J-35 carrier fighter (PLAN) thread

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I'm thinking of applying such VTOL technologies onto combat drones would be more likely.

Designing and producing VTOL combat drones would be less demanding and challenging than, say, F-35Bs, since the risk of accidents with personel onboard is eliminated. Moreover, the removal of pilot alongside the piloting equipment and supporting systems would signficantly lighten the combat drone. This is very useful for increasing weight allocation for more weapon loadouts and fuel onboard such combat drones.

Besides, with the US showcasing how VTOL technology isn't just possible, but also achievable (despite being pretty difficult), China certainly has the capability to develop her own VTOL-based combat drones (or fighter jets). In fact, I would say that the US has always been an excellent teacher for China.

Such VTOL combat drones would be very useful when operated from Type 075 LHDs and Type 076 LHAs in a Taiwan and/or South China Sea contigency, as they could operate as light aircraft carriers alongside mainline Type 00X aircraft carriers, and/or for striking land-based enemies.

The recently conducted concept test for an LHA/LHD-based light aircraft carrier by fitting and operating 20 F-35Bs onboard USS Tripoli has demonstrated just that. The nearly-commissioned TCG Anadolu light carrier further enforces such drone-carrier concepts as well.
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CRDE might replace lift fan to support vertical take-off.
 
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Guys ... this is the J-35 thread and it will NEVER EVER get a VSTOL variant of the WS-19, it won't be converted to a single engined what-if VSTOL type with one WS-15 and even more it will never ever get a hypothetical CRDE engine!

As such, STOP this ... put it in the engine's thread or leave it, but here it is nothing but pure speculations and will be deleted as off-topic from now on!
 
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CRDE, Continuously Rotating Detonation Engine

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Could you please stop using esoteric abbreviations whose meanings are not apparent and are difficult to find? First spell out the term in full, then you may use its abbreviation. In other words, be cognizant of the fact that other people's time is precious.
 
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Even if probably or most likely not all celebrate Happy Easter today, it seems as if one major Easter Egg is out … I‘m not yet allowed to share it but as it seems the land-based J-35 - eventually a PLAAF variant - was spotted.
 
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Deino said:
Even if probably or most likely not all celebrate Happy Easter today, it seems as if one major Easter Egg is out … I‘m not yet allowed to share it but as it seems the land-based J-35 - eventually a PLAAF variant - was spotted.
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Small hint … in contrast to the V2 variant shown, it appears to have only one wheel on the front landing gear.09FFC1D0-36C2-480C-96E0-D7D642DBA501.jpeg
 
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