The Associated Press
Tuesday, January 11, 2011; 1:09 AM
BEIJING -- A leading expert on the Chinese military says the country's prototype stealth fighter has made its first-known test flight.
Kanwa Asian Defense magazine editor Andrei Chang said the J-20 flew for about 15 minutes over an airfield in the southwestern city of Chengdu where it was spotted carrying out runway tests last week. Photos of the plane in flight were also posted on unofficial Chinese military websites.
The test flight comes on the second day of a visit to China by U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates. Chang and other analysts say the test's timing is apparently intended to send the message that Beijing is responding to calls from the U.S. and others to be more transparent about its defense modernization and future intentions.
Wind from the SW (220 degrees) at 4 MPH (4 KT)
Visibility greater than 7 mile(s)
Sky conditions mostly clear
Temperature 42 F (6 C)
Dew Point 23 F (-5 C)
Relative Humidity 45%
Pressure (altimeter) 30.30 in. Hg (1026 hPa)
0936: one JL-8 double seated trainer, two J-10S double seated fighter appears. One of the J-10S loaded with some kind of pod
0938: the weather is great, refueling truck and electric power vehicle is next to J-20
0939: someone is on the reviewing stand preparing something. The engine of the J-20 is the silver color version
0940: drag parachute loaded
1024: ground crew work started
1036: pilot shows up
1045: J-20 engine started
1052: taxing to runway
1053: high speed rolling test
1101: pilot left
1103: loading drag parachute
1107: J-10S (the one with the pod) cockpit opens
1114: security guard shows up, we are on the tree again
1116: both the J-10 and J-20 started their ground crew work. Fire truck shows up
1121: J-10S pilot onboard (the one with the pod)
1122: the VIP seat is still empty
1126: J-10S engine started
1128: some police car shows up
1130: J-10S #220 taxing to the runway
1131: J-10S takes off
1135: two ambulance shows up
1145: J-10S landed
1208: B-4079 Boeing 737 landed
1221: cameraman on position
1222: B-4020 Boeing 737 landed (these two 737 belongs to the government)
1229: J-20 engine testing
1233: J-10S takeoff again
1243: J-20 engine started and testing with the cockpit opened
1247: J-20 taxing to the runway
Jan 11th 12:50:16: J-20 TAKE OFF!!!!! with J-10S as chase plane
1252: it seems it took off without activated the after burne, nobody saw the flame from the nuzzle
125X: circuling above the airfield now
1300: fly above the airfield, obviously longer and wider than the J-10S
1308: J-20 landed
1310: J-20 parking, J-10S landed
1320: A perfect first flight! Bravo to all the scientists, engineers, workers!
Unconfirmed information: first flight test pilot Gang·Li (李刚)
An interesting fact
Jan 11th 2007: Anti-satellite missile test succeeded [Lol]
Jan 11th 2010: Anti-missile weapon test succeeded [Lol]
Jan 11th 2011: 5th-gen fighter first flight succeeded [Lol]
发表于 2011-1-11 02:38
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