US F/A-XX and F-X & NGAD - 6th Gen Aircraft News Thread

[burritocannon]

on one hand it looks like its got the bop style cranked wingtips that the trump art suggested and at least you got some planform edge alignment which is more than your average artist can handle
on the other hand this is footage from ghost chasers
so idk we'll see

 

[PiSigma]

Allegedly seen over Area 51

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2062387894514499827

So stealthified J10... Or a copy of J20..

 

[Black Wolf]

Or copying in some parts of this

 

[janmichaeldave]

I wonder how developed this is compared to the J-36 and the J-50.

 

[magmunta]

I wonder how developed this is compared to the J-36 and the J-50.

Probably stealthier because the USA have had more than 50 years of research in stealth aircrafts. Also, likely more expensive.

 

[siegecrossbow]

Canards are less of a problem for RCS reduction than vertical slabs if they are properly optimized.

 

[Syrida2887]

Probably stealthier because the USA have had more than 50 years of research in stealth aircrafts. Also, likely more expensive.

To be honest, the difference in physical shape makes my personal opinion that its stealth performance may not be as good as J-36 or J-XDS, and more edge scattering and turning will improve the RCS value, which does not require more professional knowledge.

 

[siegecrossbow]

To be honest, the difference in physical shape makes my personal opinion that its stealth performance may not be as good as J-36 or J-XDS, and more edge scattering and turning will improve the RCS value, which does not require more professional knowledge.

Stealth is not the end all of fighter aircraft performance though. That said, we won’t know more until higher res photos of F-47 are released. With how the Mango admin is behaving I find it hard to believe that they won’t release those the moment the prototype took to the air.

 

[Syrida2887]

Stealth is not the end all of fighter aircraft performance though. That said, we won’t know more until higher res photos of F-47 are released. With how the Mango admin is behaving I find it hard to believe that they won’t release those the moment the prototype took to the air.

In fact, I personally think that this is not a prototype in EMD state, at least the variable cycle engine should not be ready yet. At present, if everything in this photo is true, it should be in a more "primitive" state than the two that first flew at the end of 2024 (maybe I am wrong, and if I make a mistake, I will admit my shallowness and excessive negative). "

 

[Nx4eu]

One interesting theory is that they are not traditional canards and instead flap up and down, which allows for a more seamless connection with the fuselage for LO purposes. The flapper may also have some interesting control characteristics for flows and vortices over the wing.