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Don't know the authenticity of the report, but it could very well be the SAC heavy stealth fighter-bomber we've been speculating about.
'Snowy Owl' Jet Project: China's Latest J-20 Surprise?Politics?News?WantChinaTimes.com
The prediction matches that of the Shenyang stealth fighter-bomber that is set to compete with the J-20 and serve alongside the J-16.
'Snowy Owl' Jet Project: China's Latest J-20 Surprise?Politics?News?WantChinaTimes.com
'Snowy Owl' Jet Project: China's Latest J-20 Surprise
According to an image revealed by China's state-run TV station, the country is developing a fourth generation fighter. Nicknamed Snowy Owl by Chinese military enthusiasts, the appearance of the jet fighter is similar to the F-35 made by the United States defense contractor Lockheed Martin.
The J-20 stealth fighter is not the last Chinese technological development which will astonish the United States, one Chinese netizen said in an online message; Snowy Owl is just another example.
China is secretly developing a triplane-canard-configurated fighter that has a totally different architecture to that of the J-20, CCTV was quoted by Hong Kong-based Sing Tao Daily as reporting. Some Chinese online military experts believe that the fighter is very likly to be the Snowy Owl, currently being developed by the AVIC Shenyang Aircraft Corporation (SAC).
Online information regarding the SAC says that it is manufacturing a new type of aircraft whose design uses triplane canard configuration, Chinese netizens reported.
The aircraft has a fixed vertical wing, and the engine has rhomboidal nozzles, according to the CCTV report, adding that the design renders the aircraft lighter than most of the fourth generation fighters.
According to an image revealed by China's state-run TV station, the country is developing a fourth generation fighter. Nicknamed Snowy Owl by Chinese military enthusiasts, the appearance of the jet fighter is similar to the F-35 made by the United States defense contractor Lockheed Martin.
The J-20 stealth fighter is not the last Chinese technological development which will astonish the United States, one Chinese netizen said in an online message; Snowy Owl is just another example.
China is secretly developing a triplane-canard-configurated fighter that has a totally different architecture to that of the J-20, CCTV was quoted by Hong Kong-based Sing Tao Daily as reporting. Some Chinese online military experts believe that the fighter is very likly to be the Snowy Owl, currently being developed by the AVIC Shenyang Aircraft Corporation (SAC).
Online information regarding the SAC says that it is manufacturing a new type of aircraft whose design uses triplane canard configuration, Chinese netizens reported.
The aircraft has a fixed vertical wing, and the engine has rhomboidal nozzles, according to the CCTV report, adding that the design renders the aircraft lighter than most of the fourth generation fighters.
The prediction matches that of the Shenyang stealth fighter-bomber that is set to compete with the J-20 and serve alongside the J-16.
