Chengdu J-20 5th Generation Aircraft News & Discussions

[BoQ77]

Among the issues, China’s J-20 and J-31 stealth fighters cannot supercruise, or fly at supersonic speeds like their closest rivals, Lockheed Martin’s F-22 and F-35 stealth planes, without using after-burners, said two industry sources who follow Beijing’s military programs closely.

After-burners remove a warplane’s stealthiness, a capability that allows them to escape radar detection.
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/20...gles-warplane-engine-technology/#.Vq4-jtJ97cs
& in below article too, same is repeated...
http://www.chinatopix.com/articles/75952/20160131/chinese-jet-fighter-technology-inferior.htm

Can any body comment on above....Is that ture?
@Deino

J-20A will obviously enter service with some variant of AL-31. The question is which one.

What major difference between J-20 with AL-31FN and J-20 with its optimum engines ?

 

[BoQ77]

http://china-pla.blogspot.com/2016/01/j-20-and-geopolitical-implications.html

With the roll out of 2101, what appears to J-20’s first LRIP aircraft, it’s possible that the first batch of J-20s will get delivered to FTTC this year to start the process of expanding flight envelope, testing/evaluating new weapon systems, developing new training procedures and combat tactics for a new aircraft. If FTTC evaluation proceeds well, J-20 may be certified and start entering into service next year. It looks like the project is proceeding a couple of years faster than the original expectations. For this entry, I want to look at how the progress of J-20 vs progress of other fighter jet projects affects regional balance of air power.

To start off, the most obvious threat to PLAAF comes from the vast number of F-35s that will be deployed in the APAC region by America and its allies. Due to defense cutbacks by many Western countries, key American allies in APAC region should not have to wait too long to get their F-35s. If J-20 enters service in the next 2 years, it will enter service extremely underpowered since WS-15 is not yet ready. As a result, I think the initial J-20s will have to carry limited fuel and payload in order to achieve desired flight performance. Until WS-15 does become certified with J-20 sometimes next decade, there are certain missions involving longer range and greater payload that J-20 just cannot perform.

 

[cirr]

Happ Chinese New Year

The Year of the Monkey

 

[BoQ77]

Like a bee hive

 

[帅的一匹]

Like a bee hive

Please please please....never come back.

 

[cnleio]

My J-20 Girl

 

[BoQ77]

Please please please....never come back.

Why?

 

[qwerrty]

Happ Chinese New Year

The Year of the Monkey

 

[Deino]

Why?

Since it was then most likely transferred to the FTTC or at least CFTE.

However I expect the LRIP birds at first getting some paint ... and that will be interesting, if they leave CAC with yellow '2101' or even already with a serial for a FTTC-Brigade.

Deino

 

[nang2]

My J-20 Girl
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I never understand the obsession with big breasts. Drinking too much milk?

 

[Kompromat]

When till J-20 gets its HMS?

 

[yantong1980]

Nice looking birdie, hope she got her true engine soon. Happy Chinese New Year!

 

[siegecrossbow]

Among the issues, China’s J-20 and J-31 stealth fighters cannot supercruise, or fly at supersonic speeds like their closest rivals, Lockheed Martin’s F-22 and F-35 stealth planes, without using after-burners, said two industry sources who follow Beijing’s military programs closely.

No clue. Got to wait for confirmation from CAC/SAC, which I doubt we'll get in this decade.

After-burners remove a warplane’s stealthiness, a capability that allows them to escape radar detection.
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/20...gles-warplane-engine-technology/#.Vq4-jtJ97cs
& in below article too, same is repeated...
http://www.chinatopix.com/articles/75952/20160131/chinese-jet-fighter-technology-inferior.htm

Can any body comment on above....Is that ture?

I think somebody confused IR suppression with RCS reduction and somebody else quoted his assertion as true.

 

[帅的一匹]

When till J-20 gets its HMS?

Already have, wait for the picture.

 

[592257001]

When till J-20 gets its HMS?

Given the clear presence of J-20's electro-optical distributed aperture system which provides the pilot with 360 degrees of battlefield awareness, it would be illogical for any J-20 prototype since 2011, as that's when its EODAS was installed and spotted, to not have HMS. HMS=the only known man-machine interface for tapping into EODAS.

As to why the test pilots @ CAC have not been spotted flying with them is because the majority of weapons and advanced avionics testing, which would involve the EODAS system, are done separately @ CFTE (Chinese Flight Test Establishment), located in PLAAF's Yanliang airbase, Xi'an. Since that installation is located in a very desolate part of China (obviously due to security reason), not many HD pictures of J-20 have been taken by military fans from that installation.