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Super-7 test flight termed successful

BEIJING, Sept 3: Super-7 (JF-17) fighter aircraft, a joint venture of
Pakistan and China, was successfully tested in Sichuan province, said
Chinese sources on Wednesday.

"We have developed an advanced, multipurpose light fighter plane to
meet the needs of overseas customers," the sources said. The Chief of
the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Kaleem Saadat, attended the launching
ceremony.

The maiden flight of Xiaolong/FC-1, or fierce dragon, from Wenjiang
airport in Chengdu, capital of Sichuan province, proved successful,
the state-run Chinese news agency XINHUA reported.

The plane demonstrated its outstanding mobility, good interception and
ground attack capability, said the report, adding that it had
comprehensive combat capability of a third generation fighter plane
and was at par with the world's most advanced fighter planes.

The report said the plane, small in size and low in cost, was suitable
for modern warfare. It took about four years for Chengdu Aircraft
Group Corp, in cooperation with China Aero Technology Import and
Export Co., to develop the plane, it said.-APP