Sorry Deino, I looked everywhere, but I don't see any serials. There is a number on the side of the starboard intake, but it's obscured.
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Yes, that's the construction number; here 0513 meaning a batch 5 aircraft no. 13.
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Yes, that's the construction number; here 0513 meaning a batch 5 aircraft no. 13.
Here we are again, bird strike, engine fire in one nacelle,,, there could be very extensive damage here from the look of that fire, the engine is no doubt toast, but the center fuselage could be toast as well...
Fuel fires are hell on aluminum and carbon fiber and cause lots of damage that may not be immediately apparent. While JP is slow to ignite compared to refined "AV-GAS", once its going, it burns very hot, very hard on any structures that are exposed to that terrible heat, whether bulkheads and stringers, or of more concern the spar carry through structure.
Stand by for the official version of damage, and we'll try to give you a more honest read...I would remind all that Sukhoi/Russians were going to "repair" 055, but ended up taking the fuselage of 6-1 off the line and taking the external bits off 055 to repair it..as a result 6-1 was never built, and 056 was the first new -2 bird, which is all well and good.
A year and a half later, 6-1 becomes 055 and flys again, so stay tuned for updates, recall the F-35A with a similar fire was "scrapped", as was the center fuse of 055...
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Anyone keeping track on J 16 number here is new photo
-16 S/N 78077 Product No.0207
-16 S/N 78077 Product No.0207
Well, now we know where this guy went.Anyone keeping track on J 16 number here is new photo
-16 S/N 78077 Product No.0207
With file the chart you have posted* confirm and now we are almost certain one Rgt is equiped so about 20 birds but the " claims " are for 50
possible in production since 2 - 3 years
*https://www.sinodefenceforum.com/pl...-pictures-or-videos.t7240/page-58#post-466812
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I would suggest likely somewhere between six and twelve aircraft per lot, the J-20 has as far as we know been produced in lots of 4 aircraft as near as we can determine. I would suppose with the increased production capacity at "Chengdu" that they will up the J-20 lot production rate up to six to twelve aircraft per production "lot"!
According to this weibo there are 50 as of June 25th.
There are a total of over AESA equipped fighters currently in service with PLAAF. The number may double to 200 by 2018.
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