Chengdu J-20 5th Generation Aircraft News & Discussions

[ptldM3]

Notice the PAK FA's complete lack of panel edge alignment and rivets everywhere.

Notice the worthless spitwad which is you.

 

[homing28]

 

[damiendehorn]

What are they using the J20 for a movie? A camera on a jib? So this might be some gov release, very soon.

 

[qwerrty]

probably making documentary

 

[Beast]

probably making documentary

Maybe we will see it in 3-4 years time once J-20 enter service?

 

[hk299792458]

Amateur video of J-20 taken on June 22nd...

Henri K.

 

[xuxu1457]

 

[damiendehorn]

I think the j20 project is far more advanced then we are led to believe, it may be operational before 2017 maybe towards the end of 2015 or early 2016. They wouldn't be making a official video of the plane if they weren't very confident about the progress of the project.

It's more about how rapidly they can move to mass production and at what rate. I am really impressed, how quick this has moved, compared to the pakfa and the f35. But my interest really is with the j31, if its available for export and at a competitive price then it will have quite a lot of buyers.

 

[mylovepakistan]

Awesome ♥

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=1391326964414783

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Fighter-Planes/182607461900240?fref=ts

 

[air marshal]

China's J-20 fighter completes 2nd test flight
July 1, 2013

By Chou Hui-ying and Y.L. Kao

Taipei (CNA): A second prototype of China's J-20, China's fifth-generation stealth fighter, has completed a second test flight, according to the People's Daily, China's most-circulated newspaper.

In addition to what was described as a low altitude flight test, the J-20 aircraft No. 2002 also conducted an in-flight fuel-dump test, the report said, without specifying when the tests took place.

Chinese military expert Song Xinzhi said in an interview with a Beijing television station that if the J-20 fighter becomes part of the China's armed forces, its combat radius will cover all of the Spratly Island archipelago in the South China Sea.

Talking about the J-20's role in protecting China's sovereignty claims over the South China Sea, Song said the J-20 fighter has a longer range than other heavy fighters because it has the space to be outfitted with large-volume tanks. The Su-27 and J-11 fighters have a range of about 3,600 kilometers, while the J-20 fighter has a range of more than 4,000 kilometers, Song said.

That would make the combat radius of the J-20 aircraft about 1,500-2,000 kilometers, meaning that if it took off from Hainan Island, it could cover the entire Spratly Island chain, Song said.

The development will only make China's neighbors more nervous about its extension of power into the South China Sea, which has recently stoked disputes with the Philippines and Vietnam. Taiwan, the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, and China claim all or part of the South China Sea as their territory.

The J-20 is China's latest generation, stealth twin-engine fighter developed by the Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group for the Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Force. The first prototype made its maiden flight in January 2011, and the aircraft is expected to become fully operational between 2017 and 2019.

 

[StarCraft_ZT]

 

[hk299792458]

July 2rd, J-20 #2002 had performed 2 one-hour test flights, with weapon bay doors opened during the flights.

Some interesting captures from the video...

Henri K.

 

[SQ8]

There is clearly not much that has been done in terms of adding actual things to carry weapons in that bay.

 

[giant panda]

 

[Broccoli]

2003?