Chengdu J-20 5th Generation Aircraft News & Discussions

[Figaro]

J-20 with WS-10
Maybe on January 26, 2019
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Via @谢婷的独家摄影师 from Weibo

Wow ... that is 1.5 years ago

 

[LKJ86]

Via @东部战区 from Weixin

 

[LKJ86]

By 杨军

 

[Deino]

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By 杨军

Any news concerning the J-20s allegedly assigned to Anshan? ... and still no images of a grey-painted J-20A with the WS-10C??

 

[Deino]

For the second time am image of the J-20 prototype no. 2013 was revealed with these unique AAM pylon adapters, but this time much clearer.

(Image by @秋秋Q30 at Weibo)

 

[siegecrossbow]

For the second time am image of the J-20 prototype no. 2013 was revealed with these unique AAM pylon adapters, but this time much clearer.

(Image by @秋秋Q30 at Weibo)

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Wasn’t this taken several years ago?

 

[Deino]

Wasn’t this taken several years ago?

Yes, but posted only now

 

[Zapper]

 

[Brainsucker]

This all over again? Duh. Don't we have discuss this matter long time ago in this forum?

 

[juj06750]

another fool newcomer arrives here
asking the long ended issue over again
it was up to russia; go to su35 thread for the answer

 

[Deino]

Oh well a a piece of BS and as it seems you only can post such crappy dated and misinformed propaganda videos!

 

[Figaro]

What's the point of posting a crap video in this thread when you know it is going to be torn apart?

 

[Deino]

What's the point of posting a crap video in this thread when you know it is going to be torn apart?

Just to provoke!

 

[samsara]

China’s J-20 fighter jet has ‘beast mode’ for arms like F-35: reports

By Liu Xuanzun - Source: Global Times
Published: 2020/6/3

China's J-20 fighter jet has been spotted equipped with pylon adapters under its wings, indicating the stealth aircraft may also be able to enter a "beast mode" like the US' F-35 fighter jet if needed by giving up some stealth capability in exchange for larger weapons loads, reports said.

A J-20 prototype taking a test flight had two external pylon adapters, one under each side of its wings, and could carry a total of four extra missiles, Shanghai-based news website eastday.com reported on Monday, citing a recent photo widely circulated on Chinese social media.

Judging by a performance flight at Airshow China 2018, a single J-20 can carry at least four PL-15 missiles in its main weapon bay and two PL-10 short-range combat missiles in its side weapon bays, when not using external adapters.

Usually, stealth aircraft hide their weapons in bays to keep a low radar profile, making them difficult to be detected, and using external pylons to carry weapons will make them less stealthy but more powerful, a Chinese military expert who asked for anonymity told the Global Times on Wednesday.

The warplanes can choose different types of loadouts according to different mission requirements, the expert said.

This is similar to the US' F-35 fighter jet, which has a "stealth mode" that can only carry a small amount of internal ordnance and a "beast mode" that can carry a lot more internal and external ordnance, the eastday.com report said.

Stealth aircraft can use "stealth mode" to seize aerial superiority, and once the sky is clear and safe, they can ditch stealth and switch to "beast mode" by carrying more munitions via external adapters and launch extended attacks, the report said.

The photo indicates that the J-20 could enter a "beast mode" like the F-35 when engaged in low-risk and low-threat missions, eastday.com reported, noting that the J-20 could also carry external fuel tanks for extended range.

 

[zectech]

Ok, I am going to get ridiculed for stating the obvious...

External pylons can carry PL-15?

Fire every external PL-15s at 300km distance or greater. Drop pylons if they interfere with stealth, go back into stealth mode from beast. Change altitude and position if any missiles were fired at you and keep track of your missiles while you do this. You still have your internal weapons for closer kill zone range or whatever that is called where nobody escapes from the Air to Air Missile.

This is effective against 4th gen fighter.

Can also work for defensive tactics where your ground radars pick up their 5th gen fighters at very long range. First wave of enemy fighters are destroyed. Still have every missile in internal bay for second wave outside your ground radar range.