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

[wtlh]

my thoughts exactly, but it is possible, and some test articles are much more detailed in specific equipement to perform certain tests, for example the F-35 high alpha testing required the addition of a spin-chute, and supporting structure???

What are the prospects of 3 prototypes being used for testing at the same time, after the initial necessary test sequential stage---to speed up things, like what I have mentioned in a few posts above? A bit like programming parallel computational codes, where you identify sections of the test programme where variables are not strongly correlated and can be tested independent from the other and in parallel.

Possible, or is that just me talking non-sense?

 

[Air Force Brat]

What are the prospects of 3 prototypes being used for testing at the same time, after the initial necessary test sequential stage---to speed up things, like what I have mentioned in a few posts above? A bit like programming parallel computational codes, where you identify sections of the test programme where variables are not strongly correlated and can be tested independent from the other and in parallel.

Possible, or is that just me talking non-sense?

Well if in fact that is 2015 you will no doubt see concurrent testing on as many test articles as they have, limited only by their ability to assimilate that data. The F-35 program is probably flying as many as 20 to 30 test articles or aircraft in order to accumulate and incorporate as much data as possible into the LRIP birds that are rolling off the line today.

So no, you're right on track with the test program if indeed 2013 and 2015 are based side by side they will share the testing duties, with each aircraft likely having a "dedicated" test profile.

 

[Blitzo]

I too am rather skeptical of this2015, but the fact that it isn't 2014 could reflect that 2014 may be the static test bed for the 201X prototypes?

 

[Deino]

I too am rather skeptical of this2015, but the fact that it isn't 2014 could reflect that 2014 may be the static test bed for the 201X prototypes?

I had a similar idea, but why the fourth prototype for the modified Version ? ... as far as we know the static testframe for the original Demonstrator was "2000" ! ... or not ?

Deino

 

[AssassinsMace]

Well the last week on the Chinese boards some blogger was reported to have seen 2014. I don't know if he saw "2014" or he assumed it was 2014.

 

[Blitzo]

I had a similar idea, but why the fourth prototype for the modified Version ? ... as far as we know the static testframe for the original Demonstrator was "2000" ! ... or not ?

Deino

I'll speculate some more. Maybe 2010 was the static test bed for 2011/12, and 2014 is the static test bed for 2013/15? Maybe 2013/15 have even more modifications from 2011/12 that make them closer to production models, so they need their own updated static test frame?

Just throwing fit out there; this isn't a serious suggestion by any means.

 

[Equation]

Well President Xi did mention on the news about speeding up the developments of new weapons systems. So who know's if 2015 is real or not.

 

[Deino]

... So who know's if 2015 is real or not.

Does anyone know what the BIG-Shrimps think about "2015" ???

Deino

 

[latenlazy]

Does anyone know what the BIG-Shrimps think about "2015" ???

Deino

I haven't dug through chinese bbses in months.

 

[Deino]

Hmmm ... seems as if '2015' just landed after ist maiden flight !!

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战略网前线传回消息，2014年12月19日14时，中国四代机歼20，第6架原型机 编号2015号 开始试飞

14:01:21 滑出

14:04:14 起飞

14:23 刚刚降落

没有伴飞的

11月29日，国产歼20战机 2013号原型机成功进行了首次试飞。该机与前几架原型机在外形上有明显不同，机首取消了空速管。该机是歼-20的第五架原型机，也是改进批次的第三架原型机。之前，2011和2012号原型机已经于今年3月和7月先后首飞。

昨天（12月18日）就有战略网网友向战略网透露， 2015号歼20在西南某机场进行地面测试，今日即传出首飞成功的消息。分析人士认为，2015号歼20的成功首飞，表明中国在第四代隐形战机的研发上已经超越俄罗斯，紧随美国。

军事评人士对战略网表示，2015号歼20试飞成功，标志着中国目前已经拥有6架歼20。中国离量产第四代战机又进一步。

Via BING-translator:

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14:01:21 slide out

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14:23justlanded

Notwithflying

On November 29, the domestically producedj-20fighterprototypeNo. 2013,successfullycarriedoutits firsttest flight.Themachineand the firstfewprototypeshavesignificantlydifferentinshape,firstcancelthepitottubes.Thismachineisthefifthfighterjetprototype,improvedbatchesof the thirdprototype.,2011andprototypeNo. 2012,alreadyfirst flewinMarch andJuly this yearrespectively.

Yesterday(December 18)with a strategicnetworkusertodisclose to strategynetwork,No. 2015 f20groundtestingataairport in Southwest China,today a successfulmaiden flightnews.Analystsbelieve thatsuccessfulfirst flightof the j-20,No. 2015,suggesting thatChina's fourth-generationstealthaircraftdevelopmenthas gonebeyondRussia,followed by the United States.

Militarywhoexpressedstrategicnetworkassessment,No. 2015, the j-20test flight OK,indicates that Chinanowhas6aircraftj-20.VolumeproductionfromChina to fourth-generationfighter aircraftfurther.

Deino