Chengdu J-20 5th Generation Aircraft News & Discussions

[LKJ86]

Via @inSky_1865 from Weibo

 

[LKJ86]

Via Weibo

 

[Amavous]

Close up of J-20s nose and cockpit taken in flight

 

[LKJ86]

 

[LKJ86]

Via @九月飞鹰001 from Weibo

 

[Deino]

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Via @九月飞鹰001 from Weibo

PLEASE let those be WS-10C-powered ones from Anshan ... even if my feeling says otherwise!

 

[LKJ86]

Via https://weibo.com/tv/show/1034:4644783134801940?from=old_pc_videoshow

 

[IblinI]

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Via https://weibo.com/tv/show/1034:4644783134801940?from=old_pc_videoshow

 

[siegecrossbow]

PLEASE let those be WS-10C-powered ones from Anshan ... even if my feeling says otherwise!

Those are for the parade. Given how conservative PLAAF is they want to make sure everything is absolutely reliable. WS-10 has officially integrated with J-20 on production aircraft for just a year. We’d be lucky to see those at Zhuhai.

 

[Deino]

Those are for the parade. Given how conservative PLAAF is they want to make sure everything is absolutely reliable. WS-19 has officially integrated with J-20 on production aircraft for just a year. We’d be lucky to see those at Zhuhai.

Exactly my thoughts too

 

[ozranger]

Those are for the parade. Given how conservative PLAAF is they want to make sure everything is absolutely reliable. WS-19 has officially integrated with J-20 on production aircraft for just a year. We’d be lucky to see those at Zhuhai.

WS-19 was said to be a medium thrust engine?

 

[Deino]

WS-19 was said to be a medium thrust engine?

I think this was a typo only and he meant the WS-10C.

 

[siegecrossbow]

WS-19 was said to be a medium thrust engine?

I meant ws-10. 9 and 0 are close on the keyboard.

 

[LKJ86]

J-20 equipped with WS-10 engines

Via CCTV 7

 

[Deino]

J-20 equipped with WS-10 engines
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Via CCTV 7

Indeed ... but here a bit larger: