J-20 5th Gen Fighter Thread VIII

[ZeEa5KPul]

Short clip of a J-20 in flight refueling from the recent PLA documentary:

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[Rag Shiba]

Not sure if this has been posted. Really great shots from the air show.

 

[Blitzo]

Not sure if this has been posted. Really great shots from the air show.

It has been shared and seen before.
That's footage from the 2022 Zhuhai airshow, and the footage (in higher quality as well) was already posted back then.

I won't delete the post, as being able to recall all of the recent footage in the past is difficult, and that video is titled in a way which deceptively makes it seem like it is "recent". But in future, would be useful to consider if such footage would've been not posted.

 

[Rag Shiba]

It has been shared and seen before.
That's footage from the 2022 Zhuhai airshow, and the footage (in higher quality as well) was already posted back then.

I won't delete the post, as being able to recall all of the recent footage in the past is difficult, and that video is titled in a way which deceptively makes it seem like it is "recent". But in future, would be useful to consider if such footage would've been not posted.

Thanks. It is hard to recall. I went back several pages to make sure, didn’t see it so I took a punt!

 

[siegecrossbow]

Excerpt of J-20 from Cui Huo documentary showing how it uses data link with AWAC (KJ-500) to detect and engage enemy fifth generation fighter (three J-20s) in an exercise and used mid-air refueling to extend mission duration and shoot down an enemy AWAC asset before it could escape.

 

[FirebirdFan]

Excerpt of J-20 from Cui Huo documentary showing how it uses data link with AWAC (KJ-500) to detect and engage enemy fifth generation fighter (three J-20s) in an exercise and used mid-air refueling to extend mission duration and shoot down an enemy AWAC asset before it could escape.

Did I see two PL-15s rippled or were those just two launches from close aircraft.

 

[siegecrossbow]

Did I see two PL-15s rippled or were those just two launches from close aircraft.

Some of the clips are unrelated. They are not going to risk firing live missiles in an aerial combat exercise.

 

[FirebirdFan]

Some of the clips are unrelated. They are not going to risk firing live missiles in an aerial combat exercise.

Of course, but the nerd in me is still hoping we caught a ripple on video.

 

[ACuriousPLAFan]

Excerpt of J-20 from Cui Huo documentary showing how it uses data link with AWAC (KJ-500) to detect and engage enemy fifth generation fighter (three J-20s) in an exercise and used mid-air refueling to extend mission duration and shoot down an enemy AWAC asset before it could escape.

Soon, it will be the ISTAR and CCA UAVs that will do the jobs of aerial search and detection, providing target illumination, and continuous missile guidance on behalf of fighters and AEW&C aircrafts, considering that everyone is eager to take out AEW&C aircrafts of opposing sides nowadays.

We've seen the same with WZ-7s doing the same in anti-ship strike exercises in an official PLA promotional video clip from a couple days ago. Doing the same for aerial engagements is only a matter of time (of which the PLAAF is alleged to have successfully done so in exercises sometime early this year).

 

[PiSigma]

Oh, it's really enviable, a person with connections got an aircraft model signed by two J-20 chief test pilots
According to him：
On a certain occasion, he met with two J-20 chief test pilots, Li Gang and He Binbin, and confirmed that the J-20 test flight adopts a dual chief test flight system: chief test pilot and chief test flight commander, one responsible for flying in the sky and the other responsible for ground command. The two big guys signed for me on both wings of the aircraft model:
Right wing: Li Gang 2011.01.11 J-20 verification aircraft first flight
Left wing: He Binbin 2014.03.01 J-20 first flight
It should be noted that: in 2011, the J-20 verification aircraft first flight, Li Gang was the chief pilot and He Binbin was the chief commander; in 2014, the J-20 first flight, He Binbin was the chief pilot and Li Gang was the chief commander.
This is the first time that the first flight time of the technology verification aircraft and the prototype has been clarified.
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Those official AVIC models aren't even that well made. Both of mine broke in a few delicate places.

Definitely need to know the right people to get autographs. I'll have them for dinner next time I'm in Chengdu and ask for one.