It's easier to see the differences if you compare the gap between the vertical stabilizer and the wing. The gap is visible in one (AF version) and almost non-existent in the other (navy)
J-35 carrier fighter (PLAN) thread
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It's easier to see the differences if you compare the gap between the vertical stabilizer and the wing. The gap is visible in one (AF version) and almost non-existent in the other (navy)
Is it carrying a missile?
If this picture is taken at a different point in the same flight, as the same aircraft a few posts ago - then there is a bulge aft of the cockpit - ruling out FC-31 V2.
I know for @Blitzo it is surely too early to think about it, but still I put together a collage of the most recent photos of the supposed new J-35 prototype to check whether the claim it could be an air force version could be true.
In summary, some say the wing is smaller than on the naval version and no longer the tail cuts into the wing ... And indeed in some cases it actually looks that way ... as such I'm confused, but perhaps because some of them actually show the FC-31V2 demonstrator?! But maybe all we have is just too blurry!
In summary, some say the wing is smaller than on the naval version and no longer the tail cuts into the wing ... And indeed in some cases it actually looks that way ... as such I'm confused, but perhaps because some of them actually show the FC-31V2 demonstrator?! But maybe all we have is just too blurry!
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Even if it does, how can you know? The missiles should be carried internally.
