Chengdu J-20 5th Generation Aircraft News & Discussions

[Deino]

There is something special about the nozzles on the engines in this photo.
Some Chinese military fans believe that the engine on the left is suspected to have a 2D TVC nozzle.

Well, I agree there something "strange" but for me to be sure it is not enough to claim it already as a fact!

 

[Hendarto]

It is an excellent podcast between Physicist Steve Hsu and TP Huang. They talk about J20 6th gen fighters and how good is J 20 radar compare to F22 radar etc



Steve Hsu is Professor of Theoretical Physics and of Computational Mathematics, Science, and Engineering at Michigan State University. Previously, he was Senior Vice President for Research and Innovation at MSU and Director of the Institute of Theoretical Science at the University of Oregon.

is a startup founder (SuperFocus.ai, SafeWeb, Genomic Prediction, Othram) and advisor to venture capital and other investment firms. He was educated at Caltech and Berkeley, was a Harvard Junior Fellow, and has held faculty positions at Yale, the University of Oregon, and MSU.

 

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[Deino]

This is neither confirmed and in fact more an overhyped-may-be

 

[Hendarto]

A New J-20 brigade is forming

 

[Yommie]

A New J-20 brigade is forming

@NGAD IS THE BEST

Interesting J-20 is replacing J-11 instead of the remaining J-8.

 

[Deino]

@NGAD IS THE BEST

Interesting J-20 is replacing J-11 instead of the remaining J-8.

Since there are already - besides a few recce-JZ-8Fs - no fighter J-8s in service anymore!

 

[Yommie]

Since there are already - besides a few recce-JZ-8Fs - no fighter J-8s in service anymore!

wiki seems to be incorrect with their numbers

List of active People's Liberation Army aircraft - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[NGAD IS THE BEST]

@NGAD IS THE BEST

Interesting J-20 is replacing J-11 instead of the remaining J-8.

that's for J-20 intended for replacing J-11, so why you're assuming that J-20 is intended for replacing 80s era INTERRCEPTOR? J-20 ALWAYS INTENDED FOR REPLACING J-11 INSTEAD OF JUNK J-8

 

[NGAD IS THE BEST]

@Yommie why are you laughing at me, J-8s/J-7s are almost replaced by J-11s and J-10s respectively, so why you're thinking that J-20 is intended to replace 70s era designed jets namely J-8 instead of J-11?

 

[Deino]

I think we have seen this image in a smaller version already in December (second image), but now an ever clearer, larger version and a video was leaked showing a J-20 in "beast mode" carrying what appears to be 8x PL-15 (?) AAMs.

Unfortunately I cannot post the video!

(Image via @人畜无害遥感星 from Weibo)

 

[Deino]

I think we have seen this image in a smaller version already in December (second image), but now an ever clearer, larger version and a video was leaked showing a J-20 in "beast mode" carrying what appears to be 8x PL-15 (?) AAMs.

Unfortunately I cannot post the video!

(Image via @人畜无害遥感星 from Weibo)

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[Deino]

Interesting, the J-20S twin-seater appeared already twice on aviation media posters recently in conjunction with CNY celebration maybe suggesting, it could enter PLAAF service soon.

(Images via @人畜无害遥感星 from Weibo)

 

[Deino]

And another J-20 in "Beast Mode"!

 

[Hendarto]

Not only has China advanced in airframe and aerodynamics, but the radar on their jets has also been cut above US-similar radar. Watch this video: Galium nitride AESA radar is widely implemented on Chinese J16, J20, and J10.
It has 10 times the power of Galium Arsenide and 77% improvements in range detection, easily reaching 400 km for a fighter jet and 600 km for AWAC. Paired with PL17 of 300 to 400km, there is no escape. But wait, better radar. Galium Oxide is coming
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