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

[Equation]

Just impressive ...

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Que the Top Gun soundtrack (the first movie).

 

[BillRamengod]

So with regards to that "3 engines afterburner" pic/video,

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(someone who works in China's aerospace related MIC) brought up a point, that from what he heard, it's not possible to take a video of J-36 from that specific angle without seriously risking jail time.

This is something we can think about in the future when determining whether something is real or fake.

Nah... It didn't stop people from post these fifteen years ago or now.

We knew that there are a lot of 爬墙党, but I didn't think they would be bold enough to post it at this time.
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Remind me how long was the person who took this photo locked up?

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Source: Bilibili.
Couldn’t find the original image source, and it’s been taken down now. The text on the image mentioning "F47" was just a joke—nothing useful there. The plane taxiing on the ground is probably a J36, but the photo’s authenticity is unknown, so can’t confirm.

 

[BillRamengod]

Just impressive ...

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Close up and better quality. Lay back and enjoy.

 

[sequ]

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Close up and better quality. Lay back and enjoy.

"Look at me, I'm the Top Gun now"

 

[tankphobia]

Another video I haven't seen before ...

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Is this the first top view of the aircraft? Too bad it's not clear enough to make out any real detail.

 

[taxiya]

So with regards to that "3 engines afterburner" pic/video,

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(someone who works in China's aerospace related MIC) brought up a point, that from what he heard, it's not possible to take a video of J-36 from that specific angle without seriously risking jail time.

This is something we can think about in the future when determining whether something is real or fake.

There are lots of high rise buildings from 10 to 20 stories within 2km radius of the runway. Using a mobile phone to capture that angle surely need wall climbing, but using a cheap >=300mm telephoto lens and DSLR from those highrise buildings one can get blurry video of that angle. I don't think there is any risk of being caught. So I don't think this reasoning is reliable to judge real or fake.

 

[taxiya]

Is this the first top view of the aircraft? Too bad it's not clear enough to make out any real detail.

The kind of clear photos that we used to get of J-20 are taken by wall climbers using decent telephoto lenses within a few hundred meters. Those days are gone forever.

 

[supersnoop]

Absolutely nothing.

This is not true.
It tells one thing, the prototype is built for sustained testing and is not made of popsicle sticks and duct tape.
Testing by CAD/Simulation is no longer enough.

Absolutely nothing would still apply to production ability though.

 

[BoraTas]

I must say I’m not a fan to the two-tone camo. Think it would look much better with a single tone paint job.

It is probably against the emerging space-based tracking technologies. I expect all Chinese VLO aircraft to get that eventually.

 

[siegecrossbow]

It is probably against the emerging space-based tracking technologies. I expect all Chinese VLO aircraft to get that eventually.

As in satellite tracking?