CG-illustrated - Side-by-side comparison of J-20 (with 2D-vector nozzle), J-20 (presumably with WS-15?) and J-20S. By @大包CG on Weibo.
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J-20 5th Generation Fighter VII
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TVC is a must for swept wing 5th gen jet in order to sustain super-cruise and super-maneuverability. For J20, i doubt's a necessities.
12th anniversary of J-20's first flight!
Indeed, and that‘s why I hoped foe the 2051‘s maiden flight
It seems my alternative theory is probably real. Those number are not counted independently between batches but the total number ever manufactured.
But here is one more thing, the total number of J-20 has still surpassed that of F-22 by the end of 2022. And there were more than 7 batches at the very least with 156 in total procurement. My own take is somewhere between 190 and 200.
Would be pretty funny if we got the right conclusion by the wrong reasons.
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Why would TVC be necessary for supercruise?
Could each batch simply be 20 planes starting with batch 00 or do we have any numbers that would disprove that ?
00 1-20
01 21-40
02 41-60
03 61-80
04 81-100
05 101-120
06 121-140
07 141-160
It is one possibility derived from educated guess I would say.
More importantly, PLA never release photo once taken but delayed them for at least several months even several years. So I have absolutely no idea when the 156th J-20 was delivered.
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