J-20 5th Generation Fighter VII

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Based on one Weibo analysis the second image is that of a J-20’s cockpit during the missile launch. I won’t disclose the Weibo owner to keep his identity safe from censors.
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I’ll explain what I meant by this. I think it is safe to do so since the OG post occurred almost four months ago without drawing unwanted attention.



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Note the shape and placement of the gun cam from this screenshot. It consists of two cylindrical lenses, one large and one small.

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Here is what it looks like from the front on a J-20.

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A similar device from the J-10C only has one lens and is placed to the side to avoid being blocked by the IRST.

So there you go — first released colored image of a missile (likely PL-10) fired by a J-20.
 
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But having a secondary passive homing mode in the AA role does not mean it is an effective true ARM. As such I really question this conclusion.
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A true anti-radiation missile would have to be able to remember where the last known location of the emitter is and continue towards it if the emitter stops transmitting. this is because the first thing a ground radar does when it’s crew thinks it is under attack is to stop transmitting.

Such a mode is worthless in an AAM that is homing passively because the airplane target certainly won’t remain at the last known location if it s radar stops transmitting.

So chances are an AAM won’t have a proceed to last known location feature, which makes them trivial to defeat by simply turning off the transmitter.
 
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siegecrossbow said:
Newly revealed footage of J-20 crash.

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Got you!!! ;) :):D
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Much harder to keep airworthy than the RCPowers version, isn't it?

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That said, question. The J-20 is claimed to have at least 60 degrees max AoA. What's the claim of the J-20's actual max AoA? If we go back to RCPowers, the J-20 design permits high controllability at extremely high AoA. Can the J-20 actually reach 90 degrees AoA? How about 70 degrees AoA?
 
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How do RC builders manage controllability? Since many RC planes are modelling advanced designs with relaxed stability, they don't have the assistance of computers controlling fbw and surfaces. Do they actually build stable frames using internal weights or something?
 
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ougoah said:
How do RC builders manage controllability? Since many RC planes are modelling advanced designs with relaxed stability, they don't have the assistance of computers controlling fbw and surfaces. Do they actually build stable frames using internal weights or something?
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Gyros, lightweight foam and too much thrust. I miss my RC days.
 
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ougoah said:
How do RC builders manage controllability? Since many RC planes are modelling advanced designs with relaxed stability, they don't have the assistance of computers controlling fbw and surfaces. Do they actually build stable frames using internal weights or something?
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re-organizate the center of the gravity against the center of the lift to make it stable.....

that said, in that video, the TWR<1, so J-20 actually was locked the canard when during the maiden flight, once it unlocked the canard, it crushed into a lake...

it's not possible to control a natural unstable aircraft withough a computer-controlled flight control system
 
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