Wait a minute.
The report/post you gave us that generated this conversation said the following:
But the end of the year is very specific. It is not January, February, or March of 2017. it is before the end of December 2016.
...and yet here you are now already injecting slippage into it for a full quarter.
Almost sounds like you yourself are doubtful of them meeting the very easily understood deadline they set for themselves.
This is why most of us have simply come to the conclusion that we will only believe it when we see the aircraft in China painted in Chinese colors and officially accepted by the Chinese.
If that happens before the end of the year...great, bully for them!
But given their track record of so many things they have said that have simply not happened...I am not holding my breath.
...and from what you just wrote, hehehe, is does not sound like you are holding yours either.
I am not a prophet, and by that i mean i do not know the future with 100 percent accuracy, thus i give a time frame to see the aircraft between Now and march 2017.
Usually once a jet is delivered by Sukhoi, there are statements made by them in their official page, same is with Rostec.
The video i posted, which is in Russian, has the opening of the aircraft parts aluminium plant for the Su-35 and the Governor Shport speech and interview.
you are free to believe whatever pleases you, but the Russian statements do not come now about talks but deliveries, not even signing contracts but deliveries so the likelihood your position is right is really low, who is right? well we will see, i am a person who gives apologies if i am wrong, but in this case i think i will have the last laugh, if i am wrong by April 2017 i will offer you an apology, personally and public for being you right, but if i am right ..... i know why you never wanted to admit you were wrong about this deal
