years of R&D or just steal the technology.

          Which means you will see some fine looking Chinese fighter aircraft but unless it has Russian engines don't expect it to match Western aircraft for performance or durability
          How fortunate for governments that the people they administer don't think

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            #6
            Originally posted by Mich the Tester View Post
            I'm not telling.

            Admit it, you did not know what a stealth bomber was.
            Vote Corbyn ! Save this country !

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              #7
              Originally posted by fullyautomatix View Post
              Admit it, you did not know what a stealth bomber was.
              I suppose I'll have to check urban dictionary when I get home. Is it something like a shart?
              And what exactly is wrong with an "ad hominem" argument? Dodgy Agent, 16-5-2014

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