J-35 carrier fighter (PLAN) thread

[Deino]

People are saying it's the J-35 mockup seen earlier on the Fujian. And judging from the vertical stabilisers, I agree.
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This for sure is a J-35 mockup… whereas the new one is a J-15:



For comparison:

 

[Deino]

Damn... So that mockup fighter we saw in the CCTV releases last week is indeed a J-35? Looks can indeed be pretty deceiving, lol

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Also @Deino FYA.

Just look how the wings on a J-15 fold: /__\ vs |__| on a J-35

 

[SAC]

And the lack of wing-tip pylons.

 

[ACuriousPLAFan]

In that case, now that both the mockups of the J-15B and J-35 have been seen on Fujian... Here's hoping that Fujian will become the first ever CV in the world to launch 5th-gen carrier-based fighters with electromagnetic catapults.

(For those who doesn't know, CVN-78 Gerald R. Ford and CVN-79 John F. Kennedy do not yet have the required facilities and equipment to handle F-35C operations, and this situation is expected to last until the late-2020s.)

 

[gelgoog]

(For those who doesn't know, CVN-78 Gerald R. Ford and CVN-79 John F. Kennedy do not yet have the required facilities and equipment to handle F-35C operations, and this situation is expected to last until the late-2020s.)

I thought you were kidding. But then I read this:

The second Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier, the future USS John F. Kennedy (CVN 79), will be the first ship of its class to receive F-35C modifications. The Ford is scheduled to receive the modifications in fiscal year 2025.

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[Alfa_Particle]

Potentially a new photo of the J-35 circulating on Weibo.

Wingspan checks out. From @种花家的小姐姐2
@Deino, a tag if you don't mind.

Also, you can see some sort of under-chin IRST/EODAS.

 

[Deino]

Potentially a new photo of the J-35 circulating on Weibo.
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Wingspan checks out. From @种花家的小姐姐2
@Deino, a tag if you don't mind.

Also, you can see some sort of under-chin IRST/EODAS.

Looks the same to the images and as such the prototype we've seen on 26 September 2023

 

[Alfa_Particle]

Looks the same to the images and as such the prototype we've seen on 26 September 2023

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Look at that smooth underside. The internal bay should be as big as the J-20s.

Any chance we'll see it soon during the sea trials? Maybe even takeoff/taxi tests (fat chance)?

 

[Deino]

Look at that smooth underside. The internal bay should be as big as the J-20s.

Any chance we'll see it soon during the sea trials? Maybe even takeoff/taxi tests (fat chance)?

No. In fact I would even go so far, this is most unlikely (surely not impossible) but IMO unlikely. When the 003 starts sea trials, they will concentrate IMO solely on the vessel and not additionally on air ops!

 

[Alfa_Particle]

@风清颂 again... with a photo captioned 'J-35 纳米图 (nano picture??)'

A CG perhaps?