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

[Deino]

Landing gear up?

I don't think anything is recognizable at this size and minimal resolution.

 

[BoraTas]

As in satellite tracking?

Yes

 

[GyrfalconFC31]

New video from bilibili. J-36 seems to hide its landing gear.

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[ACuriousPLAFan]

New video from bilibili. J-36 seems to hide its landing gear.

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You mean retracted its landing gears.

 

[Deino]

You mean retracted its landing gears.

Yes, but if you look closely while the J-36 is turning it looks as if there's a small blink on the bottom such as if there's a reflection of the landing gear in the sun. I think we cannot be sure at the moment.

 

[mack8]

I would be quite sure that the landing gear is retracted. If it wasn't it would be clearly seen from the side angle even at that distance.

 

[Deino]

I would be quite sure that the landing gear is retracted. If it wasn't it would be clearly seen from the side angle even at that distance.

No, that video is so much blurry! ... and this looks way more like a reflection from the gear or the gear itself than like a flat surface.

 

[mack8]

Have to disagree, the last picture clearly shows it imo, if the gear was still down there would be prominent "blobs" sticking out from under the nose and under the fuselage, especially considering the large main gear doors of the J-36.

 

[Deino]

I really think we shouldn't do too much reading into blurry dots ... in original size it is a confusion of about 50*55 blurry pixels!

 

[iannn]

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Two wheels on each landing gear unit, is it just because of its dimension or is J-36 significantly heavier?