Monday, December 10, 2018

U.S. Marine Corps Built A Replica Of China's Advanced Fighter The J-20


Daily Mail: US Marines Corps reveals it owns the full scale replica of a Chinese stealth fighter that was pictured at a Georgia airbase

* J-20 Mighty Dragon jet was seen at Savannah-Hilton Head Airport, in Georgia
* The stealth fighter has now been confirmed as a scale replica used for training
* Speculation over aircraft included it being a film prop for new Top Gun movie

The US Marine Corps has confirmed that a mysterious jet spotted at one of its airbases is a replica of a cutting edge Chinese stealth fighter.

The aircraft, that is virtually identical to the Chengdu J-20 Mighty Dragon, was pictured at Savannah-Hilton Head Airport, Georgia, last Wednesday.

The photograph was shared online sparking speculation that a Chinese pilot had defected with the jet or that it was a prop for the latest Top Gun movie.

Now, however, the United States Marine Corps has told the Aviationist that it is a full scale mock used for training.

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WNU editor: This confirms to me that the U.S. military is taking China's air force seriously.

More News On The U.S. Marine Corps Having A J-20 Replica

USAF Confirms: The Chinese J-20 Spotted In Georgia Is a Mock-Up Used For Training by the U.S. Marine Corps -- Aviationist
The US military put a fake Chinese J-20 stealth fighter at a Georgia airbase -- Business Insider
Cutting edge ‘Chinese fighter jet’ spotted at US air base sparking speculation pilot may have defected to West -- The SUN
Has China's J-20 Stealth Fighter Been Spotted at a US Airbase? (PHOTO) -- Sputnik

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

Maybe they are taking them seriously, or maybe they did it just out of spite. Either way, I'm sure the MC version is a much more reliable aircraft. Also, I'm guessing China is pissed about it, so well dome marines!

Anonymous said...

Are you sure it's a mock up?

Americanadian soldier said...

Built it and realized what a ripoff POS it really is

Anonymous said...

It's not a replica if you built the original :P It's called restoration work! :D


US Original -> Chinese ripoff -> Restoration work to rebuild the US Original

Anonymous said...

Teaching the F35B what it is looking at.