Chengdu next gen combat aircraft (?J-36)

[ACuriousPLAFan]

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Really big surprise,There are too many modifications and differences from the first frame！

Holy shit, are those DSIs?

Old habits die hard huh.

Apart from the DSI and 2D TVC - The rear landing gears have also been altered. The landing gear wheels are arranged in parallel (similar to the forward landing gear) instead of being in tandem like on the 1st airframe.

 

[ACuriousPLAFan]

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Really big surprise,There are too many modifications and differences from the first frame！

Video of the J-36's second prototype in flight (on Weibo):

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[sequ]

@clashreport

 

[Blitzo]

The caret intakes always seemed a bit "conservative" to me and didn't look in keeping with the rest of the aircraft.

Their new configuration is much more consistent and aggressive as well from an aesthetic pov.


Along with the three engine layout (with two "stingers" between them), this aircraft has much more of a "sci fi future fighter" look than prototype 1, and overall more refined.

 

[WELIN]

1.three F-22 style TVC nozzles, instead of YF-23 style nozzles on 36011
2.Parallel twin-wheel main landing gears, instead of tandem twin-wheel main landing gears on 36011 (like SU-34/MIG-31)
3.DSI style side air intakes, instead of CARET on 36011

 

[Mearex]

The pointy F-22/J-XDS style exhausts definitely look a lot better than whatever it had before, but my goodness why DSI... I mean I know why but, it just looks so much worse than caret. Also I was highkey hoping they'd get rid of the hump, but it definitely still has 3 engines. In that case I hope they make the dorsal intake back-sweeping and more angular instead of a humpback. I honestly wouldn't mind a sharp triangular dorsal intake like in one of the J-XDS intake patents

 

[gelgoog]

If you don't want three engines but two for the same specs you would need to design new engines. A major investment.

 

[Tomboy]

The caret intakes always seemed a bit "conservative" to me and didn't look in keeping with the rest of the aircraft.

Their new configuration is much more consistent and aggressive as well from an aesthetic pov.


Along with the three engine layout (with two "stingers" between them), this aircraft has much more of a "sci fi future fighter" look than prototype 1, and overall more refined.

In fact, I'd say 2D TVC nozzles instead of burried exhaust is far more conservative with this prototype. Baffling choice

 

[Mearex]

If you don't want three engines but two for the same specs you would need to design new engines. A major investment.

was thinking about diverting air from the 2 side intakes to the middle engine but then they'd need to figure out how to make the airflow balanced across all 3 engines

In fact, I'd say 2D TVC nozzles instead of burried exhaust is far more conservative with this prototype. Baffling choice

I don't care what anyone says carets and pointy TVC nozzles will forever be the peak of aviation aesthetics. The F-22 just has the sauce man

 

[Raison D'tere]

The pointy F-22/J-XDS style exhausts definitely look a lot better than whatever it had before, but my goodness why DSI... I mean I know why but, it just looks so much worse than caret. Also I was highkey hoping they'd get rid of the hump, but it definitely still has 3 engines. In that case I hope they make the dorsal intake back-sweeping and more angular instead of a humpback. I honestly wouldn't mind a sharp triangular dorsal intake like in one of the J-XDS intake patents

I'm with Blitzo on this one. The DSI in this particular angle looks so pleasing compared to the caret intakes.