I read this in a comment, and it just occurred to me as well, some of the AI enhancements we’re seeing might not be intentionally applied, but rather the result of built-in algorithms in the cameras themselves.
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It’s clearer but it has definitely been touched up digitally, there’s a sort of uncanny valley feel you know?
I agree, as much as we wouldn't want to, the last picture seems to have been retouched or whatever, probably based on the one on the previous page.
As to numbering, we can only hope it's perhaps present on the upper side of the chine.
And those intakes, even with the altering i would think an obvious bump should have been visible. I recall someone on SPF mentioning the possibility of some kind of depression/ridge rather than bump (that would do the same job as a bump). Could it be that?
As to numbering, we can only hope it's perhaps present on the upper side of the chine.
And those intakes, even with the altering i would think an obvious bump should have been visible. I recall someone on SPF mentioning the possibility of some kind of depression/ridge rather than bump (that would do the same job as a bump). Could it be that?
Isn't there papers showing that it might have morphing wings like J-36?
Without knowing how retouched/AI enhanced the first picture is, I wouldn't jump the gun so quickly.
At this stage, unless we get a genuinely good quality image of J-XDS, I wouldn't try to surmise anything too detailed about its details, whether it is pitot tube location, exact nature of its ventral fuselage, weapons bays outline etc.
The right intake is missing
