Chinese UAV/UCAV development

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This development IS actually very surprising and significant, since this is the first chinese aircraft with a tailless design.

This indicates that the chinese software and flight control development significantly matured to enable them to engage in tailless flying wing designs.

All while the apparent scaled-down model for the LiJian UCAV, the small RC model, which still had tails.

This development also could mean that future J-20 variants might feature a tailless design as well, given suitable TVC-capable engines and the solution of other problems that are inherent with supersonic tailless aircrafts.
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The paper that explained the basis of the J-20 design indicated that they initially tried to go tailless but decided that it needed more yaw stability. I wouldn't expect a tailless design any time soon, though they may remove the ventral fins at some point.
 
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This development also could mean that future J-20 variants might feature a tailless design as well, given suitable TVC-capable engines and the solution of other problems that are inherent with supersonic tailless aircrafts.
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I think it has more significance towards the stealth bomber project if such a one is in existence.

Fighters I think still need the tails for extra maneuverability, so far none of the stealth fighter designs in service or in the works have tailless feature, the F-22 bomber variant maybe, but that is not a fighter.
 
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There we go then, there we have it.

I want a better shot of the exhaust. From this angle it almost looks like they stuck the engine like a conventional fighter rather than embedded like most flying wings
 
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the jet nozzle was not built inside the fuselage,it will generate alot of IR signature.amd judging from the look of the nozzle, UAV was supersonic it look like power by WS-13.
 
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A.Man

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Again, where did China steal the design and Knowhow?

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Via =GT

I expect an influx of higher res photos in coming days. We've done this dance before.

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