Pictures: China's Chengdu FC-1 fighter performs first flight with JSF-style engine inlets

2006-05-08T15:38:00

Changes to China’s Chengdu FC-1 lightweight fighter are clearly visible in recently released photographs (pictured below) of the redesigned fourth prototype’s first flight on 28 April. Joint Strike Fighter (JSF)-style “diverterless” engine inlets lead the design revisions.

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