A slightly better version of the same image!
And like the also seen J-20A it seems as if there is a number on the tail and not on the front fuselage under the cockpit!
(via @零雾贰 from Weibo)
J-20 5th Gen Fighter Thread VIII
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A slightly better version of the same image!
And like the also seen J-20A it seems as if there is a number on the tail and not on the front fuselage under the cockpit!
(via @零雾贰 from Weibo)
Now I can't wait for them to drag a full-scale mockup model of the H-20 through Tiananmen Square during the 3/9 parade!
(yes this is meant as a joke)
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J-20S - characterised by the darker camo, white radome, a new 360° EOTS/AIRST, and WS-10C2s + more (note the tail serials).
J-20 for comparison:
J-20 for comparison:
Radome geometry seems different, J-20S and As radome are flatter than normal J-20s. But this pitch black RAM and white radome imo seems like a throwback to the early prototypes in aesthetics.
Yup, the beak-like radome. I wouldn't say the RAM is pitch black though.
I dig the new aesthetics. More contrast.
I certainly hope its a new permanent livery and not just some testing brigade one-off! Would be convenient to visually identify the new ones from the old!
Full image with claimed
J-20S×1+J-20A×2+J-20×2 - (claim by Odeosoldier on twitter)
cc'ing @Alfa_Particle for an engine check
J-20S×1+J-20A×2+J-20×2 - (claim by Odeosoldier on twitter)
cc'ing @Alfa_Particle for an engine check
Full image with claimed
J-20S×1+J-20A×2+J-20×2 - (claim by Odeosoldier on twitter)
cc'ing @Alfa_Particle for an engine check
Spear head of PLAAF air dominance for the next decade.
I mean, looks within expectations: J-20A/S have WS-10C2s, older J-20s have the standard WS-10C. Pretty much the exact same thing going on as this: