J-20 5th Gen Fighter Thread VI
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It was the 2012 prototype according to the credible source. Interesting! Since we have not seen any of picture of it for a long time.
that was actually an old pic of 2021. There is no picture of TVC modified prototype 2012 at this moment. We will have to wait and see
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For our members who don't speak Chinese, here's a translation of the interaction:
The reporter asks, "Is it possible in the future to equip J-20 with J-10B's (thrust-vectoring) engine, and if so, what kind of impact will the engine have on J-20's performance?"
Mr. Yang Wei, "I'll answer the first part to your question. You asked if it's possible to install the engine (on the J-20) in the future, but how do you know this hasn't already been done?"
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that was actually an old pic of 2021. There is no picture of TVC modified prototype 2012 at this moment. We will have to wait and see
Some on Weibo did say it's being tested right now. So I guess we'll just see. Yang Wei's comments are interesting too. Time will tell.
Each of these Ladies performed "EXACTLY" as they were expected, the J-10 with OVT is a "show stopper", I'm very, very impressed, we have never seen this type of maneuverability displayed by any Chinese fighter aircraft, "mission accomplished".....
The J-20 is the real "show stopper" here, this is a real airplane, with outstanding performance, and they put on a "hell of a show", if you watch carefully, its very similar to the F-35 "show stopper" at RIAT..... its NOT underpowered, its a very high performance airplane! would more thrust increase its performance, of course it would.....
The J-10 would be a lot of fun, and possibly pull off a win in a "furball" due to its OVT, it is far safer, and more maneuverable post stall, far, far, safer!
The J-20 on the other hand is a step ahead, with L/O, and a very high pitch rate due to its "distant coupled canards", it will turn and burn, but the J-20 is a Flanker sized aircraft, with internal weapons bays, and enough fuel to give it "long legs", it is a very capable fighter aircraft by anyone's standards..
so lets not be distracted by the smoke and mirrors, every got just exactly what we were all waiting on here at Zuhai, its and outstanding international airshow, and these two aircraft performances are indeed, "the icing on the cake", PERFECT!
Yang Wei is definitely messing with the reporter right now.
Speaking of wing condensate. Does anyone remember how MIG-29 used to say that the J-20 isn't maneuverable because it can't generate as much vapors as other planes? I guess even he needs to roll back on that claim now.
I think we could say J-20 would be the most complex aerodynamic machine in all mass-produced aircraft, maybe just the most complex. It generates vortex like crazy, nose, inlet LERX, canard, main wind LERX, all those complex vortex flow combined, it can only be achieved by a country owns all types of wind tunnels and super-computers.
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