J-20 5th Gen Fighter Thread VI

[Deino]

 

[Deino]

What a minute, Deino, are you based in Mainz? I was invited to give lectures at the Mainz Medical University in April. I spent 3 days there. Beautiful city!

Yes ... and please next time give me a call and be my guest.

 

[Deino]

Does anyone know this company?

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In principle looking good, even if the main bay cannot hold 3 PL-15 each.

 

[Deino]

Wait does this mean we can no longer trash Janes.

So in such cases you can trash me!?

 

[siegecrossbow]

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In principle looking good, even if the main bay cannot hold 3 PL-15 each.


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Looks like a question for @JeffHead.

 

[by78]

I think others have complained that this forum, despite the views of its members, have veered into Fanboy territory. I stick to my heterodox views relative to this forum; the J-20 is too clunky to be a truly breakout Chinese fighter, whatever others may think (ventral fins, canards etc in a stealth configuration, both not deadly, but unwanted)..

As for the IPE / WS-10X engine, it's possible that the IPE / WS-10X is mainly a reliability improvement on the J-20. The Chinese have made breakthroughs with rhenium blades recently, and a main contest between Western and Chinese/Russian engines has been a question of lifespan and durability. The Chinese have been intensifying training of late, meaning that Western-style fighter engines with high service life is more necessary. On the other hand, the WS-15 could be heavily overclocked to reach 170-180kN, and the WS-15 might not be able to sustain the same lifespans as reliability-improved WS-10. We do know, however, that the WS-15 seems to be a low temperature engine (good for IR stealth), so that the WS-15 might also have service life improvements.

Don't mean to be pedantic, but there's a rule against what you just did:

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[DaTang cavalry]

On August 1st, the PLA Army Day , PLAAF released the latest promotional film, 歼-20 combat cruise, a rare fighter into the mirror | CCTV video

 

[by78]

The first one was a lost image...

 

[Totoro]

first image screams to me "manufacturer promo for a generic cockpit systems of a simulator image"using the j20 -like silhouette to sell the whole thing better.

 

[by78]

first image screams to me "manufacturer promo for a generic cockpit systems of a simulator image"using the j20 -like silhouette to sell the whole thing better.

Right... except that's not a generic cockpit or cockpit simulator. The HUD checks out, as are the explosive cords on the canopy.

And just how does it being a promo preclude it from accurately portraying the real thing?

Manufacturer promo image:

The real JF-17 cockpit: