J-35A fighter (PLAAF) + FC-31 thread

[amchan]

Are people actually trying to eyeball ram coatings?

 

[AsuraGodFiend]

Are people actually trying to eyeball ram coatings?

Yep lol

 

[gongolongo]

Or its too expensive and thus only J-20 has it cause its the premium fighter for the PLA. J-35A is supposed to be the cheap multi-role fighter optimized for strike missions.

I think that was the idea maybe ten years ago before the program really kicked off.

 

[tamsen_ikard]

I think that was the idea maybe ten years ago before the program really kicked off.

If J-35A is not a cheap multi-role plane to fill up the numbers then there is no reason for it to exist and get acquired by the air force. Cause J-20 is better in every way.

J-20 is a much bigger plane with more range, bigger radar and likely better supersonic performance. Considering China's likely battle scenario in the pacific, absolutely no reason to buy a smaller lower range plane other than cost.

 

[BillRamengod]

If J-35A is not a cheap multi-role plane to fill up the numbers then there is no reason for it to exist and get acquired by the air force. Cause J-20 is better in every way.

J-20 is a much bigger plane with more range, bigger radar and likely better supersonic performance. Considering China's likely battle scenario in the pacific, absolutely no reason to buy a smaller lower range plane other than cost.

Can we pass the J-20 or/and J-35 thing? It's been discussed a million times. This is just angry bait by now.

 

[lcloo]

If J-35A is not a cheap multi-role plane to fill up the numbers then there is no reason for it to exist and get acquired by the air force. Cause J-20 is better in every way.

J-20 is a much bigger plane with more range, bigger radar and likely better supersonic performance. Considering China's likely battle scenario in the pacific, absolutely no reason to buy a smaller lower range plane other than cost.

F-16A/B was developed as a cheap multi-role fighter jet replacing F-5E/F used by US allies. As it turn out, F-16 become the most numerous among the 4th gen F-14 to A/F-18. And its technological sophistication (F-16C/D) is among the top of its time before the 5th Gen. And it is not as cheap was it was originally intended in 1970/1980s.

I think we are seeing some degree of similarities.

 

[by78]

Self-explanatory.

 

[AsuraGodFiend]

Why all j35a engine nozzle look like its little to no serration like the j35 you can see the it serrated and the eots while j35A it's still covered and the nozzle for the engine looks weird