Shenyang FC-31 / J-31 Fighter Demonstrator

Even if "angadow" is quite a reliable poster I would be very much careful and second we should be even more carefully in not over-hyping:

1. to Pt.3 (aka V2 no. 01) being at Paris:
Never ever ! It is IMO plain impossible to bring this prototype to Paris. If I remember correctly, the this bird just flew three times ... so bringing it to Paris is IMO nearly impossible. IMO only a model of V3 is possible and that's also the best we heard for all reports.


2. concerning FC-31V3 (aka V2 no. 02):

How much the program otherwise progressed in the meantime is completely unknown and not dependent on the time between the appearance of V1 and V2. They could - with proper founding - have well build two prototypes simultaneously (aka a V2 and a V3) similar to the J-20 prototypes 2011/12, 2013/15 and 2016/17 were built in batches of two.

How much however this V3 differs to the recently flown V2 differs is unclear IMO.

So let's wait and see ... and hope.

Deino

China's 5th generation fighter-jet J31 V3 may take to air in the beginning of June..
see mods between 'original' & V3
it's a very interesting development...hope these had not been published before!!

davidau said:

China's 5th generation fighter-jet J31 V3 may take to air in the beginning of June..
see mods between 'original' & V3
it's a very interesting development...hope these had not been published before!!

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Brrr.... wait a minute. It would be indeed an interesting development if V3 would be unveiled or even flown so soon and if true it would be a clear hint that this project got some additional founding either from the PLA or an export customer.

However these are NOT the changes between V3 and the original V1 but simply a comparison of V1 & 2. Sina again got it wrong.

Deino said:

Brrr.... wait a minute. It would be indeed an interesting development if V3 would be unveiled or even flown so soon and if true it would be a clear hint that this project got some additional founding either from the PLA or an export customer.

However these are NOT the changes between V3 and the original V1 but simply a comparison of V1 & 2. Sina again got it wrong.

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Hi can this be coz of new aircraft carrier been pushed out from the dry docks
Thx

defenceman said:

Hi can this be coz of new aircraft carrier been pushed out from the dry docks
Thx

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Huh? That statement doesn't even make sense.

cloyce said:

I think you are right, so what happens if J-31 gets into close quarter combat?
Cause I don't think J-31 can open the belly weapon bay while manouvering at high G.

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I think J-31 is somewhere closer to F-35A in its intended role. So it may employ similar idea when dealing that situation.

A new bird?

Deino said:

A new bird?

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Is that in Japan or China? The police car looks Japanese

sequ said:

Is that in Japan or China? The police car looks Japanese

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The car says 公安 which is short for public security in Chinese. It's in China.

A new report about J-31.v2 and its potential customers. Turkey is counted but said that China might not agree to sell to Turkey due bad records of previous deals.