Chengdu next gen combat aircraft (?J-36) thread
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That's part of reasons i'm not sure these are real...
considering the discontinuity of the trailing edge immediately behind the nozzles i have a hard time rationalizing why they would not be moveable surfaces.
It's there just barely noticeable.
D.....Droplet?
D.....Droplet?
Droplet would be in the other thread, not here.
Someone on Weibo said that the trail belonged to the J-36.
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plawolf
Lieutenant General
Actually looking at the images again, I think the J36 does have TVC due to the noticeable gaps between the engines on the bottom of the plane.
If it went the YF23 design route, that should be one solid flat piece. The only rationale for having gaps is to allow independent movement of the nozzles, which rules out all 3 engines being synchronised for TVC, as that would also allow a single block without gaps.
I think that means the big question is whether all 3 engines have TVC, or just the two outermost ones.
If it went the YF23 design route, that should be one solid flat piece. The only rationale for having gaps is to allow independent movement of the nozzles, which rules out all 3 engines being synchronised for TVC, as that would also allow a single block without gaps.
I think that means the big question is whether all 3 engines have TVC, or just the two outermost ones.
What is droplet?
by78
General
It looks a bit off. Is this from a video?