Chinese Loyal Wingman (sensor, A2A and A2G) UAV/UCAV thread

[siegecrossbow]

Huh, I figured that there would be one under each wing. Maybe the WZ-8 is a bit too heavy for those payloads. (or maybe they just needed 1)

I don’t think it is so much the weight as it is the aerodynamic penalty.

 

[Alfa_Particle]

Is it the first time we ever seen a real WZ-8 carried by H-6?
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I would like to point out that this may not be a WZ-8. The wing silhouette seems to be different and the size seems a bit too big. It may be a modified WZ-8 or even something entirely different.

WZ-8 for reference:

 

[siegecrossbow]

I would like to point out that this may not be a WZ-8. The wing silhouette seems to be different and the size seems a bit too big. It may be a modified WZ-8 or even something entirely different.

WZ-8 for reference:
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Might be a aerodynamic model for the Chinese sixth gen.

 

[Alfa_Particle]

Might be a aerodynamic model for the Chinese sixth gen.

That's what I considered... But I'll keep my expectations low for now

 

[Deino]

Hmmm? I agree with you it looks a bit different and maybe indeed larger than expected ...

 

[ACuriousPLAFan]

I would like to point out that this may not be a WZ-8. The wing silhouette seems to be different and the size seems a bit too big. It may be a modified WZ-8 or even something entirely different.

WZ-8 for reference:
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Sharp observation there.

The aircraft carried underneath the H-6MW looks more kite-shaped (especially the rear section of the aircraft) instead of the almost sharp isosceles triangle shape that we typically associate with the WZ-8.



Another notable observation is that the aircraft's edges also looks more varied and bloat-ish(?) than the WZ-8's simple-ish straight line edges.

Interesting discovery and development indeed.

 

[ACuriousPLAFan]

Might be a aerodynamic model for the Chinese sixth gen.

A few more possibilities that I could think of, apart from a 6th-gen fighter:

1. Loyal wingman-type UCAV? Or
2. Some kind of WZ-8-successor? Or
3. JH-XX?

 

[Deino]

A few more possibilities that I could think of, apart from a 6th-gen fighter:

1. Loyal wingman-type UCAV? Or
2. Some kind of WZ-8-successor? Or
3. JH-XX?

and something like a reusable spaceplane?

 

[Nx4eu]

I agree that it’s probably not the WZ-8, the edge Outline looks more like this to me

 

[sunnymaxi]

A few more possibilities that I could think of, apart from a 6th-gen fighter:

1. Loyal wingman-type UCAV? Or
2. Some kind of WZ-8-successor? Or
3. JH-XX?

remember MD-22 hypersonic tech demonstrator showcase during Zhuhai air show 2022 ..




so this could be .. ???