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Chengdu next gen combat aircraft (?J-36) thread
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Rather than making random ridiculous assumptions, you should read the previous discussions in this thread thoroughly.
And who gave you the impression that a subsonic, high-bypass turbofan engine, designed with fuel efficiency as a priority, would be suitable for use in fighter jets?
EDIT: Maybe I'm getting reading disorder, he is talking about share core component, not actual engine for C939. But the sprit is the same, it's not gonna happen.
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For the record - and I surely wont defend his nonsense- , he indeed did not propose the C939's engine but stated "Maybe the new engine will be share core component with a new very large high bypass turbofan" but his proposal is anyway ridiculous as explained by @by78:
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Since this is based on relatively reliable estimates I don’t know if it belongs here or in the CGI thread. A comparison between radomes of J-36, J-20, and F-22.
the that radome will fit at least 5000 T/R AESA modules, then the two side ones (another 1000?)...lots of stuff, you do anything and everything with it in multifrequency mode.
As can those claiming it's not 6th gen, or that "6th gen" is just a marketing term.
USAF also confirmed its a 6th gen
Maj. Gen. Joseph D. Kunkel (the Director of Force Design, Integration, and Wargaming, Deputy Chief of Staff for Air Force Futures)
cited the emergence of two previously unseen as further evidence that air superiority is not dead and that America’s chief competitor believes it to be similarly critical for success in future conflicts.
The two Chinese stealth aircraft “we believe are for air superiority,” Wilsbach said. “As we observe what China has produced, and we can presume we know what that’s for, for air superiority, what are we going to do about it? And I don’t believe that nothing is an option.”
Maj. Gen. Joseph D. Kunkel (the Director of Force Design, Integration, and Wargaming, Deputy Chief of Staff for Air Force Futures)
cited the emergence of two previously unseen as further evidence that air superiority is not dead and that America’s chief competitor believes it to be similarly critical for success in future conflicts.
The two Chinese stealth aircraft “we believe are for air superiority,” Wilsbach said. “As we observe what China has produced, and we can presume we know what that’s for, for air superiority, what are we going to do about it? And I don’t believe that nothing is an option.”
USAF also confirmed its a 6th gen
Maj. Gen. Joseph D. Kunkel (the Director of Force Design, Integration, and Wargaming, Deputy Chief of Staff for Air Force Futures)
cited the emergence of two previously unseen as further evidence that air superiority is not dead and that America’s chief competitor believes it to be similarly critical for success in future conflicts.
The two Chinese stealth aircraft “we believe are for air superiority,” Wilsbach said. “As we observe what China has produced, and we can presume we know what that’s for, for air superiority, what are we going to do about it? And I don’t believe that nothing is an option.”
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There is a non-zero chance that Musk might can the whole thing and for them to control drones through Star link.
Of course, it's possible. But the physics work the same way, manned or unmanned. You have to defeat the tyrant of distance, balance stealth/capacity/range, and most importantly: cost. I don't believe any CCA that can meet the above requirements will be cheap.