“Stealth” China Russia Design Cheating?

Speculation arose because there are many fundamental similarities between the design lines J-20 Chinese aircraft with aircraft design drawings Russian Mikoyan 1:44. J-20 stunned the world as it appears and the maiden flight in January.

A source close to the Russian defense industry told Reuters that the common design of J-20 and Mikoyan Mikoyan 1:44 indicates technology, manufacturers of Russian MiG aircraft, has been transferred to the Chinese side. “It seems they (the Chinese designers) had access to various documents related to Mikoyan (1:44), the plane did not win the tender in the Ministry of Defence (Russia),” said the source who was willing to mention his name on Thursday (08/18/2011).

The most obvious common design is the use of canard (a small wing in front) in front of the main wing-shaped delta, and the two wings are tilted upright.

The use of canard on J-20 aircraft, which was intended as a stealth aircraft (stealth, radar tracked difficult), these observers had questioned the aviation world, as though to help the aircraft more agile maneuver, this additional wings make the aircraft more easily detected radar.

Independent observers who monitor the relationship of Russia and China, Adil Mukashev, say, there is the possibility of transferring this design-related financial transactions.

“China’s exchange some piece of technology, including Mikoyan’s tail section, with the money,” he said. Party of China Ministry of Defence refused to comment on this speculation.

While the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC), which is now the parent company of Mikoyan, has denied any design and technology transfers to China.

China had earlier denied that the design and technology A-20 was taken from technology U.S. stealth aircraft, including F-117 Nighthawk carcasses falling U.S. property in Serbia in 1999. At first glance, from the side, form an elongated J-20 instead reminiscent of the forms of YF-23 prototype