J-20 5th Generation Fighter VII

[gullible]

I don't see why there would be any reason to continue producing an inferior model once WS-15 enters service.

that depends on the mission profiles ws10 equipped for endurance while ws15 equipped for high intensity missions.

 

[Deino]

I don't see why there would be any reason to continue producing an inferior model once WS-15 enters service.

Well --- these would mean about 2 years of production and several more units. Actually I don't think that they will stop production for 2 years until flight testing of the J-20A is done and start then again producing.

 

[sequ]

According to Orca entering service by 2025. There is also a meme in the military watch circles that J-20 production line is shutting down — to be superceded by J-20A production.

Edit: 'Twas a mere joke

 

[plawolf]

People are reading way too much into a joke meme.

 

[Deino]

oh well m itching for the video...

Which video? The one where these two stills are from is here:

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1674440606310100994

 

[huitong]

Looks like my gut feeling turned out to be correct... both AL-31F and WS-10C versions are called J-20 (status I and II) . Only the status III becomes J-20A

 

[Kalec]

Which video? The one where these two stills are from is here:

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1674440606310100994

There was a landing video yesterday for existing about 2 hours before taken down and it had a much clearer view on the engine, sadly it disappeared at the moment I was trying to download it.

 

[Deino]

There was a landing video yesterday for existing about 2 hours before taken down and it had a much clearer view on the engine, sadly it disappeared at the moment I was trying to download it.

Really? Oh merde as the Frenchs would say.

 

[bebops]

WS-15 is superior to engines on F22 or F35.. More thrust. This is from Wiki.

 

[hellodarknez]

I always felt it was reasonable to expect WS-15 to sit somewhere between F135 and F119 (purely in terms of thrust) considering advances in technology since F119 and continued improvements to WS-10. But these thrust numbers put WS-15 solidly in the F135 class. Maybe someone with better knowledge can correct me.

I don't think they are directly comparable. And I think it's a common misunderstanding to say F135 is better than F119. F135 has a BPR of 0.57, while F119 is 0.3, of course it is easier for F135 to have larger Thrust and Thrust-to-weight ratio.
WS-15's BPR is only 0.25. WS-15 and F119 are more similar.

From my understanding. F35 doesn't have great Supercruise capability with F135 due to such a big BPR.