Zhuhai Airshow 2022

by78

by78

General
Maikeru said:
It's a prototype judging by the pitot probe so maybe hand-assembled, not factory-finish.
Click to expand...

Look at the inside of that landing gear well. That bulkhead is a flat sheet with some flimsy looking bolts sticking out of it. That doesn't look like the real thing to me. You'd expect a real fuselage bulkhead to have at least some ribs, gussets, with cables and pipes running along the surface. That and the fact that realistic looking mockups are regularly shown at Zhuhai.

60e9c154-a576-4ce9-b6f5-ad97df870164-jpeg.100454
 
T-U-P

T-U-P

The Punisher
Staff member
Super Moderator
Registered Member
by78 said:
Look at the inside of that landing gear well. That bulkhead is a flat sheet with some flimsy looking bolts sticking out of it. That doesn't look like the real thing to me. You'd expect a real fuselage bulkhead to have at least some ribs, gussets, with cables and pipes running along the surface. That and the fact that realistic looking mockups are regularly shown at Zhuhai.

60e9c154-a576-4ce9-b6f5-ad97df870164-jpeg.100454
Click to expand...
I think that's a side access bay, the landing gear should fold forward not sideways. It could be used to store anything at this stage and may not need the cables or piping.
 
Deino

Deino

Lieutenant General
Staff member
Super Moderator
Registered Member
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top