J-20... The New Generation Fighter III
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Flateric.
Apologies but the thread I was talking about only covered the number of flights up till september 2011... The good news is that it links to all the threads wall climbers started regarding the earlier flights.
However I baidu-ed the number of flights and it is at least 70 for 2001. I think I need to start a thread on CJDBY to get a more precise count from wall climbers.
Thank you gentlemen, a fine post for both of you young men and entirely logical, now I would caution that 2002 is only the second prototype, and they will likely fully vet her at the factory, they may have also made some additions to the equipment list and will be confirming that all is functional. The best place for test flying/initial airworthiness remains the factory airfield, I will not be surprised then when 2003 rolls out. It is a shame the we didn't see a little formation flying, but that would likely be too risky at this stage!
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Hi flateric, this is off topic, but do you have a link or any insight into the center fuse issues with the T-50, also some said the verts were cracking? I would imagine they have progressed to a more energetic flight test regimen and its always possible for these things to crop up once flight testing gets serious as with the F-35?
check this one - this may be of help
http://www.sinodefenceforum.com/air-force/j-20-new-generation-fighter-iii-69-5600.html#post177578
so it should be more than 70 flights
thanks in advance for your effort!
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Which is why I said at least 70 lol. I knew that there were around 70 flights in March but it seems that people stopped keep tracking of 2001 flights when 2002 came out.
Already posted the thread. Waiting for response:
Some one said around 80 flights. Will update when I get a more precise number.
Where were these images posted?
Insufficient data to answer that question.
peperez
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Chinese J-20 and Russian T-50 are just prototypes. They are far from operations. Only after that one could say which is better.
Cheers
Pepe
I think the J20 will have more range/endurance with stealth mode (no external ordnance). Personally I think that will be the keyfactor. If you can turn and burn, it is nice but you pretty much destroy the stealth mode with that. What will matter is the way the computing power and sensors are added value... If Chine can move from J6 tot J20 in a decade or 2... I trust they can shock us with more.
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