Because Deino, like Big Brother in the novel 1984, is constantly monitoring their Weibo posts and rapidly copying their pictures and information to Twitter and this forum.
Chengdu next gen combat aircraft (?J-36)
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Most of them know Deino is "on their side".
From what I have seen, there are several factors at play here
- Quite a few are displeased with the publication of books that use images from Chinese photographers
- How this impacts OPSEC for PLA enthusiasts. Even though Deino has shown himself to be friendly, some are still distrustful due to the nature of the subject
- Some think Deino’s presence encourages certain individuals to send him material, especially stuff that hasn’t been shared on the Chinese internet first, which might increase the chance of leaking crucial information. For example, someone might have a nice picture they took that they want to share, but they don’t want anyone to know it’s them. Deino could provide a potential avenue here.
- Just ingeneral, some people prefer to keep things within a “smaller” circle on the Chinese internet. It’s a whole different thing they have to deal with if something is found on the foreign internet and can be traced back to them. I’ve been thinking about this wtih regards to the Guancha podcast transcriptions for a similar reason
- Some also disapprove those that send material to Deino as it's seen as "simping foreign mil fans"
Allegedly from today, source see watermark, the pitot tube is clearly visible here
no number visible?
plawolf
Lieutenant General
Of course there are far better quality pictures. But the people taking the photos also know better than to post them online.
The main landing gear bay doors are smaller. The bay also seems smaller, but I’d imagine the depth or width might be larger.
I wonder if that has saved any space, and if so, what they did with it (e.g. fuel, slightly larger secondary IWBs)…
edit: I’m also slowly starting to get used to the horrid engine cutouts and falling back in love with my baby.
Is there an identified pattern yet for number placement on the new tailless planes? I imagine they will eventually put them close to the cockpit, but they may be putting the numbers in locations not easily visible from ground angles to obscure just these kind of plane sightings during testing phases.