No, from number '2011' on they no longer had an airbrake.
J-20 5th Gen Fighter Thread VI
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No, from number '2011' on they no longer had an airbrake.
Hyperwarp
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Thats excellent. Hope SAC adopts this for the future flanker variants.
Hendrik_2000
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So how many J 20 are there ?
Great question, we seem to have photographic evidence for possibly up to 20 airworthy aircraft??
We're aware the dorsal air brake was eliminated, but the question was whether or not the "ruddevator's" deflected together to act as airbrakes?? and I believe they do?? just as the F-22's rudders deflect together for aerodynamic braking, they are certainly plumbed into "pitching" the J-20 by the FCS, so even if you selected full aft stick on roll-out?? they would contribute to aerodynamic braking..
Full aft stick would also shift the center of gravity aft, putting additional aircraft weight on the main gear, increasing braking effectiveness.
In principle I agree with You: We now have seven confirmed aircraft assigned to the 176th Brigade (78271 to 78277) and one confirmed to the 172nd Brigade (78232) ... but given the assumption that these numbers start with no. 21 and given the fact that we have seen a GE-imag from Canzhou showing three J-20s together, I assume it is highly likely that no 78231 also exists and likely also 78233.
That would make 9 operational birds ... but we also know that in fact since February 2017 we've lost all reliable data on the current production status. From time to time there are new yellow coloured birds spotted, some with grey, some with brown structures or even completely in yellow on the intake.
Jura The idiot
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now noticed in Facebook (it's )
"China’s J-20 fighter jet chief designer becomes popular online celebrity
A new online celebrity has arisen in China. Yang Wei, the chief designer of the nation’s J-20 fighter jet, shot to fame after he revealed his time as a student who went to university at the age of 15 and got his master’s degree at 22.
“I got a perfect score for five of my junior high graduation exams and a score of 99 out of a 100 for another one, which exempted me from taking the college entrance exam two weeks later. I was 15,” Yang said in a TV program.
Yang said he took gaokao without much preparation, but fell short by a couple points to meet the admission requirement for Tsinghua or Peking—China’s top two universities. He was eventually admitted by Luo Shijun, China’s most renowned expert at Northwestern Polytechnical University, which is one of China’s best aviation and aerospace research institutes.
At the age of 22, when most people only got their bachelor’s degree, Yang had already obtained his master’s degree and started his aircraft design career at Chengdu Aircraft Design Institute, China’s top-notch aviation design and manufacturing body, where his work and China’s military aviation industry took off.
Over the years, Yang has worked as the chief designer of multiple fighter jets, including the J-20, a twinjet, fifth-generation stealth , reportedly the third in the world and the first in Asia, which officially entered military service in February. Yang is also the chief designer of the FC-1 fighter jet—a star combat aircraft in the world, which was jointly developed by China and .
Yang’s first-time revelation of his prodigy years has caught wide attention online, making him China’s latest online celebrity. Many netizens commented that they are greatly impressed by the smart, hardworking chief designer who is also the pride of China."
"China’s J-20 fighter jet chief designer becomes popular online celebrity
A new online celebrity has arisen in China. Yang Wei, the chief designer of the nation’s J-20 fighter jet, shot to fame after he revealed his time as a student who went to university at the age of 15 and got his master’s degree at 22.
“I got a perfect score for five of my junior high graduation exams and a score of 99 out of a 100 for another one, which exempted me from taking the college entrance exam two weeks later. I was 15,” Yang said in a TV program.
Yang said he took gaokao without much preparation, but fell short by a couple points to meet the admission requirement for Tsinghua or Peking—China’s top two universities. He was eventually admitted by Luo Shijun, China’s most renowned expert at Northwestern Polytechnical University, which is one of China’s best aviation and aerospace research institutes.
At the age of 22, when most people only got their bachelor’s degree, Yang had already obtained his master’s degree and started his aircraft design career at Chengdu Aircraft Design Institute, China’s top-notch aviation design and manufacturing body, where his work and China’s military aviation industry took off.
Over the years, Yang has worked as the chief designer of multiple fighter jets, including the J-20, a twinjet, fifth-generation stealth , reportedly the third in the world and the first in Asia, which officially entered military service in February. Yang is also the chief designer of the FC-1 fighter jet—a star combat aircraft in the world, which was jointly developed by China and .
Yang’s first-time revelation of his prodigy years has caught wide attention online, making him China’s latest online celebrity. Many netizens commented that they are greatly impressed by the smart, hardworking chief designer who is also the pride of China."
So much praising this one guy recently. Yang Wei is obviously a great credit to China and a real talent, along with all the others that brought China's aerospace industry to what it is today, but being second best isn't worthy of celebration. So many amazing aerodynamic designs that has come out of the US and Europe in the last century and none of the guys who designed them were publicly celebrated on this level. The only good I can see come out of all this is the potential inspiration it can give young people and the encouragement it can give the people working in these fields.
SinoSoldier
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Ouch. I really mean it; if it were me I would be depressed for months.
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