J-20 5th Gen Fighter Thread V

[delft]

Would it be safe to say that with the 21xx series, J20 has officially entered the serial production phase. We are now seeing the first few serial produced assets.

Chinese fighters are made in batches. Serial production is only economical when producing at a higher rate per year than demanded by PLAAF.

 

[Deino]

This is an image I was waiting for .... + a working IRST

 

[lllchairmanlll]

It is said to be a IRST rather than EOTS under nose. Does that mean it is used mainly for air to air rather than air to ground/sea target acquisition?

 

[Blitzo]

This is an image I was waiting for .... + a working IRST

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Neat, very neat.

Especially nice is the clear panels for the retractable IFR probe.

The EO IRST was determined to be a functional piece of hardware a few photos ago but this is also a nice close up.

 

[ShariQ Ansari]

How could one differentiate whether the said device is EOTS or EO IRST when no one has the exact data to pinpoint that it's EOTS or EO IRST.

 

[siegecrossbow]

This is an image I was waiting for .... + a working IRST

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Lol the water mark states that the owner strictly prohibits use by other websites .

 

[Deino]

Lol the water mark states that the owner strictly prohibits use by other websites .

You mean that small text on the front LG or that red label in the right corner ?

 

[EblisTx]

You mean that small text on the front LG or that red label in the right corner ?

The text next to LG.

 

[Jeff Head]

You mean that small text on the front LG or that red label in the right corner ?

How about this one then? (1600 x 1050)

 

[Richard Santos]

How could one differentiate whether the said device is EOTS or EO IRST when no one has the exact data to pinpoint that it's EOTS or EO IRST.

There is no real definitional difference between EOTS and EO IRST.