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I don't think that picture implies a one piece canopy tbh
J-20 5th Generation Fighter VII
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I don't think that picture implies a one piece canopy tbh
You are probably right, that is my fear, not because it is not fancy, but for fear of difficult stealthy treatment.
I suspect the canopy frame is swept at the same angle as the V tails.
FYJS. The forum died in 2019 due to lack of funding.
AssassinsMace
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When are we going to hear how the frame in the canopy makes the J-20S not stealthy? Just like the argument over one engine vs two or one seat vs. two. All these years CAC forgot to add the extra seat when the J-20 apparently needs two so the usual suspects can declare the J-20 a failure because it needs two seats to operate when all this time it had only one.
plawolf
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On the external frame, well if my eyes are seeing it right, that should be hidden by the curve of the canopy itself from a dead on frontal view, so shouldn’t be a major issue. Also, they could easily make the entire frame out of composites or RAM. I have faith that CAC has done their homework properly on this.
by78
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Did you even bother to read this thread before you posted this? What have people been talking about on this thread since Monday? Check out what drive? What do you mean by "drive"?
I think he means that crappy magazine.
He means this site, , which is anything but crappy, by and large. This two seat J20 would make an awesome Wild Weasel type air defense suppression aircraft. You don't see it till you are dead.
The potential significance and the capability that a twin seat J-20s offers is very high as discussed in recent pages.
But for most people on this forum, the quality of material that many English language defense reporting on the PLA (including TWZ) is below the standards that we are usually used to.
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