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Chengdu J-20 5th Generation Aircraft News & Discussions

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The two polar world, non-Chinese posters always insist on photo evidence to be convinced mainly because they can not decipher Chinese media, while Chinese posters filtered through pictorial and written media and do educated guess on current status of development and come to a personal conclusion.

Just agree to disagree on method of assessing current development, there is un-ending to and fro argument if we don't accept others, let the others think what they want. At the end either side could be wrong when the truth unveiled.
 
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The J-20, China's 5th generation Stealth Jet Fighter, has been equipped with the new domestic engines — CCTV Short Clip 20181018

歼-20改进型细节首次曝光 已装备新型国产发动机 | 小央视频

 
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How many J-20 in service now?
No one outside AVIC is to be told, so we don't really know.

There are rumour of four production lines (unconfirmed) for J20, even if this is half true it still equate to two production line. During this low production period (common on initial years for new type aircraft production) minimum out put, IMO would be one aircraft every 2 months or 6 aircrafts in a year. On maximum 3 aircraft roll out every 2 month, or 18 aircraft each year.

Taking the median of this assumption, i.e. (18+6)/2 = 12 aircraft a year.

Disregard the first production year's (2016) out put, we have 1 1/2 years production run by now, the factory rolled out would be around 18 aircrafts.

Add this to the 3 aircrafts sighted during 2016, the total would be 21, using statistical median method.

Bear in mind, this is just an assumption. Forget about official confirmed numbers, you won't get one for many years to come.
 
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