J-20 5th Gen Fighter Thread IV (Closed to posting)

[perfume]

So here is the IFR... Nice.

It's so well blended into the fuselage I can barely see it.

I am just simply amazed at the build quality, and am very thankful that I was born in an era to witness an achievement such as this.

 

[Chish]

It's so well blended into the fuselage I can barely see it.

I am just simply amazed at the build quality, and am very thankful that I was born in an era to witness an achievement such as this.

Hai All,
I am sure the base of the fuselage beneath the cockpit is now much more broader u-shaped. The others are more v-shaped.

 

[Deino]

Hi "Chish" ... first of all HELLO too .. but second, I don't think so !

Please show this by some images ... but to admit I think this is simply a colour effect due to the different colour.

Deino

 

[superdog]

Two things I never really came around....

The first is reinforcement in the canopy. There wasn't one in the first prototype, but now there is. The only plane in service without one is the F-22. Is it really that hard to make one without an actual piece of metal reinforcement?

The second one is the thrust vectoring plates. For a such high caliber plane like J20, adding two thrust vectoring plates shouldn't be that hard. After all, it's just two titanium/tungsten based metal plates with another million lines of software codes. It doesn't just add maneuverability but also increase stealth. Even if it's not thrust vectored. at least adding the plates would improve stealth and concentrate the exhaust to increase thrust.
Any metallurgy expert in here? Would the vectoring plates be hard to produce?

1. Canopy without reinforcement will be thicker, which means it will likely be heavier and not compatible with through-canopy penetration ejection, which can eject the pilot faster.

2. Adding plates like that will not increase thrust, only decrease it.

 

[antiterror13]

1. Canopy without reinforcement will be thicker, which means it will likely be heavier and not compatible with through-canopy penetration ejection, which can eject the pilot faster.

2. Adding plates like that will not increase thrust, only decrease it.

And I believe the Chinese engineers realised that the extra thickness and cost are not justifiable to very very marginally better view without reinforcement. American's ways is always want the best of the best and cost is not necessarily their main concerns

 

[siegecrossbow]

And I believe the Chinese engineers realised that the extra thickness and cost are not justifiable to very very marginally better view without reinforcement. American's ways is always want the best of the best and cost is not necessarily their main concerns

Especially since EODAS will mitigate the effects of canopy frame.

 

[Deino]

Not sure, but are these recent iamges ??? ... was there maybe even a second flight already ??? ... and WHY are these images so small !

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Deino

 

[latenlazy]

Not sure, but are these recent iamges ??? ... was there maybe even a second flight already ??? ... and WHY are these images so small !

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Deino

Apparently you have to register to see the big version.

 

[Deino]

But I am ... if I open the page I see even my name written in the bar !??

Maybe You can post thee images here ... PLEASE !??

 

[AssassinsMace]

Yeah I just checked it myself and had to register because of the recent changes on that site. For some reason those pics are still thumbnails.