J-20 5th Gen Fighter Thread VIII

[CaribouTruth]

There doesn't seem to be anything too interesting that was covered by the grey bar! I wonder why censored it in the first place.

 

[Mearex]

J-20S prototype 2037 with WS-15

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1908172035068481739

No flat nozzles? :’(

 

[Blitzo]

J-20S prototype 2037 with WS-15

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1908172035068481739

Those engines do not look like WS-15s, but rather WS-10s.

 

[Deino]

I need some help again to identify a PLAAF airbase especially with my database not at hand at the moment! Any ideas?

 

[Totoro]

Off the top of my head, those hardened shelters visible in the image should be at 8th or 9th brigade.

 

[Deino]

Off the top of my head, those hardened shelters visible in the image should be at 8th or 9th brigade.

Indeed, it‘s Wuhu:

 

[by78]

J-20S carrying two pods under her wings. ECM pods perhaps?

 

[Nx4eu]

J-20S carrying two pods under her wings. ECM pods perhaps?

These are not new photos. These seem to be the same photo's of the J-20S acting as the chase plane for the J-36. They seem to be optical pods.

 

[siegecrossbow]

They need to develop a more stealth optimized version.

 

[VittorioVeneto]

歼-20S机翼下挂载两个吊舱。可能是电子对抗吊舱？

BFSX-01（accompanying fly camera shooting 01） pod is likely to be used for allowing the J20S to observe from the wingman position during the J36's flight.

Apart from the J20S, there might not be any other twin-seat aircraft in Chengdu. The production of JF17 and J10 has been shifted to other places.