Chinese UCAV/CCA/flying wing drones (ISR, A2A, A2G) thread

[Tomboy]

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A slightly closer pic. Now I have a question: Where is the air intake?

I see a "V" on top, it's probably the intake. It's just well blended because it's all gray. Very odd wing design though.

 

[bsdnf]

It is clearly based on the FH-97 (not the FH-97A), but with some improvements: the wing design has changed, twin engines to a single engine, intake design may have changed. The nose or the front fuselage is less pointy

 

[Blitzo]

It is clearly based on the FH-97 (not the FH-97A), but with some improvements: the wing design has changed, twin engines to a single engine, intake design may have changed. The nose or the front fuselage is less pointy
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I wouldn't say it's based off FH-97.

It's just such a generic planform that aircraft as varied as XQ-58, YFQ-42, Russian Grom (at least the initial aspirational design), Korean KUS-LW, Indian CATS, all broadly have a similar geometry.

The fact that China also have more than one UCAV/CCA design with such a planform shouldn't be a huge surprise. I wouldn't be surprised if multiple institutes reached a similar planform semi-independently.

 

[REautomaton]

a clear pic

 

[Tomboy]

One of them have a serial number, could it be a real airframe?

 

[Squadson]

Another one

 

[mack8]

Goddamnit, where are the two big ones?!

 

[GTI]

Goddamnit, where are the two big ones?!

Actually, there are 4 large (for a UCAV) hangers in that staging / parking area…

That’s what I’m interested in.

 

[mack8]

Hopefully the big fish are in those hangars.

 

[Tomboy]

GJ-21