anyone dug any info from the US/Western side of things yet?
I'm sure if this is the real deal/or perceived real...there will be a lot of "chatter" on US intelligence/military forums or sources (i.e Janes) as well.
Well if it is a hoax they've got a hell lot of people joining in on it... A lot of people living in Chengdu have seen the plane with their own eyes (more than one corroborating the story). The person who leaked the photos also leaked J-10b, which was also claimed to be fake. I think that there is a good chance that this is the real deal this time.
I am sceptical about these sightings. If there are many who had seen the plane, then the number of photos showing on the web is painfully few. I don't know who leak the J-10B, and know even less as to who leak these recent photos. Until there is a clear photo of the plane, no one can really and definitely confirm that is the long awaited J-XX.
I'll be waiting as I've done so (for years ...). If the true photo do surface, my grateful thanks to the photographer for spending his personal to obtain it (Thanks mate!). Of cause please do so with the most care for his (the photographer) wellbeing. Sorry, I just can't understand the reason behind the changes made to the photo; in particular the hood shadow.
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anyone got good buddies from Chengdu or nearby villages that owns a good SLR with telephoto lenses and LOTs of free time and patience? LOL