Another image showing the new J-20A prototype no. 2055 ... unfortunately very blurry!
J-20 5th Gen Fighter Thread VIII
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1. Criticized wall climbers for sharing photos with the likes of @Deino. They might get arrested if authorities take it seriously.
2. There is a limit to how old a J-20 pilot can be. A lot of brigades keep older type because older pilots will retire without flying J-20.
3. A lot of J-20 pilots are Beijing University or Tsinhua Univerisity graduates. They bring special skills or acumen to the post and rapidly adjust to life in the military.
Gorgeous in that camo paint ! A camo J-20 would be futile but nice to see.
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From the surface, it does seem like a bit of a waste, considering how older fighter pilots would have more experiences than younger ones.
However, given how youngsters today typically have better knowledge and understanding at using all sorts of modern gadgets (e.g. smartphones and computers) than their parents - The same can be said with all the new technologies, skillsets and methods of conducting aerial warfare that are typically better mastered by younger pilots compared to older pilots. All the new kinds of skills and knowledge that are always evolving and upgrading are much easier to be picked up by the youngsters compared to the elders too.
It is indeed true that we are gradually living in a new world where "higher age = better" no longer applies as much as before.
In the meantime, while retaining the older fighter pilots to keep flying older fighter types until retirement is one way to go with - I'd prefer more if these older pilots can be relegated/retrained to fly airlifters, tankers and special mission aircrafts. Flying these "heavies" frequently entails longer flight hours, but less physically and mentally taxing to the (aging) bodies of military pilots compared to flying highly-agile fighters. This should guarantee that while older pilots can continue serving with the PLAAF until retirement, the fighter fleets of the PLAAF can be upgraded and expanded faster and across-the-board as well.
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From the surface, it does seem like a bit of a waste, considering how older fighter pilots would have more experiences than younger ones.
However, given how youngsters today typically have better knowledge and understanding at using all sorts of modern gadgets (e.g. smartphones and computers) than their parents - The same can be said with all the new technologies, skillsets and methods of conducting aerial warfare that are typically better mastered by younger pilots compared to older pilots. All the new kinds of skills and knowledge that are always evolving and upgrading are much easier to be picked up by the youngsters compared to the elders too.
It is indeed true that we are gradually living in a new world where "higher age = better" no longer applies as much as before.
In the meantime, while retaining the older fighter pilots to keep flying older fighter types until retirement is one way to go with - I'd prefer more if these older pilots can be relegated/retrained to fly airlifters, tankers and special mission aircrafts. Flying these "heavies" frequently entails longer flight hours, but less physically and mentally taxing to the (aging) bodies of military pilots compared to flying highly-agile fighters. This should guarantee that while older pilots can continue serving with the PLAAF until retirement, the fighter fleets of the PLAAF can be upgraded and expanded faster and across-the-board as well.
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In western air forces the older pilots often transition to UAV 'pilots' I think. Could be same for PLAAF.
Some of them do get transfer to piloting tankers and airlifters as well, IIRC.
The two dots below the 2055 look like a new sensor. That nozzle looks so weird, almost like its forming a V about the centerline, but that is probably just the exceptional work of the PLA Nokia brigade.
powered by WS-10C .. ? rightAnd again if legit yet another surprise ...
As it seems, there is maybe now a third J-20S or J-20AS twin-seater with the serial number 2033.
(Found at @地产画匠 on Weibo)
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All the two seaters use WS-10C. As a matter of fact even J-20 2051 uses WS-10C.
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