J-20 5th Gen Fighter Thread VI

[kurutoga]

Retirement of and introduction of 6th gen fighter are two different things. Just by the timeline of 2035, it's easy to believe that China's 6th gen could come on board and J-20 may no longer be the spear-tip of China's air force but to retire J-20?? That means that by 2035, China will have an air-force of over a thousand fighters comprised entirely of 6th gens. I doubt that.

Well, he purposefully chose 2035, not 2040 or 2045. Maybe by 2035 not all bodies of J-20 are decommissioned, but the poem can only be explained as 2035 being the end-of-life, or cease-of-production, or some dramatic event. We can only explain things based on the info presented to us. J-20 has a major status change in year 2035 after defending the country (3rd paragraph).

So from his designer's point of view, it is end of life, because there is a better more effective choice. But from practical perspective, maybe it means start of phasing out/beginning of the end.

P.S. the poem was structured based on

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(whose writer just passed away a few days ago)

 

[latenlazy]

I don’t think the “poem” says anything about any future projects. It only describes how people had doubted the J-20 when it first came out and now it is the pride of the Chinese fighters programs.

I don’t think this piece can be called a poem. It’s just some well-wishes, more like something you see on a birthday card. Do we have any evidence that this “poem” was actually written by Yang Wei? It was written on a piece of notebook paper and could be by anyone.

It’s identical to what Yang Wei narrates in the cctv video. Also, you’re right about the nomenclature. It’s more of a letter now that I think about it (though tbh letters written in poetic form are pretty typical in Chinese culture).

 

[Jiang ZeminFanboy]

Well, he purposefully chose 2035, not 2040 or 2045. Maybe by 2035 not all bodies of J-20 are decommissioned, but the poem can only be explained as 2035 being the end-of-life, or cease-of-production, or some dramatic event. We can only explain things based on the info presented to us. J-20 has a major status change in year 2035 after defending the country (3rd paragraph).

So from his designer's point of view, it is end of life, because there is a better more effective choice. But from practical perspective, maybe it means start of phasing out/beginning of the end.

P.S. the poem was structured based on

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(whose writer just passed away a few days ago)

Maybe he means, that by 2035 J20(and future variants) won't be the best what China has to offer, and this excellent fighter will play a second role just like the J11B and J10C these days.

 

[SinoSoldier]

Is "2035" a reference to a year or an airframe serial?

 

[latenlazy]

Is "2035" a reference to a year or an airframe serial?

Year.

 

[tidalwave]

Not to put all eggs in one basket, China better off duplicate j20 production in place further away from border. Mabybe one in Xi'an.

 

[taxiya]

Hi guys, 2035 has nothing specially to do with any military program. It is the year envisioned by CCP as "realizing a modern socialist society". Here is Xi's speech about it.

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第一个阶段，从二〇二〇年到二〇三五年，在全面建成小康社会的基础上，再奋斗十五年，基本实现社会主义现代化。

From 2020 to 2035, on the foundation of "Well-off" society (now), work for another 15 years (2035) to realize socialist modernity .

This is one of the conclusion from the 19th party congress a month ago. There is an education campaign all over the country. The campaign is "a letter to 2035". Here is an example from an university

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[Hendrik_2000]

Is this new Photo?. She is a beaut
Where was this photo taken and when?

 

[latenlazy]

Hi guys, 2035 has nothing specially to do with any military program. It is the year envisioned by CCP as "realizing a modern socialist society". Here is Xi's speech about it.

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From 2020 to 2035, on the foundation of "Well-off" society (now), work for another 15 years (2035) to realize socialist modernity .

This is one of the conclusion from the 19th party congress a month ago. There is an education campaign all over the country. The campaign is "a letter to 2035". Here is an example from an university

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I noticed that too, *but* I figured that could also mean 2035 is when they intend to start fielding the next generation of weapon systems en masse after the current new generation being deployed into service. This would fit into the theory that China intends to continue rapid cadence of technological development and turnover of platforms and designs even after they have reached immediate parity with the US. Just speculation though, of course.

Is this new Photo?. She is a beaut
Where was this photo taken and when?

It’s a photo from last year’s Zhuhai show, rotated 90 degrees.

 

[Hendrik_2000]

Here is the video of the controversial "Yangwei Letter to 2035 "