J-35 carrier fighter (PLAN) thread
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What "updates" have you seen in this model? The "side (weapons?) bay"? If you are talking about the hatches next to the landing gears, they are just the doors for the landing gear. I don't see any update really.
The expo model has the electro optical sensor at the front which is imo the only thing thats different from the CGI from the AVIC promo. I thought there were slight adjustment to geometry but it might have been perspective, but other than that it is pretty much the same.
... there are no - at least no weapons - side bays!
By the way, just another question regarding the cold weather and snow at Shenyang right now: As such won't it be wiser to wait until lets say March and warmer weather for a maiden flight?
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hehe, I really don't get why some people could even give a thought of magic day "January 11th", it is just a modern version of superstition.... there are no - at least no weapons - side bays!
By the way, just another question regarding the cold weather and snow at Shenyang right now: As such won't it be wiser to wait until lets say March and warmer weather for a maiden flight?
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manqiangrexue
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Yes, it absolutely does. I think it carries 4 missiles. It's a waste of time to create a stealth fighter with no bays.
Honestly a naval carrier fighter should have gone with insisting on 6 medium range A2A missiles like J-20 is capable of. Even if it forgoes the two short range side bays because there just isn't enough space. No one is going to compromise on stealth just to carry in "beast" mode with wings draped in missiles. The point of these fighters for PLAN seems to be a counter to preventing USN aircraft from penetrating China's area denial. Along with the J-15, they are going to be the only tip on the spear. China doesn't have anything close to numerical parity on super carriers and carrier fighters along with supporting aircraft. Missile payload and range goes pretty far to balance this.
By the way, just another question regarding the cold weather and snow at Shenyang right now: As such won't it be wiser to wait until lets say March and warmer weather for a maiden flight?
Depends. SAC will be correspondingly experienced at operating in cold weather, so it could be done. While icy, the winter weather in North-East Asia is typically clear and stable (prevailing continental high pressure). Precipitation is actually rare (so chances of a clean and dry runway are really good), all that snow simply accumulates over time because it never melts away until spring! Komsomolsk-na-Amure is further North and quite a bit colder still, yet they conducted the first flight of the T-50 in late January. Dito with Irkutsk and the recent first flight of the PD-14 powered MS-21.
If you have measures in place to deal with the extreme cold, there are worse seasons for a first flight in Shenyang by some measures!
If the J-XY is based on the FC-31 its weapons bay size should be more or less identical in size to the J-20s. That means sooner or later it will allow for a load out of 6 MRAAMs.