Chengdu next gen combat aircraft (?J-36) thread

[CaribouTruth]

Looks like the weather was a lot less conducive to spectators this time. Hopefully there are some videos that we'll get in time!

 

[latenlazy]

Can we just get a good enough photo to confirm whether it’s aesthetics are truly as ugly as first impressions

 

[deusical]

Videos

https://imgur.com/a/IrXGr8L

https://imgur.com/a/rPIONhT

 

[Alfa_Particle]

Can we just get a good enough photo to confirm whether it’s aesthetics are truly as ugly as first impressions

I heard they chose to fly this during a rainy day deliberately for testing.

As for looks... Just gonna say I'm firmly on team SAC.

 

[deusical]

 

[latenlazy]

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I heard they chose to fly this during a rainy day deliberately for testing.

As for looks... Just gonna say I'm firmly on team SAC.

Suspect even the SAC haters are secretly on team SAC now.

 

[Blitzo]

Suspect even the SAC haters are secretly on team SAC now.

I was neutral between SAC and CAC for years, but J-36 firmly put me into the CAC camp.

J-36 is the closest we have gotten yet to hopeless diamond, aka the perfect combat aircraft shape.

 

[ZeEa5KPul]

I was neutral between SAC and CAC for years, but J-36 firmly put me into the CAC camp.

J-36 is the closest we have gotten yet to hopeless diamond, aka the perfect combat aircraft shape.

Yeah, it looks great from the bottom. But you look up top and...

 

[Alfa_Particle]

On another note, the landing gears seem to be retracted for this flight + no wingman.

 

[latenlazy]

I was neutral between SAC and CAC for years, but J-36 firmly put me into the CAC camp.

J-36 is the closest we have gotten yet to hopeless diamond, aka the perfect combat aircraft shape.

I know your preference is for the entire Air Force to become a product lineup of Dorito, Dorito Plus, and Dorito Plus Max but please spare a thought for AeStHeTiCs