China's V/STOL studies, concepts & considerations

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mack8

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So a VTOL J-35?! That is certainly what the drawing silhouette alludes to. Though given the current advances, maybe a VTOL J-50 would be more appropriate and future-proof.
 
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ACuriousPLAFan

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Another patent application on another STOVL design with the overall architecture being roughly similar to the F-35B's S/VTOL system, but with some caveats (i.e. using liquid hydrogen fuel for propulsion and cooling the superconducting motors, plus using an electromechanical hybrid system to drive the lift fan).

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mack8

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So based on these patents, can we conclude that there is serious interest and perhaps even moves toward VTOL combat aircraft for PLAN?
 
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