J-20 5th Gen Fighter Thread V

[Jeff Head]

I am going to keep the following spreadsheet on the J-20.

I find it helpful to keep the dates and notes all lined up like this. Anyone want to help out/update/correct? Deino?

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[manqiangrexue]

I am going to keep the following spreadsheet on the J-20.

I find it helpful to keep the dates and notes all lined up like this. Anyone want to help out/update/correct? Deino?

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I thought engines were some sort of AL-31? When was it determined that they were WS-10 variant?

 

[Jeff Head]

I thought engines were some sort of AL-31? When was it determined that they were WS-10 variant?

That's what I am looking for..

Are they all AL-31? Are there any WS-10? I expect we will get definitive answers here momentarily.

Same for the added features of the newer aircraft.

I will correct the file as we get confirmed info.

 

[Deino]

Thanks a lot ... I'm hoping for '2016' but so long here are three more ...

I am going to keep the following spreadsheet on the J-20.

I find it helpful to keep the dates and notes all lined up like this. Anyone want to help out/update/correct? Deino?

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'manqiangrexue' is correct, the engines are some sort of AL-31 - IMO a version of the AL-31FN series III - since all details of that engine hints to an AL-31 and honestly none to the WS-10 (maybe only the silverfish colour):



Also No. 2002 started as a "second" 2001 at first, gained later the radar (?) and was finally renumbered 2004.

 

[Deino]

Very nice...let me clean up the watermarks that are there:

The J-20 is certainly a beautiful bird!

That pic would make a heck of a wallpaper/background image.

Thanks Jeff ! ... here are three more from today ...

 

[Jeff Head]

Thanks a lot ... I'm hoping for '2016' but so long here are three more ...

'manqiangrexue' is correct, the engines are some sort of AL-31 - IMO a version of the AL-31FN series III - since all details of that engine hints to an AL-31 and honestly none to the WS-10 (maybe only the silverfish colour):

Also No. 2002 started as a "second" 2001 at first, gained later the radar (?) and was finally renumbered 2004.

Great! I will update my little chart accordingly!

I am surprised a chart like this has not been already put out...but it probably has and I just have not seen it. LOL!

Here's the updated chart with those inputs:

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[Air Force Brat]

Very nice...let me clean up the watermarks that are there:

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The J-20 is certainly a beautiful bird!

That pic would make a heck of a wallpaper/background image.

Master Jeff, if you would post this picture with the vortices off the trailing edge of the canards to the aerodynamics thread, maybe we can hear Mr. Scratch out and learn something???

 

[Blitzo]

Ohhhh ... and now without that nasty watermark on it !!

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That picture has the best view of the forward looking PDS aperture on the nose yet.

 

[latenlazy]

That top view of the J-20 makes it look like the vortex is being pulled inward into the body rather than dissipating outward toward the wing?

 

[Alvaritus]

That picture has the best view of the forward looking PDS aperture on the nose yet.

*Googles PDS Aperture... comes back empty-handed...
Benn lurking this forum for several years now, still get some unkonw term from time to time :S