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J-20 5th Gen Fighter Thread VIII
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The triple light strip is found on the AL-31 versions but not the WS-10 versions.
Thanks for the correction. Post has been deleted.
Indeed, they try to fool and test us, but it is clearly faked. Neither the alignment of the number nor its position is correct and it is an old batch based on the formation lights.
Do we know the price tag of J20 vs F35. Every source I read indicated that J20 is more expensive than F35. Why is that? I thought lower labor cost meant cheaper for China but not the case here.
China could produce cheap EV while others cannot. If China applies the same concept to J20, maybe they can produce it cheaper?
China could produce cheap EV while others cannot. If China applies the same concept to J20, maybe they can produce it cheaper?
Bigger aircraft, twice the engines and less of it produced perhaps contributes?
Labour cost is a mirage and less important for high tech, lower volume goods. For example, electrical engineers in China can be paid 3X more than EE in Taiwan. J-20 is the high watermark of Chinese military technology, so they will need to pay for top talent.
The cheap EV's are because the content is cheap, not because of labour. They have cheap cushioning, simple suspensions, etc. Nissan can produce the Sakura EV in Japan at a relatively comparable price to cheap Chinese EVs. The luxury class Chinese EVs with more technological features are priced accordingly (not cheap).
On top of that, things like stealth coatings, composite parts, exotic metallurgical processes are usually lower yield and expensive due to their nature, not labour. They cannot take advantage of huge scale like steel for naval ships or electronics for missile parts.
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I believe mainly bigger aircraft with 2 engines and perhaps more capabilities and more advanced sensors and radar
Not sure whether the impact of number aircraft produce big enough ... also I am not sure whether J-20 price includes the development cost, I suspect it doesn't .. so if it is the case, J-20 is significantly more expensive than F-35 ... but a lot cheaper than F-22
It seems PLA is extremely happy with J-20, so the cost is not the limiting factor I think
J-20 will be produced in high number over 100 per year, possibly 150, not much lower than combined F-35 yearly produced for all countries
