kwaigonegin
Colonel
not to mention the massive red flag on the vertical stabilizer.really not the grey I like ... and then a white nose
China's transport, tanker & heavy lift aircraft
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Quickie
Colonel
Any chance that it's some kind of coating that is functional?
Actually I don't think. Either it is simply a new type of colour, or the images don't show the "true" colour or - only a theory - the yellow primer shines thru the blueish-grey new paint resulting in that strange greenish impression.
But again I don't like the white nose.
Deino
asif iqbal
Lieutenant General
Wow nice colours! The engines have silver colouring on the front rims is well
broadsword
Brigadier
But no chrome.
The large variety of different angles and resolutions showing the same tone.
Engineer
Major
Actually I don't think. Either it is simply a new type of colour, or the images don't show the "true" colour or - only a theory - the yellow primer shines thru the blueish-grey new paint resulting in that strange greenish impression.
But again I don't like the white nose.
Deino
To my knowledge, primer is rubbed down before paint is applied. So, I don't think the primer shining through the paint is a good explanation. Also, I think I am seeing a correlation with the dark paint scheme. PLAAF has already been using this on all its newly developed aircraft: Z-10, Z-9, J-20, and now the Y-20. Among these aircraft, J-20 also features a white nose. I am beginning to wonder if J-10B, J-15 and J-16 will eventually feature a dark paint scheme as well since these aircraft will also have a light-color nose.
Equation
Lieutenant General
They could at least paint the nose in a light color gray.
Agreed ... but is that greenish-grey really the same as used on the J-20, Z-10 & Z-19 ??
Deino