J-35A fighter (PLAAF) + FC-31 thread

[qwerty3173]

AVIC showed a model of FC-31 in the 2015 Dubai Airshow. The company claimed a combat radius of 1200km:

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"AVIC has only just released a basic specification for the FC-31 aircraft. Length is 55 feet, 1.5 inches, span is 37 feet, 8.75 inches and height is 15 feet, 8.5 inches. Maximum takeoff weight is listed at 55,000 pounds and weapons carrying capability at 17,600 pounds. AVIC claims that the FC-31 will be able to reach a service ceiling of 52,500 feet, and a top speed of Mach 1.8. Combat radius is 648 nm. The airframe is stressed to +9/-3 g, and has a projected service life of 6,000 to 8,000 hours, or 30 years."

Also as shown in Zhuhai 2016:

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The FC31 design is quite a bit lighter and smaller though. It also had an antiquated engine problem which is mostly alleviated with ws21 on J35A. Both fighters should have a combat radius in the 1500+ km interval.

 

[by78]

Two more rather excellent images.

 

[SanWenYu]

The FC31 design is quite a bit lighter and smaller though. It also had an antiquated engine problem which is mostly alleviated with ws21 on J35A. Both fighters should have a combat radius in the 1500+ km interval.

No doubt that the FC-31 specs are only as good as a baseline for us to guesstimate about the J-35 variants.

 

[00CuriousObserver]

So... No cannon confirmed?

 

[mack8]

You are doing eyeballing again.
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Studies on J-20 has shown that the ventral fines is more stealthier than baseline fuselage without them modeled on F-35 (therefor J-35 too) from the side. The reason is because J-20 does not thave horizontal and vertical stablizer acting as a perfect reflector. F-22 has that problem too, mind you. The same study also said that without treatment canard aircraft is 1.27dB worse in L band but 0.68dB better in C band than baseline. With proper treatment it is ignorable.

People should read actual scientific paper instead of eyeballing and following self designated expert. The "cannard bad, ventral fin bad" is becoming something like urban legend or UFO.

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For people holding such idea a similar question can be thought of. F-22 has the inlet gap that add one edge and one gap (on each side) similar to canard that suppose to worsen its RCS. Yet nobody held the belief that F-35 is stealthier than F-22 partitularly in the frontal area, but when it comes to J-20 vs. J-35 the non-issue becomes a concern.

I wasn't doing any eyeballing, i was basing my query on this statement (from Ayi?) from post no. 1587.

Yet despite these hurdles, the J-35A's performance—particularly its peerless stealth capabilities, arguably the most advanced in tactical aviation history

 

[AndrewJ]

Do we know which engines are these PLAAF J-35A and PLAN J-35 using?

 

[henrik]

So... No cannon confirmed?

Does it have a ladder for the pilot?

 

[Alfa_Particle]

What is the point of mixed formations when the J-20 has a substantially longer range?

Do we know the range of the J-35A?

Wasn't it literally established that the J-35/A has a range comparable to the Flanker's?

 

[AndrewS]

What is the point of mixed formations when the J-20 has a substantially longer range?

These are rear area airbases, so they would be tasked with defensive (shorter range) missions. The aircraft also act as an attrition reserve.

And given the number of new aircraft being added every year, the size of the Chinese Air Force should grow.
So instead of building new airbases, it's better to use an existing airbase.

A mixed air wing also allows them to simulate different combinations of J-20, J-35, F-22 and F-35 during training.

EDIT. If 1st Brigade is at Anshan, it is only 500km for a South Korea contingency.

 

[Hermes]

What is the point of mixed formations when the J-20 has a substantially longer range?

CIWS, Recon, Swarm, SEAD, Multi purpose