Hello, have any "dragon" names older fighters like J-7 and J-8 too?
J-35A fighter (PLAAF) + FC-31 thread
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Regarding so-called "nicknames"... The Chinese Wikipedia uses the term 代号, which is translated as "code name". And all the "nicknames" are frequently used officially, including Chinese state media, thus, we can be pretty sure that they are in fact no "nicknames", but rather official combat names, similar to American ones (such as F-15 Eagle). Am I right?
Yes, I think true nicknames are the unofficial ones like Pomegranate for the J-16, Chubby Girl for the Y-20 ... are there more? I think I heard the J-11 is called Chopsticks?
Not that I know, maybe they are before the era of dragons?
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My guess: No. At least no such mention of anything like that can be found. I think that the Chinese military has started to use the official names several years ago, probably starting with the J-10, because it simply looks cool.
I assumed it was for indigenous designs, or at least began with those. Sino-Flankers got rolled into that. Cool-factor doesn't hurt though!My guess: No. At least no such mention of anything like that can be found. I think that the Chinese military has started to use the official names several years ago, probably starting with the J-10, because it simply looks cool.
JayBird
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Pomegranate 石榴 in Chinese pronounced similar to 16.
16 in Chinese is 十六, which has a very similar pronunciation as 石榴, which is pomegranate in Chinese.
Does we know if the J-35A has the ability to carry weapons externally?
There is no reason to think it wouldn't possess such a capability, given it is rather standard for 5th generation fighter aircraft.