March 1, 2003 at 1:57 pm
Here at the key-forum Mr. “crobato” discusses two posssible reasons why so many new and clear J-10 pictures leaked to the public !!
“I can think of a few possible events.
1. March 2003. Jiang Zhemin hands over presidency to Hu Jintao. There might be a big celebration to commemorate JZM’s achievements. JZM is a dominant figure in the PLA’s modernization, and a key backer of the J-10 program. He gives personal attention to these modernization programs and a champion of domestic projects.
Here he congratulates a successful J-10 test flight (note the yellow primered plane):
http://airkiller.myrice.com/pla/gfx/j10/j10_lei.jpg
Here he plays around with the TVC nozzle for a new indigenous turbofan engine (possibly WS-10A for J-10 and J-11).
http://www.centerforsecuritypolicy.org/images/zhuhai2002/TVT.jpg
J-10 may be “introduced” as a sample of JZM’s achievements.
2. August 1 2003. I think the PLA celebrates its 75th anniversary. PLA is actually older than the PRC.”
So …. are there any news regarding today ??? :confused:
Thanks in advance, Deino
Related link: http://www.keypublishing.com/forum/showthread.php?threadid=1767