YIKES!!! I too find it disturbing if Mr. Hu is unaware of the first test flight on what is arguably one of the most significant advancement in PLAAF history!!!!! and to get call on it by the US SECDEF is even worst!!
How can the PLAAF general not tell the freaking President? Is communication between military and civilian leadership that broken? That is scary!!!
Can you imagine if say the USAF is publicly testing some new super duper laser weapon system and the whole world knows about it except President Obama??? WTH?
But you see, Hu holds both military and civilian posts, so technically Robert's comment could still stand.
And we know Hu doesn't talk to himself!
nothing wrong in talking to yourself. Its only when you answer
GJGR said:Are those engines TVC capable?
China possesses indigenous TVC (i.e. thrust vector control) technology. Is it installed on the J-20 stealth fighter prototype? I don't know. However, it is reasonable to assume that China will install it on the production version of its premier fighter.
Thank you to HouShanghai for the following information:
Chinese TVC newslink:
(Look carefully at 29 min. 22 sec. to 29 min. 27 sec. in the video)
China's Axisymmetric Vectoring Exhaust Nozzle (e.g. TVC) technology
I looked at those time frame but did not see any TVC. I do not know Mandarin so maybe something was said ?!?