Shenyang FC-31 / J-31 Fighter Demonstrator
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Overhead view.
Rumor has it that Saudis are co-sponsoring. If it ends up being successful then PLAAF might acquire it as well with economy of scale.
Overhead view.
But what's the date of these images?
If it is a recent one, it could indeed be a new prototype - and so eventually a new variant - but if it is an old one, the more likely it is, this is 350001 or even 31003.
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It's a satellite image. I don't know the date, but I doubt this is a new prototype.
Found out … Date in GE is 17th August 2022 and since it has - at least not visible - no wing-fold line and the section behind the canopy looks not like a J-35; I think this is 31003.
Wonder what the rationale was.An early intake lip design, which featured four edges. It was not adopted.
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