Indeed, what a relief ... however a FC-31 in this colour scheme would surely look impressive!
Shenyang FC-31 / J-31 Fighter Demonstrator
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Indeed, what a relief ... however a FC-31 in this colour scheme would surely look impressive!
LMAO this is so china in the 2020s i freakin love this.
Greater lift area - nice
Finally worked up the motivation to update the old chart I did. Here's my take on the FC-31/J-35 family tree, updated:
Feedbacks welcome!
Feedbacks welcome!
Nice work.
I have one feedback which is aesthetic -- consider changing the colours so that the background and the "domestic use" box are different colours, to help accentuate the "domestic use" box.
Minor rephrasing of certain text such as changing "extensive modifications to become CATOBAR carrier capable (landing gear, larger wings, etc)" could be "extensive modifications for CATOBAR use (landing gear, structure, larger wings, tailhook, etc)" to shorten certain bits so you can add details on the modifications, to preempt people if they ask stupid questions like "what about structural reinforcement or tailhook" (even though the "etc" would encompass it).
Otherwise it's excellent and seems accurate and of good quality that would be worthwhile to the mil watching community if it was circulated on other platforms.
great work !
I think the most likely maiden flight date of the J-31 (?) was on 26th September 2023
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so it was 899 years ago in the future?
upps … sorry for that funny typo!
In fact the train to the airport was a bit bumpy … which could be in fact a good sign: I’m off in the holidays for one week with the family at Crete, so we can once again expect some news within the next days.
