Personally I think high intensity testing is still pretty far away and might not even happen until 2002 comes out.
J-20... The New Generation Fighter III
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Personally I think high intensity testing is still pretty far away and might not even happen until 2002 comes out.
FarkTypeSoldier
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Why would an aircraft dump its fuel?
To avoid IR heat detection or to lose weight to fly faster?
Why would an aircraft dump its fuel?
To avoid IR heat detection or to lose weight to fly faster?
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To reduce the total weight to so that it can land safely, all jets do that, including civilian planes.
To reduce the total weight to so that it can land safely, all jets do that, including civilian planes.
kwaigonegin
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Re: J-20 Mighty Dragon -- Latest pictures
safety as well in case something terrible happens during landing you don;t want to compound it by having a few tons of jet fuel as well. I know in civilian jets only enough fuel is pump to make the trip and that's about it. If the plane has to land short, goes back or reroute it dumps most of the fuel unless if it's too low or if the plane does not have fuel jettison capabilities like some Boeing models.
safety as well in case something terrible happens during landing you don;t want to compound it by having a few tons of jet fuel as well. I know in civilian jets only enough fuel is pump to make the trip and that's about it. If the plane has to land short, goes back or reroute it dumps most of the fuel unless if it's too low or if the plane does not have fuel jettison capabilities like some Boeing models.
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Neither reason I presume. dumping fuel to gain speed or lower IR is not something you'd use in a combat scenario -- I certainly have never heard of it.
The only logical reasons would be -- either it was a malfunction (doubtful pretty elementary stuff I'd imagine), or as plawolf said it was to test the change in center of gravity.
Neither reason I presume. dumping fuel to gain speed or lower IR is not something you'd use in a combat scenario -- I certainly have never heard of it.
The only logical reasons would be -- either it was a malfunction (doubtful pretty elementary stuff I'd imagine), or as plawolf said it was to test the change in center of gravity.
Maggern
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On the contrary, it means the project might enter a far more juicy phase (just that we won't have as many pictures)
What is the point if that if we don't have pictures
I agree, there is absolutely no point for AVIC to continue testing and developing the J-20 if we are not getting picture ... absolutely NO POINT ... they might was well mothball the thing ... ...
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