Latest version of J-20 fighter jet completes maiden test flight
Central News Agency
2014/03/01 21:16:08
Taipei, March 1 (CNA) China's new version of its J-20 fighter jet completed its first test flight successfully Saturday, escorted by a J-10S fighter, a leading Chinese-language infotainment web portal cited sources as saying Saturday.
The mil.news.sina.com.cn website said the plane landed successfully at around 12:30 p.m.
Reports also said that the J-20 No. 2011 has undergone several improvements and upgrades in terms of engine capacity, as well combat and stealth ability.
Chinese military expert Du Wenlong, in a recent interview with China's CCTV television channel, said the new version of J-20 could mean that all the technical problems of the old versions of J-20 have been solved and that combat training tests will follow.
(By Chou Hui-ying and Lilian Wu)
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