This one looks pretty bad ass.
J-20 5th Gen Fighter Thread VIII
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Two strip formation lights on nose, jagged edges on exhaust nozzles. WS-10C confirmed. Nice Mach diamonds.
if i m not wrong, Mach diamond just started to appear in last one year on different PLAAF platforms. also seen on J-35..
good sign in Aero Engine manufacturing.
Mach loops refer to what happens when a jet surges past the speed of sound - so it's not that there's been some magical advance in engines, it's just that Chinese photographers have gotten better permission or their "shooting" skills have gotten better.
I see that Russia has developed a flat nozzle for su-57. Chinese 6th gen planes also have flat nozzles. Is there any attempts at developing flat nozzles for j-20b with ws-15 as well?
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Mach Loop is a location in the UK.Mach loops refer to what happens when a jet surges past the speed of sound - so it's not that there's been some magical advance in engines, it's just that Chinese photographers have gotten better permission or their "shooting" skills have gotten better.
Shock diamonds (aka Mach diamonds) are a result of the exhaust and pressure interacting in a certain way in certain conditions. Both J-20 and J-35A were subsonic when these images were snapped