Russia Tests 2nd Prototype of Fifth-Generation Fighter

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Ria Novosti, Mar 3, 2011.
http://en.rian.ru/mlitary_news/20110303/162844406.html
(a second prototype)

My comment:
(a) In the Related News in the right column, please click "Vladimir Putin in Russia’s fifth-generation fighter jet" for a photograph of the premier on the tarmac.
(b) In January when China test flew J-20, media wondered if it was a prototype or demonstrator. What is teh difference? See

Molly McMillin, Cessna says demonstrator isn't a prototype. The Wichita Eagle, Nov. 4, 2011.
http://www.kansas.com/2010/11/04/1572294/cessna-says-demonstrator-isnt.html

Quote:

"There's been a lot of speculation about the aircraft and that Cessna might introduce the plane at next week's Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association Summit in Long Beach, Calif.

"But that's not the case, said Cessna spokesman Bob Stangarone.

"'What we're flying is not a prototype or proof-of-concept aircraft,' Stangarone said. 'It's a technology demonstrator to help us determine how best to fill the gap between the Corvalis and the Citation Mustang.'

"Any new aircraft introduction would be "some time away," Stangarone said.


-------------------------------Separately
(1) 菲律宾指责中国骚扰菲石油勘测船
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2011/03/110303_philippines_china.shtml
(Reed Bank（中国称“礼乐滩”）)

(2) 中国实施外资并购国安审查制度
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/business/2011/03/110303_china_foreign_merger_acquisition.shtml

(3)Norihiko Shirouzu, China to Buy US Plane Maker, Wall Street Journal, Mar 3, 2011.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704728004576176243061806326.html
(Minnesota-based private-aircraft maker Cirrus Industries Inc)

(4) Caroline Van Hasselt, Bombardier Gets Big NetJets Order. Wall STreet Journal,
Mar 3, 2011.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703559604576176280354984592.html

Quote:

"Bombardier, which dominates the global business-jet market

"Bombardier is the world's third-largest airplane manufacturer, behind Boeing Co. and European Aeronautic Defence & Space Co. unit Airbus.

Note: Company's website
www.bombardier.com
says

.....................................passengers.......maximum range
Global 5000 ...................8-17 ............... 5,200nm/9,630km
Global Express ERS.......8-19..................6,150nm
Global 7000....................10....................7,300nm
Global 8000 ....................8.....................7,900nm

The nm stands for nautical miles.





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