First flight prior to 2000 for Chengdu's FC-1 fighter
China's new FC-1 fighter was designed to combine beyond- visual-range radar and missile capability and good maneuverability at low speeds with high subsonic speeds-plus low cost, Chengdu Aircraft Research Institute's vice-chief designer Qiu Pu Da said in an interview here. Several prototypes are...
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