Chengdu J-20 5th Generation Aircraft News & Discussions

[Deino]

A Russian Tu-204C was acquired and converted to act as an avionics flying lab for the J-20 ...

 

[S10]

plz explain little bit about this pic ....

Test platform used to evaluate J-20's AESA radar. Look how they modified the nose of the plane to resemble that of J-20's.

 

[HRK]

Test platform used to evaluate J-20's AESA radar. Look how they modified the nose of the plane to resemble that of J-20's.

Any particular reason they added an extra pair of wings just above the cockpit & a bulge just behind the front door ... ??

 

[Akasa]

Any particular reason they added an extra pair of wings just above the cockpit & a bulge just behind the front door ... ??

The canards are probably used to test those aboard the J-10 or J-20.

The bulge is an array or sensor that was also seen on the wing edge of the J-10C.

 

[Deino]

I know again my impatience and as such I admit, right now it's boooooring, so much booooooring ... but also interesting.

The question spinning my head since some tome is WHY this hiatus in any news ??

- Is there a new political order given to keep these top projects under a stricter veil of secrecy and these wall climbers obey after some internal warnings?
- Is there simply nothing to report? No new J-10B/Cs or any new LRIP J-20, nothing on the J-16, J-15 batch 02 .... and if yes, why ?
- has something happened? An accident, mishap, maybe even a crash? ... but that would not explain the "nothing" on all projects.
- are they waiting for a certain date? ... maybe the service introduction and roll out of about 4-8 J-20s fully marked in PLAAF-colours ready for delivery .... I don't know.

Any other ideas ?

Deino

 

[hk299792458]

Any particular reason they added an extra pair of wings just above the cockpit & a bulge just behind the front door ... ??

Henri K.

 

[cnleio]

plz explain little bit about this pic ....

Test platform for J-20 development including radar and avionics system.

 

[Deino]

Second radar cross-section test range identified in China
Sean O'Connor, Indianapolis - IHS Jane's Defence Weekly
24 May 2016

Key Points

• Airbus Defence and Space imagery captured in 2016 shows a new radar cross-section test range in China
• A J-20 full-scale test article is present at the new test range, with apparent design changes suggesting either a new powerplant installation or a new aircraft variant under evaluation

IHS Jane's recently identified a radar cross-section (RCS) test complex in China. Airbus Defence and Space imagery captured on 24 April shows a recently completed test range northeast of Dingxin Airbase (AB) - the second new test site to be identified in the East Asian nation. The first one is located southwest of Beijing near Gaobeidian. A third possible site, predating the new complexes, is situated near Luoyang.

The location near Dingxin AB is well suited for a signature evaluation complex, with flat terrain and a lack of man-made or natural obstructions near the facility. Additionally, the configuration of the J-20 full-scale RCS test article present suggests design changes may be forthcoming to China's fifth-generation stealth fighter.

Along with the Gaobeidian RCS complex, the Dingxin RCS complex illustrates China's increasing attention to low-RCS aircraft design. The Dingxin RCS complex was constructed after the Gaobeidian site, which was built in the 2009 timeframe - perhaps in an effort to establish an RCS test range in a more secure location.

http://www.janes.com/article/60583/second-radar-cross-section-test-range-identified-in-china

 

[cirr]

2103

 

[The Eagle]

News after a while.... Hope to see some fresh pics and info w.r.t engine as well. Good going China.... Keep up the good work.

 

[Deino]

2103

But again .... I want images, now and full-size, high-resolution !!

 

[yantong1980]

But again .... I want images, now and full-size, high-resolution !!

Same here.

 

[lcloo]

Not saying anything affirmative. Your guess is as good as mine. No. 13 rolled out.

 

[Tiqiu]

J-20 appears for the first time taking place in a war game on China Central Television . In Today's CCTV -4 news covering an air combat exercise by China Southern Theater Command Air Force, one J-20 flies aside with a J-10.

Watch from 00.55 from the following footage.
http://tv.cntv.cn/video/C10336/f60b5c7575994e12b0d5ff05d33b2600

Someone said the first batch is 18.

For J-20's development, the most important node is Taiwan's new president election.

 

[Tipu7]

There are still so many things to be known about J20.....
Till now, its a mystery plane