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Old August 27th 03, 05:09 AM
robert arndt
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(Kevin Brooks) wrote in message . com...
"TJ" wrote in message ...
The following links show the first flight of the FC-1 yesterday. The first
export customer will be Pakistan.

http://tiexue.top81.com.cn/dspic/files/115.JPG

http://www.hongkongads.com/lb5000/no...4/14_166_9.jpg

http://www.hongkongads.com/lb5000/no.../14_166_10.jpg

TJ


Gee, not only does it bear some resemblance to the Indian LCA, but it
is apparently about as far behind the original development schedule as
that dinosaur.

Brooks


Here's some more news:

http://www.sinodefence.com/airforce/...ighter/fc1.asp

Rob
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Old August 28th 03, 03:08 AM
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On 26 Aug 2003 21:09:10 -0700, (robert arndt) wrote:

(Kevin Brooks) wrote in message . com...
"TJ" wrote in message ...
The following links show the first flight of the FC-1 yesterday. The first
export customer will be Pakistan.

http://tiexue.top81.com.cn/dspic/files/115.JPG

http://www.hongkongads.com/lb5000/no...4/14_166_9.jpg

http://www.hongkongads.com/lb5000/no.../14_166_10.jpg

TJ


Gee, not only does it bear some resemblance to the Indian LCA, but it
is apparently about as far behind the original development schedule as
that dinosaur.

Brooks


Here's some more news:

http://www.sinodefence.com/airforce/...ighter/fc1.asp

Rob




Why would they even waste the effort on it when they have the J-10?
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Old August 28th 03, 05:03 AM
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Looks like bits and pieces of an F-5E, early F-16, with a dash of MiG 29 tail
tossed in. I give it a 3.7. on the "How many seconds would it last against an
F-15" scale.

v/r
Gordon
PS, it also has the RCS of a Junkers Ju 52. Stealthy. Not.
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Old August 28th 03, 05:23 AM
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"Gordon" wrote in message

Looks like bits and pieces of an F-5E, early F-16, with a dash of MiG
29 tail tossed in. I give it a 3.7. on the "How many seconds would
it last against an F-15" scale.


....and it only took 'em what, fifteen years and how many hundreds of
millions in cash to develop?

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Old August 28th 03, 06:18 PM
Gordon
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And the difference between them (starting their own aerospace industry) and
any UK/EU/US project (in well established aerospace industries) is...?


Friend, just what makes you think they are *starting* an aerospace industry?
These guys have been building jet fighters for decades.

Gordon
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Old August 28th 03, 08:41 PM
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"Gordon" wrote in message
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And the difference between them (starting their own aerospace industry)

and
any UK/EU/US project (in well established aerospace industries) is...?


Friend, just what makes you think they are *starting* an aerospace

industry?
These guys have been building jet fighters for decades.


Even MD-80s.


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Old August 28th 03, 10:22 PM
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"Gordon" wrote in message
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And the difference between them (starting their own aerospace industry)

and
any UK/EU/US project (in well established aerospace industries) is...?


Friend, just what makes you think they are *starting* an aerospace

industry?
These guys have been building jet fighters for decades.

How many of their own designs have they built? Not just building and
modifying other peoples designs but actually planning, building and flying
their own? And how long have they been doing that for?
By comparison, I reckon China is a newcomer. As for their delays/timing,
they're moving at roughly the same pace as the rest of us.

Nick


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Old August 29th 03, 04:06 AM
patrick mitchel
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Nick Pedley wrote in message
...

"Gordon" wrote in message
...

And the difference between them (starting their own aerospace industry)

and
any UK/EU/US project (in well established aerospace industries) is...?


Friend, just what makes you think they are *starting* an aerospace

industry?
These guys have been building jet fighters for decades.

How many of their own designs have they built? Not just building and
modifying other peoples designs but actually planning, building and flying
their own? And how long have they been doing that for?
By comparison, I reckon China is a newcomer. As for their delays/timing,
they're moving at roughly the same pace as the rest of us.

Nick


What about the boeing 707 clone they made. Was that simply for the tech or
did they fully intend to make a copy for mass production. Pat


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Old August 29th 03, 09:04 PM
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Scott Ferrin wrote in message . ..
On 26 Aug 2003 21:09:10 -0700, (robert arndt) wrote:

(Kevin Brooks) wrote in message . com...
"TJ" wrote in message ...
The following links show the first flight of the FC-1 yesterday. The first
export customer will be Pakistan.

http://tiexue.top81.com.cn/dspic/files/115.JPG

http://www.hongkongads.com/lb5000/no...4/14_166_9.jpg

http://www.hongkongads.com/lb5000/no.../14_166_10.jpg

TJ

Gee, not only does it bear some resemblance to the Indian LCA, but it
is apparently about as far behind the original development schedule as
that dinosaur.

Brooks


Here's some more news:

http://www.sinodefence.com/airforce/...ighter/fc1.asp

Rob




Why would they even waste the effort on it when they have the J-10?


Significant interest/pressure from the pakistanis, a development
partner, for one. The other factor apparently being that they see a
market for a Mig-21 replacement around the world (though why anyone
would want this turkey for that role is beyond me--replacing sixties
technology in 2010 with seventies technology seems a bit of a
waste...).

Brooks
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Old August 30th 03, 01:07 AM
Scott Ferrin
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On Thu, 28 Aug 2003 22:22:14 +0100, "Nick Pedley"
wrote:


"Gordon" wrote in message
...

And the difference between them (starting their own aerospace industry)

and
any UK/EU/US project (in well established aerospace industries) is...?


Friend, just what makes you think they are *starting* an aerospace

industry?
These guys have been building jet fighters for decades.

How many of their own designs have they built? Not just building and
modifying other peoples designs but actually planning, building and flying
their own? And how long have they been doing that for?
By comparison, I reckon China is a newcomer. As for their delays/timing,
they're moving at roughly the same pace as the rest of us.

Nick



They have the advantage of not having to start from scratch. All the
basic research has been done. Give Burt Rutan a few billion and see
what he could come up with and he's NEVER built a fighter.
 




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