http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-01/05/content_5570467.htm
Chinese fighter aircraft makes 1st public appearance
www.chinaview.cn 2007-01-05 18:43:37
Photo shows the Jian-10(Fighter-10), China's home-made
new-generation fighter aircraft. Jian-10 made its debut in Beijing, capital of
China on Jan. 5, 2007. (Xinhua Photo)
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BEIJING, Jan. 5 (Xinhua) -- China's home-made new-generation fighter
aircraft, the Jian-10 (Fighter-10), made its debut in Beijing on Friday.
A five-minute-long video film revealed how the fighter takes off,
lands, fires missiles and flies in formation.
A single-seater model plane was also unveiled by the China Aviation
Industry Corporation I (AVIC I), which spent seven years developing the
Jian-10, the Taihang turbofan engine and the new-generation air-to-air
missiles.
China has become the fourth country in the world to develop its own
advanced fighter aircraft, aero-engines and missiles, said Geng Ruguang, deputy
general manager of AVIC I.
The Jian-10 and the Taihang turbofan engine, both with proprietary
intellectual property rights (IPR), herald the third generation of Chinese
fighter aircraft and military aero-engines, said Geng.
The Jian-10 series marks a breakthrough in China's research and
development of heavy fighter aircraft, said Liu Gaozhuo, executive commander in
chief of the Jian-10 program.
China is now capable of developing its own big thrust military
aero-engines and its third-generation fighter aircraft will be powered by the
Taihang turbofan engine, said Liu.
Geng said the Chinese Air Force had been equipped with the country's
newly-developed fourth-generation air-to-air missiles, which can launch
beyond-visual-range and multi-target attacks and do not require further
guidance after launch.
AVIC I is the leading aircraft manufacturer in China and provides the
Chinese armed forces with 90 percent of their airborne weapons.
Company sales have grown six years in a row to reach 80 billion yuan
(10.26 billion yuan) in 2006, up 15.7 percent year-on-year. Meanwhile, profits
reached three billion yuan, up 42 percent
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