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Dirty Little Secrets
The Chinese F-22 Being Built
by James Dunnigan
June 6, 2005
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China is developing an aircraft designed to match the performance of the
American F-22. Models are undergoing wind tunnel tests in preparation of the
construction of a prototype. The aircraft will use warplane technology China has
developed, bought or stolen in the last decade. The Chinese plan to use two of
their own WS10A engines in the new aircraft, referred to as the J13. In fact,
all of the technology going into the aircraft is expected to be Chinese. For
that reason, the J13 won’t enter service for another decade, at least. This
project demonstrates the Chinese resolve to develop a world class military
aircraft industry, something they have been working on energetically since the
1980s.
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