Shenyang FC-31 / J-31 Fighter Demonstrator

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Centrist said:
I starting to think JH-7B doesn't exist in the sense that it is an upgraded JH-7A. I think it's a totally new bird. Clearly this plane has serpentine intakes, which makes this even more interesting. Whatever it is, is stealth, very stealth....more so than any JH-7B could have been...
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I think XAC might be doing an MD, only this is a far bolder change than what the super hornet was to the hornet.
 
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I think XAC might be doing an MD, only this is a far bolder change than what the super hornet was to the hornet.
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I take back my statements, Look at the top left corner of the CAD drawing. "KBS1 HD" is a korean television station....

Not Chinese, in other words.
 
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MAybe it's KFX?

It's not impossible that they could've shown some footage they got at a chinese airshow unknowingly onto their tv show either...
 
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Intruiging indeed. Where did you find that photo?
 
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That is interesting, the first two pictures are obviously the same plane, but having single and dual seat versions... The third one has been around for a long time now, probably has to do with SAC's J-XX proposal. As for the last... It looks very very unconventional, like the SR-71 almost.

Do you wanna post the same links and pics over on CDF?
 
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That is interesting, the first two pictures are obviously the same plane, but having single and dual seat versions... The third one has been around for a long time now, probably has to do with SAC's J-XX proposal. As for the last... It looks very very unconventional, like the SR-71 almost.

Do you wanna post the same links and pics over on CDF?
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I did. And yes, that RCS testbed thing is....weird. It has diamond shaped wings like the YF-23, but vertical stabilizers closer to the SR-71. The engine nozzle almost look lopsided.
 
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