J-20 5th Gen Fighter Thread VIII

[Maikeru]

Y'all gonna look pretty stoopid when the STOVL J-20B shows up.

 

[by78]

J-20S and J-20A.

 

[QIUSIYU]

 

[InsaneHum]

Some very odd rumors about 4 models of J-20s present
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"What we thought is not what it is"

So there weren't 4 J-20 variants after all, or it wasn't shown in the parade.

 

[Andy1974]

So there weren't 4 J-20 variants after all, or it wasn't shown in the parade.

There were 4 variant, we just missed it. Here you can clearly see there is J-20, A, B and S.

Post in thread '2025 Victory Day parade thread (workup, 3rd Sept)'
2025 Victory Day parade thread (workup, 3rd Sept)

 

[Tomboy]

There were 4 variant, we just missed it. Here you can clearly see there is J-20, A, B and S.

Post in thread '2025 Victory Day parade thread (workup, 3rd Sept)'
2025 Victory Day parade thread (workup, 3rd Sept)

What's B

 

[Andy1974]

What's B

I think B is what we have been calling A.

Edit, I think S and B have dark camo, A and original have light camo?

 

[Tomboy]

I think B is what we have been calling A.

Edit, I think S and B have dark camo, A and original have light camo?

Then what's A?

 

[zlixOS]

I think B is what we have been calling A.

Edit, I think S and B have dark camo, A and original have light camo?

Two different naming conventions (the one with no B seems to be more popular)

J-20 <--> J-20A (Shiny)
J-20A <--> J-20B (Dark)
J-20S <--> J-20S (Dark)

 

[Andy1974]

Then what's A?

I am just going from the infographic, we need to look closely at what we thought were the J-20 originals in the parade and see if any of them are not what we thought.