Chengdu next gen combat aircraft (?J-36)

[mack8]

I wouldn’t say that. It’s just testing aerodynamics and flight controls. A lot of critical stuff like radar, weapons, and RAM are not applied.

So that bird is actually real?! Is it a subscale model or a piloted article? One can imagine all kinds of possibilities, like a friendly country commissioning such a school/private design team to design/build for them a 6th gen combat aircraft. But probably we're straying too much from the J-36 subject.

 

[talonn]

A 2024 video from the first flight, of higher definition than we've seen at the time.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2037557766588633345

Without annoying music

 

[bsdnf]

 

[Deino]

View attachment 172628

ᵀ¹ᵐᵉ / @WZZJWZ on Twitter says it is Fake!

 

[Tomboy]

I mean for what purpose would any stage in test flying program require two prototypes very close side by side? IMO, obv fake, similar to the supposed twin J-XDS pictures from last year.

 

[Deino]

I mean for what purpose would any stage in test flying program require two prototypes very close side by side? IMO, obv fake, similar to the supposed twin J-XDS pictures from last year.

Really? Again Fake!

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2038646664857100621

 

[dingyibvs]

What's the purpose of flying 2 prototypes at the same time? I don't believe we see that very often.

 

[latenlazy]

What's the purpose of flying 2 prototypes at the same time? I don't believe we see that very often.

Could just be transiting to a test site. But not even sure this isn’t a doctored image.

 

[Blitzo]

What's the purpose of flying 2 prototypes at the same time? I don't believe we see that very often.

It could also be a photo op for all we know.

They're at a stage of testing where they probably want to take some imagery for the eventual post 2040 documentary on development of the aircraft lol

 

[no_name]

Maybe those are just easter eggs for the US DoD DoW.

Can't touch this....pizza time!