SinoSoldier
Colonel
Is this airframe different from the ones presented at the airshow? I see that the radome doesn't have a different shade of grey.
J-35A fighter (PLAAF) + FC-31 thread
- Thread starter ACuriousPLAFan
- Start date
Is this airframe different from the ones presented at the airshow? I see that the radome doesn't have a different shade of grey.
I'll have to say these are strikingly similar to say the least.
SinoSoldier
Colonel
Perhaps this airframe is indeed the closest one to the production configuration if it has the target engines installed. Of course, it is also possible that they chose to test the new airframes with the WS-13/21 so as to minimize the risk of an engine incident.
I wouldn't say it's the closest to production configuration. It might just be an airframe testing the WS-19 + full avionics mix.
When WS-19s started flying the hinge-type stabs weren't on any airframes yet IIRC.
SinoSoldier
Colonel
It would make sense to have a dedicated airframe for testing these subsystems prior to final integration. Nonetheless, all of this hinges (pun unintended) on the assumption that the hinge-type horizontal stabilizers are indeed a design progression rather than a testing point.
The guy that first leaked the existence of the J-35 said it's the case, and he's pretty credible. I'll believe him for now.
SinoSoldier
Colonel
Pardon my schizophrenic obsession with DAS, but it's interesting that the J-20S model at the Zhuhai Airshow shows DAS windows whereas neither the J-35A nor J-35 models do. I wonder if this is just an oversight on the model maker or if DAS might actually be omitted on certain variants.
Croos-posted from the carrier fighter J-35 thread.
Both J-35 and J-35A models together in the same frame. Posted by the @Hurin92 on Twitter.
Both J-35 and J-35A models together in the same frame. Posted by the @Hurin92 on Twitter.
Models the AVIC present are not exactly known for their notorious accuracy.
Besides, the J-20S model seems to be quite a half-assed mod from a regular J-20 and the J-35 a half-assed mod from the FC-31V2 models.
Since the release of more HD pictures of first J-35 that arrived, we can see that it, in fact, has covered EODAS windows.
Given that there has been official confirmation that the J-20S is equipped with MUMT capabilities for collaborating with loyal wingamn UCAVs - Here's wondering whether we will see a twin-seater variant for the J-35A (and also J-35 for the PLAN) for similar purposes in the future?
More importantly, though - Will we see also single-seat J-20/As, J-35As and J-35s (of which would collectively be available in the high-triple digits if not low-quadruple digits in the coming years) also be equipped with MUMT capabilities sometime in the future?
More importantly, though - Will we see also single-seat J-20/As, J-35As and J-35s (of which would collectively be available in the high-triple digits if not low-quadruple digits in the coming years) also be equipped with MUMT capabilities sometime in the future?
Last edited: