Would any real gaps on an aircraft design menifestly dominated by stealth considerations be visible at this distance with average resolution image?
Chengdu next gen combat aircraft (?J-36) thread
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I know their inputs are barely worth sharing about, but the display of their gradual change of opinions on the J-36 is really something that is extremely humorous to watch.
Apart from the typical 'will it crash' shenanigans, they are now at the 'acceptance' stage of grief. They complement about it's a good looking aircraft and partially lazed their views on it being a bomber. Can't say the same for Sandboxx, but the trend of ridiculing the mainland's developments is clearly on the decline as we look into the future.
AssassinsMace
Lieutenant General
Really how you can take seriously people who are US military pilots which I hear all the time from Americans who claim they are extra smart where they are blown away by seeing a Ford in China?
That they still cling to the idea that it isn't a fighter is nuts.
In the first video, one guy speculated that it could be China's alternative to the Russian Su-34.
That they are fighter pilots is an even greater indictment of their views.
AssassinsMace
Lieutenant General
CW Lemoine said not too long ago in another video that people don’t get what it means to have air superiority. It doesn’t mean just dog fighting which people assume. He said you can have an aircraft that just fires long range AA weapons and that’s air superiority/air dominance. So what’s a fighter then? Being able to shoot down other aircraft? Check!
Fighter pilots dont understand other aircraft? I figure they must at least understand other fighters... and its clear from the video they dont think the j36 is another fighter
A medieval European knight likely did not think a Mongol horseman being a proper cavalry, or thinks a morden tank is a chariot instead of cavalry. Outdated and too much pride.