kwaigonegin
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A couple fresh batches of high-resolution photos:
Is it just me or is the ergonomics totally Wrong? HUD should be eye level. It appears on the mockup the cockpit display is much lower than the dummy.
Shenyang FC-31 / J-31 Fighter Demonstrator
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Is it just me or is the ergonomics totally Wrong? HUD should be eye level. It appears on the mockup the cockpit display is much lower than the dummy.
by78
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You are correct. The dummy is obviously seated much too high. I suspect this is due to the setup being for display purpose only: the ergonomics for the spectators is more important than presenting the dummy in a correctly seated position. Had the dummy been lowered and situated forward, it might obstruct the view of the instruments for the show goers.
Yup it is just a model showing the tech they are working on, not representative of any final workable cockpit per se.
asif iqbal
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I was just waiting for this type of statement coming through nothing more than advertisement as this aircraft is a good 5-7 years away from induction so how can you be talks now?
We all know Pakistan is a obvious export customer so they just publicised it, no harm done I suppose any publicity is good publicity
Having said that I hope Pakistan drops the J10B and starts saving money for FC-31 come post 2020 after JF-17 Block III FC-31 will require a serious investment and total reconfiguration of pilot training totally new aircraft with stealth
Aeronaut
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PAF's inclusion at an early prototyping stage was expected. We would like to have the aircraft built to be able to handle anything Indians have to throw. The order might increase because it won't be delivered till 2020-2022 and by then Pakistan's defense budget would have increased to afford more aircraft. This also ratifies the earlier assessment that PAF won't buy the J-10B aircrafts.
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vesicles
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I thought one of the PAF officials stated earlier at the Zhuhai airshow that they would not buy FC-31...
Re: Just how good is China's new 'stealth' fighter?
It's easy to get worked up...particularly over media outlet pronouncements.
But, if we take a look at what the J-31 really is (as you say) and judge it on that basis, we find little need to get too worked up.
If and when the Chinese can develop a suitable power plant for it, and find a suitable fit/place/mission for it and then develop it into a production aircraft accordingly, then we can begin to get more serious about analyzing it.
Anyhow, those are just my own thoughts.
Time will tell
Amen and amen...and very well said, my friend.
It's easy to get worked up...particularly over media outlet pronouncements.
But, if we take a look at what the J-31 really is (as you say) and judge it on that basis, we find little need to get too worked up.
If and when the Chinese can develop a suitable power plant for it, and find a suitable fit/place/mission for it and then develop it into a production aircraft accordingly, then we can begin to get more serious about analyzing it.
Anyhow, those are just my own thoughts.
Time will tell
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janjak desalin
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When I look at this aircraft, I see the Mig-29. Is it the size, shape, or what ...?
Equation
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Re: Just how good is China's new 'stealth' fighter?
True, but what is exciting is that China has a second stealth plane program going. No other nation beside the United States could do that. Like I said before, it's...all....about...the....program.
True, but what is exciting is that China has a second stealth plane program going. No other nation beside the United States could do that. Like I said before, it's...all....about...the....program.
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