Being able to keep the jet under direct sunlight for some period of time without concern of excessive degradation falls under "storage practice." As @Bltizo stated, there is no reason to believe F-22s are handled any differently in this regard, and thus no evidence of the bolded assertion.
J-20 5th Gen Fighter Thread VI
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Being able to keep the jet under direct sunlight for some period of time without concern of excessive degradation falls under "storage practice." As @Bltizo stated, there is no reason to believe F-22s are handled any differently in this regard, and thus no evidence of the bolded assertion.
antiterror13
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Good catch!. But I don't think it is a big deal. I am sure PLAAF knows what they are doing, building simple hangars for J-20 is not something PLAAF couldn't do it
TerraN_EmpirE
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Most of the erosion of stealth aircraft coatings is in flight. Sitting on the ground won't do that unless the conditions are such that even conventional military equipment would suffer. For example same storm conditions have been known to etch glass. Farther more we see J20 under shelters to.
The maintenance requires climate controlled hangers but with the increasing number of sensitive computer systems and technology in modern military weapons that is just as much stealth coatings as avionics.
The maintenance requires climate controlled hangers but with the increasing number of sensitive computer systems and technology in modern military weapons that is just as much stealth coatings as avionics.
A large batch of high-resolution images for the weekend...
In the third and fifth images of 232, please notice the base of the right "ruddervator" is very well defined, notice also that the bottom of the ruddervator does not "fair up" against the bottom of the base, theres a reason for this as there is a quite large gap near the pivot on the J-20, anybody have any ideas why?
The J-20 "ruddervator" serves as both yaw and pitch control, and flairs together for airbraking, like the canards it is a very healthy piece with very long throw...
I'll state it once again, the J-20 is an amazing aircraft with what is likely one of the most complex FCS systems ever installed on an aircraft, Dr. Song noted the complexity of getting all the surfaces to function well together, love seeing this vapor boiling off this girl...
you'd have to admit no matter what a naysayer you were that the flow is "energized"!
Supposed internal documentation revealed that ground control radar lost track of the J-20 multiple times during the Military Parade (August 1st?) in 2018. Use of Luneberg lens is mandated by the top commander of the military region and technicians are forbidden from removing it without higher up mandate. J-10C is also tricky to track but since it accompanies an H-6 refueler, it is easy to pinpoint its position.
Radar technicians suggested using long-wavelength radars and relative aerial distance between the J-20 formation and other fighter formations to facilitate tracking during the parade.
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