Cheers! 😉

For pointing a structure that both Arthur and I had said is common to all two-seat conversions?

Everything from the A-4 to the EF2000 has spine because you need it to fair in the second seat which is most often set higher than the first. It’s like me getting bought drinks for pointing out that the J-10B has wheels.

Besides, buying you beer is contributing to the delinquency of a minor.

A news photo of Chinese brass not looking at a model of the J-10 which does not officially exist 😀

Zhuhai Airshow is practically a “model show” with no real Chinese-made military aircraft on display. The latest news suggested that FT-2000 will not attend the show. The airshow is becoming one of the biggest jokes in 2004.

Yes, it is starting to sound like it would suck especially after such high hopes. They are blaming high insurance rates.

But the refusal to send even the FTC-2000 is a surprise. About the only new thing of interest is the L-15 mockup. Hopefully, they’ll send the larger long-range planes like the MA60 and Y8F200 that they’ve sent before.

Hmmm, according to a HK and Canadian-Chinese (Kanwa?) report, Russia has issued a statement that problems with Russia selling the RD-93 for the FC-1 is groundless.

The RD-93 is currently used for the FC-1’s prototypes but once the testing is done, Russia will “defer” to China on the “basic” RD-33 and that there would be no problem with buying the engine even if the engine goes to Pakistan.

It seems that Russia is trying to reassure China AND Pakistan that a Russian engine could be trusted on the FC-1.

Why would Russia do this? Possibly because the FC-1 is no small order – especially with the numbers that CAC is predicting. If China and Pakistan decides that the FC-1 would be better off with another engine, then there could a loss of up to 1,000 engines (the FC-1’s designer gave that number which indicates an expectation of a PLAAF buy.)

Babelfished:

Chinese and: Russia provides the engine to FC1 the plan to appear the troublesome view to be absolutely groundless 2004-10-25 22:47:30 clicks: 611 is even may the husband: The Chinese and is authorized the Russian Chernyshev enterprise publishes stated the west reported declared Russia provides the engine to FC1 the plan to appear the troublesome view to be absolutely groundless Hong Kong is distributing the Chinese and English version Canada Chinese and the defense commentary monthly publication is authorized the Russian Chernyshev enterprise publishes the statement to express the west has the news to report declared Russia provided the engine to the center domestic product FC1 fighter aircraft the plan to appear the troublesome view is absolutely groundless.

Reported FC1/JF17 in view of the western media because the engine question possibly appears the new trouble the report, Chernyshev enterprise market department Director Alexander Korostylev tells the Chinese and reporter said provides RD93 to China to belong to RD33 to be basic, at present mainly uses in the test flight.

The Chinese and the report declares once the test flight to complete, after FC1 is at the volume production condition, the Chernyshev enterprise will be able to defer to Chinese, Pakistan’s request provides this kind of model the engine. The Chinese and the aviation edits Yuri. Baskov to think China will obtain basic RD33 not to be able to have more barriers. The Indian navy is planning in the purchase the MiG29K use RD33 Series 3M which is the process improves. In further improves the RD33MK thrust augmentation thrust force to have present 8300kgf to increase 9000kgf.

Pakistan was hoping this kind of fighter aircraft, simultaneously the Chengdu airplane company also hoped this kind of fighter aircraft is accepted by the Chinese air force. The Chinese and the whole world one’s own disclosed the 4th test flight FC1 fighter aircraft will install the domestically produced KLJ10 fire control radar.