J-20 5th Gen Fighter Thread VI

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Hyperwarp

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What does Henri mean by 2D TVC? Is there another TVC program similar to the F-22's 2D nozzles? And tested on three different engines?! three separate engines of the same type or same family but surely not three different series of engines.

China ground tested 2D-TVC nozzles a long time ago. I had pics of them but they all went away with my Photobucket account
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Here are 2 really old pics -
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Blitzo

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this picture of J-20's cockpit taken from the side shows a few details (annotated), but the most J-20 unique one is the edge of the main display and display below the HUD, as well as the position of the pilot's hand on the top of the control stick peeking in the frame, which confirms the stick is is on the right side.

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this picture of J-20's cockpit taken from the side shows a few details (annotated), but the most J-20 unique one is the edge of the main display and display below the HUD, as well as the position of the pilot's hand on the top of the control stick peeking in the frame, which confirms the stick is is on the right side.

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The stick also looks like it's all set for HOTAS. That red lever just in front of the stick appears to be an ejection handle. While conveniently located, shouldn't the pilot's hands be drawn in tight to his body when he's ejected? The ACES II seat pulls the pilot's arms and legs in when ejecting, so perhaps J-20 has this as well. Or could it be that the lever is just to pop the canopy on the ground?
 
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