J-20 5th Gen Fighter Thread VI

[vesicles]

OK
maybe I read too much into it LOL

Yeah, it’s just like taking a shot when you hear certain words on tv. Just an excuse to get drunk...

 

[Deino]

some serious checking...
preparing for night brawl....

PLEASE STOP with posting low-quality gifs !!! I really don't know why you still don't get it! and even more all these images were already posted in higher quality just a few posts before. So why again???

Ah, YES, they previously missed your beloved SINA-stamp.

Come on ... finally grow up!

 

[Deleted member 13312]

A photo and some screenshots via LKJ86
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Anyone got a clear blown up pic on the shoulder insignia the pilot is sporting ?

 

[Deino]

Anyone got a clear blown up pic on the shoulder insignia the pilot is sporting ?

 

[Deleted member 13312]

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Nice shot, personally I think they should have gone for a Chinese dragon rather then a European looking one.

 

[SilentObserver]

Nice shot, personally I think they should have gone for a Chinese dragon rather then a European looking one.

I think the patch might be for the OPFOR pilots

 

[Blitzo]

Some important info revealed by the CCTV 7 program on the J-20 squadron:

1) All pilots within the squadron can pilot J-20, J-10C, and J-16. Realtime data can also be shared among the three platforms.
2) J-20 recently conducted its first night time combat exercise with J-16 and J-10C.
3) The J-20 is used to surgically remove aerial threats to insure air superiority during the exercise.

I've wondered for a while, whether J-16 and J-10C may share a similar kind of "stealthy" datalink that J-20 was expected to also have (like an IFDL or MADL equivalent), considering all three aircraft would've likely had many elements of their avionics suite requirements put forwards in about the same timespan.

After all the rest of the PLA fleet already has a Link 16 equivalent (JSILDS), but of course JSILDS probably would not be stealthy in the way that IFDL or MALD would be, so it would make sense for J-10C and J-16 to have the ability to interface with JSILDS equipped non-stealthy aircraft in the rest of the fleet, as will as interface with J-20 directly using J-20's expected stealthy datalink.


Such an implementation would certainly enhance the effectiveness of J-20 as well as J-16 and J-10C to complement each other better.

 

[Hendrik_2000]

The chief engineer of the J-20 program indicates that the aircraft is not only a defensive but especially offensive vector, to eliminate potential threats well beyond the border of the country.

 

[vesicles]

The chief engineer of the J-20 program indicates that the aircraft is not only a defensive but especially offensive vector, to eliminate potential threats well beyond the border of the country.

In my opinion, a stealthy fighter is a purely offensive platform. The only time when you need to evade enemy detection is when you venture into enemy territory. And that’s most of the time offensive in nature.

 

[jobjed]

In my opinion, a stealthy fighter is a purely offensive platform. The only time when you need to evade enemy detection is when you venture into enemy territory. And that’s most of the time offensive in nature.

There are many situations where stealth aircraft is valuable in a defensive stance. If the US flies F-22 and F-35s into China, China has no way of shooting them down without approaching to within visual range and launching IR missiles. Radar-guided missiles are ineffective against stealth aircraft.

Non-stealth aircraft are not going to survive the approach to within visual range. All Red Flag exercises show stealth aircraft easily kill non-stealths before the latter even know they're under attack. The J-20 is the only way of defence in such a scenario.