US F/A-XX and F-X & NGAD - 6th Gen Aircraft News Thread

[SlothmanAllen]

Another render

.. There are lots of caveats with these renders but I think they're worth posting nonetheless..

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2026296153361236275

Yeah, I cannot imagine Raytheon is allowed to posts actual renders of the F-47 when a more detailed render of the aircraft has not been released officially. In fact, I doubt they will ever post any rendering of the aircraft that was not already released by the Program Office managing the F-47.

Same goes for the F/A-XX, though that should be even more obvious since a vendor has not even been awarded for whatever stupid reason.

 

[siegecrossbow]

Guess canard is a common theme for all of these illustrations. Is it possible that it is not a moveable control surface and is purely there to generate vortices?

 

[BoraTas]

Guess canard is a common theme for all of these illustrations. Is it possible that it is not a moveable control surface and is purely there to generate vortices?

Boeing's research has many tailless delta-canards going back to the 90s. You find more as you dig. I think they actual canards. Putting them there would get all the drawbacks of having a separate control surface while getting almost none of the benefits.

 

[Deino]

Another render

.. There are lots of caveats with these renders but I think they're worth posting nonetheless..

Edit: it's also possible that this one is not official?

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2026296153361236275

It's almost funny ... and now let a AI create a similar image based on the SAC J-XDS, accompanied by a J-35 and several Chinese CCAs! Maybe worth a try for @OedoSoldier?

 

[00CuriousObserver]

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[siegecrossbow]

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Best case scenario is a 5 year gap in LRIP then. Welp…

 

[anzha]

Best case scenario is a 5 year gap in LRIP then. Welp…

Best case. This is Boeing we're talking about. They nearly killed astronauts, can't make a tanker without massive problems despite doing it for over half a century, and every employee must have a mandatory requirement for them to make the PSSSST sound if Helium is mentioned.

 

[no_name]

the time it takes Boeing to roll off a silent eagle China can probably build a type055

 

[00CuriousObserver]

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F-47 Won’t Be Available Until Mid-2030s, Top Lawmaker Says

The Air Force’s sixth-generation F-47 and the Navy’s F/A-XX fighter won’t be “available” until the mid-2030s, a leading congressman said March 17, which will require the services to keep older jets flying in the interim.

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Air Force Gen. Dale White, who oversees some of the service’s most critical programs as Direct Reporting Portfolio Manager for Critical Major Weapon Systems, declined to comment at the McAleese conference when asked what stage the F-47 program will be in the mid-2030s.

The first flight goal of 2028 remains unchanged, White said, and he expressed confidence in the progression of the F-47.

 

[mangchaocs]

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It’s time to start placing bets on whether GCAP or the F-47 enters service first.