J-12 Radar Cross Section Model

Originally Posted by Longaxe

A friend of mine sent these to me.

Soryy. but surely not Chinese !!! It's a Japanese model for an ongoing fighter project !

Deino

sure looks purty.

it is japanese F-X program,look at the back ground. not to mention the fine print.

Originally Posted by challenge

it is japanese F-X program,look at the back ground. not to mention the fine print.

dont know where you got your info bud this is the chinese Shenyang J-XX Stealth Fighter

Originally Posted by Longaxe

A friend of mine sent these to me.

[qimg]http://img242.imageshack.us/img242/7854/rcsmj1200xx0.jpg[/qimg]

[qimg]http://img351.imageshack.us/img351/9969/rcsmj1201hk6.jpg[/qimg]

this is not the J-12 bud the chinese Shenyang J-XX Stealth Fighter

Originally Posted by PLAfreak

dont know where you got your info bud this is the chinese Shenyang J-XX Stealth Fighter

Why don't you look here :
YouTube - Japanese stealth fighter - 心神

This is the Japanese ATX, I believe.

I am sure this is Japanese "ShinShin" (心神).

Mitsubishi ATD-X ShinShin a Japanese Stealth Fighter | Defence Aviation

also,J-12 project is already death. the project used to be J-13,J-14, but now it become J-20 project.
this J-xx picture around in chinese forum recently.

Japan's new ATD-X technology demonstrator plays important strategic role - Asian Skies
From what I've been hearing, this is nothing more than a tech demo and the JSDAF is likely to select from the Eurofighter, Hornet or JSF as a replacement for their Phantoms.

^^^ Would be nice if this is really the design.
Got one coloured in:



A variation of the design:

Originally Posted by maozedong

I am sure this is Japanese "ShinShin" (心神).

Mitsubishi ATD-X ShinShin a Japanese Stealth Fighter | Defence Aviation

also,J-12 project is already death. the project used to be J-13,J-13, but now it become J-20 project.
this J-xx picture around in chinese forum recently.

[qimg]http://i53.tinypic.com/xc9c9h.jpg[/qimg]

looks like a stamped-flat insect

remember that thing we read by someone who's got inside info to the jxx project? if we piece what they've said, this does seem a possible design. actually if we compare that guy's words with the foto above, will it match? and are u guys saying j-20 is the official designation of the jxx?

Huitong, who has fairly good sources, thinks the JXX's designation is J-20 (don't ask me what J-16 to J-19 are).

The J-12 was actually a light fighter project from the 70s that actually had prototypes undergoing flight testing, but was a technological dead end. The PLAAF generally doesn't reuse designations that had prototypes built.

Originally Posted by airsuperiority

remember that thing we read by someone who's got inside info to the jxx project? if we piece what they've said, this does seem a possible design. actually if we compare that guy's words with the foto above, will it match? and are u guys saying j-20 is the official designation of the jxx?

I think most of it matches. The guy also said the plane will have LERX to mitigate some problems posed by the canard, and that the side intakes will be DSI but somehow with adjustible inlets.

Personally I don't wish for another F-22 look-alikes

ie looks like the left bottom design might have LERX in front of the canards



Then again it might be something more conventional and less amazing (although this could just be earlier design):





Though you can't judge a plane entirely by look it does give an impression of being somewhat heavy and unwieldy.

Also the top part of the aircraft nose seems to have an angular break, like what's on here: