Shenyang FC-31 / J-31 Fighter Demonstrator

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KampfAlwin

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e46m3 said:
F-35 has no choice, there's a great huge lift fan and doors that need to open up behind the cockpit.

Personally I don't think that image is high quality enough to be making these observations and I expect no change from what we've seen so far.
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That might be the case but KF-21 and AMCA have similar designs and they don't have lift fans. I suppose we have to wait and see.
 
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KampfAlwin said:
That might be the case but KF-21 and AMCA have similar designs and they don't have lift fans. I suppose we have to wait and see.
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That's true, as someone who watched the live roll out I did forget about the KF-21. I supposed the the advanced 360 degree of sensors can fill in the picture.
 
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Richard Santos said:
F-35’s cockpit view is rather poor compared to previous generation of fighters like the F-15, F-16, Su-27, j-10, as well as F22 and J20.

it relies on a virtual reality cockpit that uses the equivalent of backup cameras on your car. except the camera image is projected through a VR helmet.
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Typical cockpit of an aircraft with significant ground attack role, sacrificing direct rearward view for improved visibility downwards.
It is anything but poor, however.
e46m3 said:
F-35 has no choice, there's a great huge lift fan and doors that need to open up behind the cockpit.
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F-35A and C have different cockpits, but generally situation is similar.
It's about priority, not just about the presence of the lift fan.
 
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Interstellar said:
Just quickly skimmed through the paper on key changes of carrier-based version on aerodynamics design -- the compression angle before cockpit was reduced, the spine after cockpit was elevated, and the afterbody was negatively bowed.
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Sorry to bother, but is there any chance that you can share some information on this paper (e.g. Title or a link)? Thanks a lot!
 
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Interesting to note Rostec's teaser video featured Vietnam, India and Argentina as potential export markets but not China.
 
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