@Alfa_Particle's photo of the J-35A certainly looks to be close with that "35" marking on its tail. Mine's unknown, due to the J-35A's tails being largely blocked when photographed from that angle.
J-35A fighter (PLAAF) + FC-31 thread
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@Alfa_Particle's photo of the J-35A certainly looks to be close with that "35" marking on its tail. Mine's unknown, due to the J-35A's tails being largely blocked when photographed from that angle.
A J-35A parked on the ground. Posted by @鼎盛大彪 on Weibo.
This is from the J-35A promotion that was presented during the Zhuhai Airshow.
The complete lack of rivets in the air frame. is this some new type of material science?
I think the fuselage of the J-35A is 3D printed. Pretty cool huh?
The frame is. The skin still needs to be attached to the fuselage.
I think they just covered them up with tape like they did with F-35.
The photo is just not close enough to reveal them.
J-20 in much closer photo shows the rivets and seams.
The following photo has same closeness and resolution as the J-35A photo in the post in question, you can barely see the rivets and certainly not the seams. This photo is taken with light straight on the belly. If you apply much darker paint and take the photo from shadow, you won't be able to see a thing either.
