If by what you're implying is that it can do mig-25 speeds because it has the same design pitot tube, that's not valid logic
Chengdu next gen combat aircraft (?J-36) thread
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Pitot tubes all serve the same function, so they're all kinda samey. Generally speaking though modern fighter jets don't have them on the tip of their nose anymore. Here you can see the J-20 through it's early development, notice how it started out with a pitot tube up front and later dropped it? The same will happen with the J-36.
You can also see a weird pitot tube setup on the B-21 prototypes, there it will also disappear in the future.
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All aircraft need pitot tubes to measure airspeed. The tip of the nose is the ideal place to install pitot tubes since this place has the cleanest uninterrupted airflow. This trend has, however, fallen out of favor for production aircraft as this arrangement is in conflict with the nose radar. For the J-36 prototype, which values the accuracy of the airspeed data it collected and most likely does not have a functional radar installed yet, installing the pitot tube at nose tip is the most logical choice
More of the J-36 CG
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It looks really good from the front, the rear and the top.
But my God, is it ugly from the sides.
Honestly it looks quite nice from the side when landing gears and flaps are retracted, like some sort of sci-fi space fighter. Paint it black and I bet it will look amazing.
are you talking functionality or shape, which do you prefer????
kwaigonegin
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The CG rendering has a much nicer side profile than the actual. I think the bubble like canopy gives it a more balance look in the CG image.
You know what, I keep staring at the dorsal air intake and I just don't get it. Won't the airflow past the cockpit massively disrupt the air going into it? I mean it looks like a lot of air will just skim right off the canopy and above the air intake even in normal level flight. I would have put 2 dorsal air intakes either side of the canopy going straight to the outside engines and have a single ventral intake rather like the J-10C.