【11.1.1 华盛顿邮报】Chinese stealth fighter makes first test flight

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【原文地址】http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp ... R2011011100300.html
Chinese stealth fighter makes first test flight
By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN
The Associated Press
Tuesday, January 11, 2011; 2:11 AM

BEIJING -- China's prototype stealth fighter made its first-known test flight Tuesday, marking dramatic progress in the country's efforts to develop cutting-edge military technologies.
The plane dubbed the J-20 flew for about 15 minutes over an airfield in the southwestern city of Chengdu where it was spotted carrying out runway tests last week, Kanwa Asian Defense magazine editor Andrei Chang said.
Photos of the plane in flight and on the ground surrounded by men in civilian clothes and army overcoats were also posted on unofficial Chinese military websites. A J-10 fighter - China's last homegrown jet - flew behind it as a chase plane.
The test flight comes on the second day of a visit to China by U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates and the normally secretive military has made no attempt to hide it or remove photos and reports about the J-20 from the Internet.
The timing and hands-off approach is apparently intended to send the message that Beijing is responding to calls from the U.S. and others to be more transparent about its defense modernization and future intentions.
Although likely many years from entering China's inventory, the J-20 is a potential rival to the U.S. F-22 Raptor, the only stealth fighter currently in service. The U.S. is also employing stealth technology on the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, while Russia's Sukhoi T-50's stealth fighter made its maiden flight last year and is set to enter service in about four years.


While a state newspaper reported last week on the plane's appearance, China's government and military have yet to comment officially. People who answered phones at government and Communist Party offices in Chengdu, as well as the plane's developer - the Chengdu Aircraft Industrial Group - all refused to comment.

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北京--周二，中国的隐形战机原型机首次已知的试飞，这标志着这个国家努力发展尖端武器技术的戏剧性进步。
Kanwa Asian Defense 杂志的编辑Andrei Chang 说：这种飞机被叫做J-20,它在西南部城市成都一个飞机场上空飞了大约15分钟，上周它在此地进行了户外滑行测试。
照片上飞机在天上飞，地上围着身穿平民衣服和军队制服的人；这些照片同样被一个非官方的中国军事网站发布。一架J-10战机—中国上一个国产战机，在后面跟飞。
试飞是在盖茨访问中国的第二天进行的，通常情况下秘密的军方并没有把关于J-20的报道从网上移除。
曝光时机和不干涉的方式明显是为了传达这样的信息：即北京正在回应美国和其他国家的要求，对于他们的军事现代化和未来计划更加透明。
尽管进入了中国的计划单很多年，J-20是美国F-22猛禽的潜在对手，后者是唯一正在服役的隐身战机。美国还拥有F-35联合打击战机，而去年俄罗斯的 Sukhoi T-50隐身战机作了首次试飞，并准备在大约四年之内服役。
当上星期一份国家报纸报道了飞机的外形，中国的政府和军方也进行了官方的评论。但在电话中，政府、中共办公室，和研制者成飞集团，全都拒绝发表评论。