Is he sure the wingspan is 13.6m? does he have source or is this still speculation?Even bigger, plus a speculation on where the wings are folded.
J-35 carrier fighter (PLAN) thread
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That's his speculation. Take it with huge chunk of salt.
Already posted in the FC-31 thread, but I think - at least this is what my stomach tells me 
- it fits better here:
As such it reminds me to the FC-31 static test specimen that was transported in a similar way in June 2012 to the 623 Institute in Yanliang for static tests and as such about 4 months before its maiden flight?!
(Images via @Oneninety from Weibo)
PS: according to "OneNinety" these images were taken on 6. July at about 4:00 pm local time.
Here is the link to the original post.
- it fits better here:As such it reminds me to the FC-31 static test specimen that was transported in a similar way in June 2012 to the 623 Institute in Yanliang for static tests and as such about 4 months before its maiden flight?!
(Images via @Oneninety from Weibo)
PS: according to "OneNinety" these images were taken on 6. July at about 4:00 pm local time.
Here is the link to the original post.
Why do you need dedicated air brake for a carrier-based fighter?
Intrepid
Major
To be able to set high power in the approach. A jet engine on low power need lots of time to spool up in case of a bolter.
It has V2 style vert stabilizers but the wing looks bigger compared to V2
My reply to his hint was and what's interesting, there is also a J-20 (in red) visible and these are PLAAF pilots (?) and not from the PLAN Naval Aviation. So either it is a hint for a possible PLAAF variant as rumoured since some time, or these models are to represent F-35 against the J-20 ... or they try to fool us enthusiasts again!
My reply to his hint was and what's interesting, there is also a J-20 (in red) visible and these are PLAAF pilots (?) and not from the PLAN Naval Aviation. So either it is a hint for a possible PLAAF variant as rumoured since some time, or these models are to represent F-35 against the J-20 ... or they try to fool us enthusiasts again!
I wouldn't take the details of the models too seriously imo.
I wouldnt' be surprised if the models of the "J-XYs" depicted are just normal FC-31 models. I also wouldn't be surprised if they were using it to just signify J-15s or something.