Chinese SAC - FC-31/J-35 5th Gen Stealth Aircraft

[Ak01]

Nope, the naval one uses WS-21. …. Here for comparison: Top WS-19, bottom WS-21.

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@Quwa

well itll be interesting to see how this aligns with that WS21 unit PAC holds.

 

[Deino]

@Quwa

well itll be interesting to see how this aligns with that WS21 unit PAC holds.

PAC has a WS-21?

 

[Ali_Baba]

PAC has a WS-21?

Yes - a single unit, maybe for training purposes or valuation of performance(relative to the RD-93MA?).

 

[m52k85]

Yes - a single unit, maybe for training purposes or valuation of performance(relative to the RD-93MA?).

Risk reduction for Jf-17 Block-2 MLU program currently being developed.

 

[Tariq Habib Afridi]

Yes - a single unit, maybe for training purposes or valuation of performance(relative to the RD-93MA?).

or maybe for WS-21 maintainence training before they induct j35?

 

[hyperman]

Yes - a single unit, maybe for training purposes or valuation of performance(relative to the RD-93MA?).

more info please first time I'm hearing.

 

[Hendarto]

One hell of a weapon load

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[Aziqbal]

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a worlds first

a 5th generation fighter launched from EMALS

USS Gerald Ford after 13 years and F35 still has been launched

so as far as it seems for carrier opps we have only seen 3505 and 3506?

hope to see higher numbers soon

 

[Deino]

a worlds first

a 5th generation fighter launched from EMALS

USS Gerald Ford after 13 years and F35 still has been launched

so as far as it seems for carrier opps we have only seen 3505 and 3506?

hope to see higher numbers soon

You won't since 3605 & 3606 are prototypes - and as it seems, no. 06 the final one - whereas all we really hope to see flying off the Fujian should be production aircraft!

 

[yusheng]

a worlds first

a 5th generation fighter launched from EMALS

USS Gerald Ford after 13 years and F35 still has been launched

so as far as it seems for carrier opps we have only seen 3505 and 3506?

hope to see higher numbers soon

Look at the history of the J-35. It was first unveiled in 2012 and unveiled again in 2025. Do you know why the progress has been so slow? It's because the United States is declining too rapidly, and drone technology is advancing too quickly. In the future, the battlefield may be dominated by hypersonic and stealth drones. As a result, the positioning of the J-35 has been hesitant, leading to continuous iterations. At this stage, large-scale production and deployment are impossible.

Moreover, given the conservative nature of the Chinese, it is even less likely that PLA would reveal the quantity and production capacity of the J-35 today.

You’ll have to wait a few more years.


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[SolarWarden]

Look at the history of the J-35. It was first unveiled in 2012 and unveiled again in 2025. Do you know why the progress has been so slow? It's because the United States is declining too rapidly, and drone technology is advancing too quickly. In the future, the battlefield may be dominated by hypersonic and stealth drones. As a result, the positioning of the J-35 has been hesitant, leading to continuous iterations. At this stage, large-scale production and deployment are impossible.

Moreover, given the conservative nature of the Chinese, it is even less likely that PLA would reveal the quantity and production capacity of the J-35 today.

You’ll have to wait a few more years.

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The fixed intakes will keep the J-35 under mach 2 like the F-35. Not that both fighters can't reach that mach the F-35 during prototype flew mach 1.9 but it stresses out the airframe. I haven't paid attention to J-35 program and I just noticed it had fixed intakes similar to F-35.

 

[huanghong]

The fixed intakes will keep the J-35 under mach 2 like the F-35. Not that both fighters can't reach that mach the F-35 during prototype flew mach 1.9 but it stresses out the airframe. I haven't paid attention to J-35 program and I just noticed it had fixed intakes similar to F-35.

This is a bizarre claim. The J-35 clearly uses the same air intake as the J-20, and the J-20's flight speed obviously reaches Mach 2.

 

[MH.Yang]

The fixed intakes will keep the J-35 under mach 2 like the F-35. Not that both fighters can't reach that mach the F-35 during prototype flew mach 1.9 but it stresses out the airframe. I haven't paid attention to J-35 program and I just noticed it had fixed intakes similar to F-35.

The bulge shape of DSI can be designed and adjusted. As long as a portion of low-speed performance is sacrificed, DSI with supersonic performance can be exchanged.

The F-35's 1.6 Mach and JF-17's 1.8 Mach do not necessarily mean that DSI will be lower than 2 Mach.