Chengdu J-20 5th Generation Aircraft News & Discussions

[S10]

My guess is that they're giving up 6'clock visibility in the cockpit for additional sensor processing capability.

 

[Deino]

It cannot be shared yet but as it seems, 2051 flew already!

 

[lightning F57]

My guess is that they're giving up 6'clock visibility in the cockpit for additional sensor processing capability.

Maybe more stealth as well with a smoother profile.

 

[Deino]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1606578903794999296

 

[LKJ86]

Via @Captain小潇 from Weibo

 

[LKJ86]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1606578903794999296

Via @052D成都舰 from Weibo

 

[gambit]

I have always wondered how accurate the RCS figures are. Someone posted maybe in this thread Japanese figures, the F22 looked impressive had lowest RCS and then F35 then was J20. Are these being calculated through simulations using the structure of the aircraft as an indication, because I'm pretty sure materials, coating will also make a difference. Or has the RCS been calculated by being spotted on a radar somewhere such as the alleged interaction between F35s and J20s.

No good at all. Simply put -- there are too many unknown variables.

Let us take your last sentence: '...spotted on a radar somewhere...'

If you think, or that someone told you, that an open environment will provide sufficient radar return to calculate an RCS, you or that person is flat out wrong. An open environment is populated, or as radar designers would say 'contaminated', with too much 'non-discretionary' signals, meaning signals that you cannot physically remove. By 'physically', I mean that signal is somehow not part of your calculation. An open environment contains 'cosmic background radiation' or 'CBR'. Can you physically remove that? No, but you isolate the test body from CBR being a variable. That isolation is the anechoic chamber.

Understanding Anechoic Chambers for Electromagnetic and RF Testing - Technical Articles

In this article, learn about anechoic chambers for electromagnetic measurement and testing, specifically for radio frequency (RF).

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Not only CBR but also stray EM signals from common communication such as cell phone, TV, and radios. An EM anechoic chamber will shield the body from these non-discretionary signals from your test radar signals, leaving only the reflected test signals to measure the best RCS.

 

[Deino]

Well

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Via @Captain小潇 from Weibo

... at first sight it looks impressive but after a second sight and even more some careful comparisons it looks as if again a bored joker wanted to fool us. I agree now, there are too many differences in important details, which make me think it is unfortunately faked.

 

[LKJ86]

Via @四川地产界高层-军事画匠 from Weibo

 

[Deino]

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Via @四川地产界高层-军事画匠 from Weibo

Is this a new image? I thought so far it had only one fitted?

 

[TopGun786]

Is this a new image? I thought so far it had only one fitted?

Which engine is it?

 

[Deino]

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Via @四川地产界高层-军事画匠 from Weibo

Unfortunately faked again

 

[Deino]

Does anyone know about this rumour? allegedly 2051 will make its first flight today.

 

[LKJ86]

Via @CadderFli and @大包CG from Weibo

 

[FuturePAF]

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Via @CadderFli and @大包CG from Weibo

Is the new design in anticipation of utilizing the more powerful WS-15 engines higher thrust and electrical power (for more sensors)?