MHI X-2 Demonstrator Runs Taxi Tests, Due To Fly In March

BEIJING — The Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) X-2 fighter technology demonstrator has begun taxi trials in preparation for a first flight due in mid-March. On its third taxi trial, on Feb. 24, the aircraft ran along the ground at up to 100 kph (62 mph) at Nagoya Airport, where it was assembled, in...
Bradley Perrett

Bradley Perrett covered China, Japan, South Korea and Australia. He is a Mandarin-speaking Australian.

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