Shenyang FC-31 / J-31 Fighter Demonstrator

AssassinsMace said:

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Let's concetrate on engines and ignore the fact China has at least two stealth fighter programs...

I'm reading a lot of reactions doing an internet search. I especially like the ones, yes there seems to be a common ignorance out there from self-proclaimed experts, asking if any of China's stealth fighters, including the J-20, have even flown, ergo, they must be just mock-ups to fool the West. I read another article that said China can't make a reliable domestic engine they can trust to put on a single-engine fighter, so that's why their stealth fighters have two engines. We see them on J-10s. Oh yeah let's leave out that fact so the conclusion made before writing looks true.

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Player99 said:

Well, while I was busy posting here, I missed a video on CD! When I got there (I was trying to find those new J-31 CGI's for mack8), it was already removed by the poster for fear of leaking too much. But story is still there:

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According to the poster who watched the video, going by specs, the J-31 can beat the F-35... Let me just copy and paste it here:

整个时间不长，也就半个小时。很多很多人穿着整齐的蓝色工装一排排坐在前排领导的大沙发后面。李玉海上台宣布仪式开始，然后播放了宣传片，里面讲了鹘鹰的工艺水准和各种先进的加工设备，也说了机翼确实是一体成型的。感觉我们真不比洛马差什么了。重量控制的很好，结构重量占整机重量的比例与F22相当，一个是29%多， 一个是30%左右。整个场面让我想起F35的下线仪式，正式开始后，林盟主上台详细介绍鹘鹰各性能和用途和首飞时间，包括雷达性能和发动机什么的 ，内容我不确定是否可以说， 所以我就给删掉了。然后总指挥上台来宣布可以鹘鹰可以下线，伴随着类似震撼的音乐声，巨大的国旗缓缓向一侧拉开，在一片魔幻般的烟雾中，黑色涂装的鹘鹰移动到展台中央。整个过程感觉像看大片。。整个场景的布置和灯光水准不错的。仪式由李玉海主持。鹘鹰与我们很多网友之前的猜测还是有区别的，特别是作战半径和载弹量，这点上鹘鹰比F35强。总的来说，如果林盟主和宣传片没说大话的话，鹘鹰完全能压制住F35的。，部分内容脑补，如有雷同纯属做梦，

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AssassinsMace said:

Regarding a tailhook... Ever since the clearest picture came out, in other forums, there has been speculation that weird shape protruding from the sting is a tailhook.

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AssassinsMace said:

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Let's concetrate on engines and ignore the fact China has at least two stealth fighter programs...

I'm reading a lot of reactions doing an internet search. I especially like the ones, yes there seems to be a common ignorance out there from self-proclaimed experts, asking if any of China's stealth fighters, including the J-20, have even flown, ergo, they must be just mock-ups to fool the West. I read another article that said China can't make a reliable domestic engine they can trust to put on a single-engine fighter, so that's why their stealth fighters have two engines. We see them on J-10s. Oh yeah let's leave out that fact so the conclusion made before writing looks true.

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Schumacher said:

Just looking at its shape & size, it's easy to see this thing has plenty of potential to be better than F35 in terms of range & agility at least.

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Schumacher said:

Just looking at its shape & size, it's easy to see this thing has plenty of potential to be better than F35 in terms of range & agility at least.

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Player99 said:

In his subsequent replies to others' questions, this guy said that the engines used on the J-31 are a derivative of the WS series. He said he forgot what they were except he one of the bosses addressed the engine question in the video...............

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