J-20 5th Gen Fighter Thread V

[AssassinsMace]

Can this be confirmed?

Who knows? If it's not PSed or lighting angle, it could also be maybe a new interim WS-10 engine made for the J-20.

 

[manqiangrexue]

Who knows? If it's not PSed or lighting angle, it could also be maybe a new interim WS-10 engine made for the J-20.

Might also be a heat-concealing silver coat on AL-31 nozzles.

 

[Blitzo]

I got this from a thread that said the WS-15 was installed on a J-20.View attachment 33039

Were there any reputable individuals in that thread suggesting it, or was it just people who saw the aircraft with its engines being particularly shiny and assuming it's a different engine and jumping the gun and saying it's WS-15?

Because as others have said, it is most likely that it is the same engine that's been on every other J-20 LRIP so far, and the nozzle just happened to catch the light in a certain way.

 

[latenlazy]

Were there any reputable individuals in that thread suggesting it, or was it just people who saw the aircraft with its engines being particularly shiny and assuming it's a different engine and jumping the gun and saying it's WS-15?

Because as others have said, it is most likely that it is the same engine that's been on every other J-20 LRIP so far, and the nozzle just happened to catch the light in a certain way.

This happens every time. Someone sees shiny nozzles from a distance and think it's a new engine.

 

[Blitzo]

The translation for that position is "deputy director of Technology Committee of AVIC". It appears to be a consulting committee rather than a leadership or management position. The director and some other deputy directors of that committee are China's most prominent (semi-)retired aviation experts (ages 70+). Given that Yang is only 53, I'm not sure this will be a suitable position for him. Maybe this will not be his only position, or maybe this piece of info is inaccurate? I don't know.

Seems like a position where he could wield more influence, and given his track record I think that would be a good thing for AVIC overall.

 

[MwRYum]

Seems like a position where he could wield more influence, and given his track record I think that would be a good thing for AVIC overall.

So it's a prmotion then?

 

[Blitzo]

So it's a prmotion then?

The situation is still murky, but if that is his change of position (and if there is any sort of change at all!) then by the sounds of it it is either a move up the foodchain or a lateral move across departments.

I imagine having an experienced and vibrant engineer like him as Deputy Director of something called "Technology Committee" at AVIC would allow him to have more degree of influence in the organization than a position called "Deputy Chief Engineer"... but again, this is even assuming there is any sort of change in Yang Wei's position to begin with.

 

[by78]

PS: I'm however more interested to get a closer look into these partially blurred/blocked J-20-hangars !

There you go. But these are not the same as blurred out hangars. I think these are further down the runway.

(1600x994)

 

[Air Force Brat]

There you go. But these are not the same as blurred out hangars. I think these are further down the runway.

(1600x994)

Ok, I see one "primer bird" and one "paint bird in the two right hand hangars, what am I missing???

 

[A.Man]

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