Article Posted on : - Sep 23, 2014

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BEIJING (BNS): China has successfully carried out the first - takeoff and landing - test flight of domestic fighter planes on a plateau in Qinghai province, a news report said.

The Test Flight Centre of Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) conducted the one-month long mission test flight on the plateau for two types of engines; China Military Online said.

The report quoting the “Voice of China” said, “During the test flight, the test flight team overcame adverse factors such as high altitude anoxia and strong ultraviolet irradiation, avoided the impact of thin air, low pressure and small inlet flow on the engines,

and successfully completed such tests as the power start tests on the plane and ground, the ‘cold’ and ‘hot’ starts and continuous starts of the engines, the acceleration and deceleration performance, and the performance quality inspection of afterburner."

The tested models are believed to be WS-10 (Taihang) and WS-15 (Emei) engines which are required for carrier-borne aircraft J-15 and the stealth fighter J-20, according to some analysts.

There will be more planes flying safely on the snow-covered plateau in the future, the report said.