J-20 5th Gen Fighter Thread VIII

[ACuriousPLAFan]

Some close-up shots of a J-20S. Posted by @太湖军I名 on Weibo.

 

[siegecrossbow]

WS-10C2s. Note the lack of an integrated radar blocker and how the augmentor flameholder is pretty much identical to the other WS-10 variants.
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That’s fairly disappointing. Looks like this deficiency won’t be addressed till WS-15 then.

 

[Alfa_Particle]

Can you share the source of the C2 image?

Someone already did it for me~

That’s fairly disappointing. Looks like this deficiency won’t be addressed till WS-15 then.

Actually, it shouldn't be disappointing. This is COMPLETELY expected given the C2 lasted like what, one or two batches? Before the 15 took over. The C2 *is* a temporary transition after all, and a really short-lived one at that. It's not worth the hassle.

 

[Kejora]

That’s fairly disappointing. Looks like this deficiency won’t be addressed till WS-15 then.

To be fair radar blocker isn't something that could easily added to existing engines. Other older US engines like F110 and F414 also don't have radar blocker even when they expected to power stealth aircraft like Kaan and KF-21. Better to wait for WS-15 and WS-19 rather than making the stop gap engines more complicated.

 

[sequ]

Some close-up shots of a J-20S. Posted by @太湖军I名 on Weibo.

Do you have a link to the video?

 

[Maikeru]

To be fair radar blocker isn't something that could easily added to existing engines. Other older US engines like F110 and F414 also don't have radar blocker even when they expected to power stealth aircraft like Kaan and KF-21. Better to wait for WS-15 and WS-19 rather than making the stop gap engines more complicated.

Well, are we sure WS-15 and WS19 do have radar blockers?