Chengdu J-20 5th Generation Aircraft News & Discussions

[Akasa]

Makt it what you will

Interesting; what does it translate to?

 

[Deino]

Is it me or does it look stubbier, a bit shorter esp. in the front section and the tail looks smaller too...

If it is indeed related to a carrier-variant, could it be that they are just using one aircraft more or less as it is similar as once one of the original J-11B prototypes was tested?

 

[lcloo]

Interesting; what does it translate to?

The point of this drawing is the black and yellow "B&W" logo/ roundel which was used by prototype J-15s, and also widely used in car crash impact tests.

So a deduction from this picture would be this prototype J-20 variant is being tested for impacts and "controlled crash landing" which is associated with hard landings normally encountered in aircraft carrier operations.

 

[jaybird]

The conversation in Chinese between the J-20 and the Jeep was probably just a little joke by the artist to be funny. Since the markers on J-20 looks kinda of like the BMW logo. The Jeep being ignorant was telling J-20 that you can't just put those markers(logo) on yourself just because you like BMW. And J-20 telling the Jeep to be a little more professional as those markers on the J-20 body obviously have different functions than just a logo or have anything to do with BMW.

I think the most important information we got from this J-20 drawing probably meant there is a new variant of J-20 being tested with those markers around the body. We don't know what changes are being make for the variant yet. Maybe ski-ramp version of J-20? New TVC Engine testing? It does look stubbier than the current version of J-20 but only if the drawing is accurate to those details. Ah.... we need more information or pics.

 

[Cybernetics]

Most likely a test plane to test flight characteristics for the carrier variant. There is a probe at the nose for gathering flight data, markers like J-15 had, and it's missimg the EOTS (save on unnecessary costs during testing)

The markers used in weapons testing were much smaller and had a different design.

 

[星海军事]

The point of this drawing is the black and yellow "B&W" logo/ roundel which was used by prototype J-15s, and also widely used in car crash impact tests.

So a deduction from this picture would be this prototype J-20 variant is being tested for impacts and "controlled crash landing" which is associated with hard landings normally encountered in aircraft carrier operations.

 

[Akasa]

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Thanks; there has been talk that these calibration markers do not necessarily mean that it's a carrier-based project.

 

[cirr]

A J-20 now flying with TVC engines。

@Deino

 

[Deino]

A J-20 now flying with TVC engines。

@Deino

With the same as the J-10B/C TVC-testbed?

 

[Deino]

https://twitter.com/x/status/979960795323883520

https://twitter.com/x/status/981520210330112000

 

[clarkgap]

https://twitter.com/x/status/979960795323883520

https://twitter.com/x/status/981520210330112000

I never heard about that rumor...

 

[Deino]

I never heard about that rumor...

This one:

https://defence.pk/pdf/threads/chen...ews-discussions.111471/page-696#post-10370066

 

[帅的一匹]

A J-20 now flying with TVC engines。

@Deino

Why?

 

[siegecrossbow]

This one:

https://defence.pk/pdf/threads/chen...ews-discussions.111471/page-696#post-10370066

It is from FYJS but we don't have any images yet. Should probably wait for a while.

 

[LKJ86]