PLA next/6th generation fighter thread

Blitzo

Blitzo

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Maikeru said:
As an English language forum, we would be better focusing on the NATO reporting name for the new 6th Gen. Flounder/Firebird/Firefang...Firebrand? I guess Firefox is taken as well.
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NATO names get determined by NATO, we have no influence over that.

I also think people are being a bit obsessed over wanting to "influence" the "name" of the aircraft, which was never my suggestion. It was merely an observation that it would be helpful if a name could be given to us by the Chinese language PLA watching side so that everyone can just use a name (or even a translation of a name) that is agreeable.
 
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Andy1974

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BoraTas said:
This is a bit off-topic but I will still write as the topic warrants it.

I think Chinese carriers will grow way beyond 100,000 tonnes. Aviation simply loves scale because a lot of the facilities needed are very expensive. And increasing tonnes/aircraft is an easy way to make up for the procedural differences between USN and PLAN. USN carriers are stuck at 100,000 because of infrastructural reasons, not military. You max the Panama Channel and the biggest US drydock at that point. These don't hold true for China.

And yes, it would enable a bigger naval 6th gen.
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I think China will built floating airports in the pacific, starting with runways of 200m in length. Do you think a PLA 6th gen could land and take off on a 200m runway?
 
lcloo

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Chinese use Roman letter "G" domestically far more common than Chinese character "Dai 代 - Generation". We see Roman letter "G" is used practically everywhere in telecommunication, commercial, social and military circles in China. "D" is more commonly used for Dian (Electronic) in China's military.

A simple "6G JXX" 六代JXX without any inclusion of "D" may be a good consideration since "D" would aways lead one to think of electronic (warfare) in Chinese military aircraft description.
 
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