J-20 5th Gen Fighter Thread IV (Closed to posting)
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the pneumatic launcher is absent.back in 2006,pneumatic launcher appear on top81.com.also included was picture of test facilities for plasma,and RAM material,while the article do not provide any data other than the picture.
airsuperiority
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Seeing all this, something tells me that we won't see 2003 for another little while...at least not until another month or 2 until the tests with the 2002 is completely over. It also makes me wonder if Huitong's information is completely accurate. If he is, then maybe we can speculate that 2001 and 2002 is meant for testing certain basic flight characteristics, basic avionics, flight controls, and these basic stuffs like weapons bay. Afterwards the incorporation of maybe prototype 2003 would include some differences, or where real and more advanced stuffs begin. Either way, I look forward to see what else and how long they will use the 2002 before 2003 comes out, and whether Huitong's prophecies ring true.
Oh, my. Did you hear something about cavity flow fields, aeroacoustic problems, etc, etc?
Always they start with carrying dummy or instrumental missile to understand how CFD predictions compare to real life, otherwize you can get you weapon bay doors flying away or live missile jumping inside the bay to make of you pretty fireball.
They blurred out most of the bay but left a corner of what looks like a dummy missile showing. Oh the tease.
AssassinsMace
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I wonder if it's a new AAM. Over at CJDB they were locking these threads for some reason.
Seems like the PR parade is over, and the PLA doesn't want any more new news getting out.
Dummy PL-12???
They are closing threads because the fanboys are getting too excited and started reposting the same threads.
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