J-XY - maybe J-35 - next generation carrier-borne fighter

[casual]

They are medium thrust engines.

that nozzle looks like the ws10 used on j20

 

[siegecrossbow]

that nozzle looks like the ws10 used on j20

Just because it is jagged doesn’t mean it is WS-1. Compare the nozzle diameter with a person and you can tell that it is way smaller. This is not accounting for the fact that there are two layers of nozzles, something not seen in WS-10.

 

[Beast]

are those ws10 engines?

this is also the first clear image of the j-35 with the Chinese armed forces logo

 

[monitor]

Image via New Horizons for Aviation - Red Guardian

 

[johncliu88]

Some posts outside said that the engine is called WS21, a enhanced model of WS13E. Can anyone elaborate a little bit for this model? How about WS19 then?

 

[Brainsucker]

Test flight was captured by nearby residents.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1550762230714494976

It's big. I think bigger than FC-31.

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It looks that the 2022 version has some kind of radar plat at the site of the body. Something that is not available in the previous version. What is it?

 

[Corax]

What's the need for the redesigned canopy and the hump behind the cockpit? It seems to be copying the F-35B but that's because the F-35B has a lift fan, hence the need for a larger fuselage section behind the cockpit. But that's not the case here with the J-35, so not sure why they redesigned that area, it just loses rear visibility for the pilot.

 

[casual]

What's the need for the redesigned canopy and the hump behind the cockpit? It seems to be copying the F-35B but that's because the F-35B has a lift fan, hence the need for a larger fuselage section behind the cockpit. But that's not the case here with the J-35, so not sure why they redesigned that area, it just loses rear visibility for the pilot.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1466179318258683907

 

[LKJ86]

Via @人民海军 from Weixin

 

[Deino]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1580450294042763264

 

[Ali_Baba]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1580450294042763264

My my - what a keen eye you have there

 

[Deino]

By the way, besides all these speculations about a dedicated export, a twin-seater and/or a PLAAF version, are there any news about the J-35? Was a third prototype spotted already and even more any conclusions about the two "whatever they are" at Huangdicun? Are the mock-ups only (IMO most likely) or true prototypes?

PS ... allegedly a new image

 

[Deino]

Wow even if this image showing a J-35 prototype is clearly edited since the final digit X of serial number 35000X has been deleted, it is anyway a welcome news, since for the first time the pitot probe is missing.

So, either this is a new prototype or a modified one.

(Image via @lyman2003 from Weibo)

 

[Deino]

Wow even if this image showing a J-35 prototype is clearly edited since the final digit X of serial number 35000X has been deleted, it is anyway a welcome news, since for the first time the pitot probe is missing.

So, either this is a new prototype or a modified one.

(Image via @lyman2003 from Weibo)

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[Deino]

In mind that recently many faked and manipulated images on modern Chinese types have been posted, I‘m not entirely sure if this new J-35 is legit … but I think it is.

(Image via @鼎盛风清 from Weibo)