Shenyang next gen combat aircraft thread

[by78]

Leading edge slats confirmed:
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Maneuverability monster indeed. But where groove?

This looks PSed or is possibly CG.

 

[Alfa_Particle]

This looks PSed or is possibly CG.

Just the lighting I think, or they did a very good job accurately matching the details known not long ago in such a short amount of time. Intake position matches, split ailerons matches, etc, etc.

 

[donnnage99]

Crazy how much in flight footage we have now but no details at all.

The engineers at Shenyang screaming everyday at work "we lost the PR battle to that f*%cking Chengdu dorrito 'cause all these newbs use razor phones from the early 2000s."

 

[by78]

Just the lighting I think, or they did a very good job accurately matching the details known not long ago in such a short amount of time. Intake position matches, split ailerons matches, etc, etc.

This is either a CGI model made to look like the real thing, which has been done multiple times before, or a badly enhanced image. Regardless, the groove is definitely there. The image below was taken earlier today, which clearly shows it.

 

[Deino]

Allegedly it flew again…

 

[Alfa_Particle]

This is either a CGI model made to look like the real thing, which has been done multiple times before, or a badly enhanced image. Regardless, the groove is definitely there. The image below was taken earlier today, which clearly shows it.

Where's the pitot on this then. If you could see the groove this clear then surely also the pitot. Perhaps there's just multiple prototypes flying and one (that does have a pitot tube) doesn't have the groove.

 

[Mearex]

I think we'll simply need clearer photos before confirming whether or not it has a groove. Or have someone here that lives in Shenyang look at it closely and tell us

 

[polati]

Where's the pitot on this then. If you could see the groove this clear then surely also the pitot. Perhaps there's just multiple prototypes flying and one (that does have a pitot tube) doesn't have the groove.

I believe the pitot is there in the original image, but the upscaling / image compression got rid of it in this photo

 

[enroger]

This looks PSed or is possibly CG.

The other video you posted also shows a small gap where the leading edge slat meet the AMW, maybe this one is PS or not but we can be sure about the slats

 

[by78]

Where's the pitot on this then. If you could see the groove this clear then surely also the pitot. Perhaps there's just multiple prototypes flying and one (that does have a pitot tube) doesn't have the groove.

The pitot tube is a much smaller and thinner structure than the groove. It isn't strange at all the camera failed to pick it up against a bright blue sky from a long distance away.