![]() ![]() Profits before safety."īut the tape pictured - known as speed tape - is used regularly in the aviation industry and, in this case, was likely applied to cover peeling paint.Īccording to researchers from the Information Futures Lab (formerly known as First Draft News), the plane pictured was most probably a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner. "When choosing your favourite airline, choose wisely," Mr Wakeham captioned his photo. The photo, which shows a plane wing covered in patches of what at first glance appears to be duct tape, was posted to Twitter last week by Australian opera singer David Wakeham and has since been shared widely on other social media platforms including Reddit and Facebook. Is Qantas patching up planes with duct tape?Ī viral photo appearing to show a Qantas plane with a heavily taped wing - which some online users suggested may have posed a safety risk - is not what it seems, CheckMate has found. We also fact check Peter Dutton's defence spending claims, and pick apart much-hyped rumours of a Chinese military coup. This week, CheckMate investigates whether Qantas passengers should be worried by online images of aeroplane wings plastered with tape. You can read the latest edition below, and subscribe to have the next newsletter delivered straight to your inbox. Still, for now, we know little about the jet, hence everybody needs to wait for it to be officially unveiled during MAKS 2021.CheckMate is a weekly newsletter from RMIT FactLab which recaps the latest in the world of fact checking and misinformation, drawing on the work of FactLab and its sister organisation, RMIT ABC Fact Check. ![]() We have also noted that one of the pilots, in the last shot of the video, is wearing an American flight suit. Yesterday Rostec released an ad teasing the jet, also pointing to the export profile of the design, suggesting UAE, India, Vietnam and Argentina might be potential customers. We may be dealing with an export product, modeled after the Su-57 Felon, but made cheaper to operate than the first of the Russian stealthy fighter aircraft. This suggests to me the target audience is the foreign market, not Russia's MoD. It's probably not unimportant that Rostec's branding at a Moscow air show for a new stealth fighter is all in English. Based on the hashtags used on social media and images released so far the new type could be named “Checkmate”.Īs noted Stephen Trimble on his Twitter account. The shape seems to be (loosely) similar to the one of the YF-23.Īccording to some analysts, the new aircraft has been developed by the Sukhoi bureau. The Aviationist will have two correspondents on site and will probably be able to provide additional details on the new stealthy aircraft. The premiere is scheduled to take place on the first day of the MAKS show in Zhukovskiy – July 20, 2021. TASS claims the jet would feature low RCS, high thrust to weight ratio, advanced weapons and significant payload – these are somewhat generic descriptors, usually assigned to most of the 5th generation, or wannabe-5th-generation multirole combat aircraft. The characteristics of the jet are also somewhat cryptic. It remains unclear whether the airframe is a prototype or just a mock-up. This suggests that this year’s edition of MAKS may be export-focused, with a significant emphasis placed on the promotion of the new aircraft. Rosoboronexport, as Panteleyev said, has invited over 120 delegations from 65 countries of the world to the aerospace show. Panteleyev said that this is also the main reason why the teaser of the new design, released by Rostec, has been published in English. TASS directly stated that the new jet would compete with the F-35, quoting Executive Director of Aviaport Aviation News Agency Oleg Panteleyev. ![]() 13, TASS, did a short report on what is expected to be the new Russian aircraft. 11, Rostec posted a mysterious tweet that teased an announcement. ![]() The appearance of the mysterious aircraft did not come completely unexpected. The jet, covered by black canvas, was rolled to the static display at the MAKS 2021 show, that starts next week. 15, 2021, of an aircraft believed to be a new Russian 5th generation design. Photos started circulating on Twitter on Jul. Rostec published some photos of a new design (or mock up) of a 5th generation fighter jet ahead of MAKS 2021 airshow next week. ![]()
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