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Which of J-20 and FC-31 will become the fourth generation of the sea? Maybe everyone is wrong! Not both of these?
3rd May, 2020

Which of J-20 and FC-31 will become the fourth generation of the sea? Maybe everyone is wrong. The fourth generation of the sea may be J-18 or J-31, but it will never be J-20 and FC-31.

Today, an old-fashioned and revisited topic is the controversy of the four generations of the Hai. Since the introduction of the direct deck large aircraft carrier project, the battle between the four generations of the sea has not stopped. Basically, they are focused on the two stealth fighters, the J-20 and the FC-31.

In fact, according to observers, this statement itself is wrong.

Even if the J-20 is changed to a carrier aircraft, it will not be called the J-20 after it is changed out. The FC-31 is simply not the number of our military fighter, the export model, and there is no contentious.

The true so-called Sea IV battle is between Cheng Fei and Shen Fei. Whether the Sea IV is called J-18 or J-31 has not yet been determined. The key now is to see whether the news of the first sea IV will come from Shen Fe Cheng Fei.

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The person who believed in Shen Fei bet on the magic change of FC-31. Recently, a new low-visibility FC-31 photo of the Air Force is still full of expectations, but the model of this photo is not yet Shipborne models.

The reason for Xin Chengfei is mainly the success of the J-20. Unbelievers always think that the J-20 is too large.

Regardless of whether the J-20 or FC-31 is on board, it requires a magical modification of the aircraft type. The difference between the carrier-based aircraft and the land-based fighter is quite large.

Great adjustments should be made in the strength of the fuselage to adapt to the impact of short take-off and landing.

Corrosion resistance must also withstand certain salt spray corrosion.

From the current situation, the current J-20 and FC-31 still under development do not meet these requirements.

In fact, for Cheng Fei and Shen Fei, Cheng Fei's advantage lies in the successful development of stealth fighter J-20, with stealth fighter research and development experience. Shen Fei's advantage lies in the development of the J-15, which has experience in research and development of carrier-based aircraft.

Don't forget, no matter whether it is Shen Fei or Cheng Fei, they are all owned by AVIC. The high probability is that two experienced engineers work together to develop their respective strengths and finally provide our navy with a brand-new advanced carrier-based aircraft.

In fact, you can also refer to Lockheed Martin ’s F-35 fighter. Although the F-35 is said to be produced by Loma, Northrop Grumman, who produced the B-2, also participated in it. In addition, The participation of British BAE companies is also relatively deep.

Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman are two completely American aviation companies. They can develop the F-35 together. Cheng Fei and Shen Fei, both of which are affiliated with AVIC, are almost There is no dispute.

Of course, in the end, the factory in the North and South factories produced the fourth generation of the sea, and it was up to the design scheme to satisfy the Navy.

At this point, observers are still faithful. After all, the Xiaolong, J-10, and J-20 developed by Cheng Fei in recent years are all original works that are handy. Shen Fei's originality is indeed weaker.

https://www.sohu.com/a/392811546_100145046
 
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Nope ... it's just V2


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Which of J-20 and FC-31 will become the fourth generation of the sea? Maybe everyone is wrong. The fourth generation of the sea may be J-18 or J-31, but it will never be J-20 and FC-31.
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https://www.sohu.com/a/392811546_100145046


Pardon, but the J-18 designation is so much ridiculous that it makes the whole article unreliable.
 
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Nope ... it's just V2
How the number sequence goes in the Serial no. given. Is the first 3 letters "310" are for Project 310 or first two letters for "31" for FC-31/J-31.
Additionally, assuming J-35 comes in as a successor for J-31, is it more a title name or will it be displayed on Serial no. as well, making it a TEDBF?
 
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How the number sequence goes in the Serial no. given. Is the first 3 letters "310" are for Project 310 or first two letters for "31" for FC-31/J-31.
Additionally, assuming J-35 comes in as a successor for J-31, is it more a title name or will it be displayed on Serial no. as well, making it a TEDBF?


That's the question since we have only one number confirmed. Most likely 31001 means Project 310 No. 01 aircraft and as such many expect the second one - aka second flying to be precisely - to be numbered 31002. It could however be that the second aircraft is in fact a static airframe and so this one could indeed be 310003 even if it is still the well known FC-31V2.

As for the J-31, which is often rumored to be the third flying prototype I don't know... if it is indeed called J-35 then I expect a 4-digit serial like this one we know on the first J-16 prototype. If I should wage a guess I would say let's wait 3501.

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@Deino what's the sense now about the J-31's export potential. Will it be a family tree split with one branch being the domestic only J-35 and the other an export only design (with some overlap, e.g. engines, but different in electronics, maybe airframe material, and some structural elements like aircraft carrier operability)? Or is AVIC going to take the FC-31 off the export catalogue?
 
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