New single engine stealth fighter by chengdu?

SinoSoldier

SinoSoldier

Colonel
PiSigma said:
Not that I know of.
Like I said before, I know of 5 major projects:
1) JF17 improvements - which is mostly semi retired super experienced engineers with new hires
2) J10 improvements - same as JF17 for staffing
3) J20 projects - mostly people in their prime working on this I heard, expecting the team to stay intact for a long time
4) new project that was started last year also based on J20 tech (all solid info that I have, rest is speculation), think its a transformation into something else. Like naval? Or smaller? How accurate this is, I don't know. Just heard about it offhand. I'm only guessing here, so you guys know as much as I do.
5) new brain storming project based on J20. This started a couple years ago apparently, just before J20 was finalized. This is your if money is no object kind of wishlist project. Think it is brainstorming for 6 gen.

Most of the info I got is based on conversations I have with my uncle, but its almost a guessing game with him sometimes and a lot of read between the lines. Almost what he doesn't say vs what is said.

Like I heard him say "people" are happy with J20 and want to build on it with 2 projects.

Now you guys know as much as I do.
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If the J-10D was indeed based on pre-J-20 technology, and if it indeed incorporates the rumored stealthy nozzle, EOTS, EODAS, and the like, then there is a pretty significant chance it would have some form of RCS reduction (like the F-15SE). It supposedly beat out the FC-31 for the PLAAF lightweight fighter contract and has been compared to the F-35 as well.
 
PiSigma

PiSigma

"the engineer"
SinoSoldier said:
If the J-10D was indeed based on pre-J-20 technology, and if it indeed incorporates the rumored stealthy nozzle, EOTS, EODAS, and the like, then there is a pretty significant chance it would have some form of RCS reduction (like the F-15SE). It supposedly beat out the FC-31 for the PLAAF lightweight fighter contract and has been compared to the F-35 as well.
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I honestly have no idea. Your guess is as good as mine. I don't think there are enough dots to connect yet.

I wonder if they can evolve J10 into a twin engine 4++ plane for carrier ops.... But by then might as well call it something else entirely.

Or if they included everything you said for D and then navalize it for E.

Although I did hear J10 projects are wrapping up... Maybe they won't call it J10 by then... Or it was false information to begin with.....
 
SinoSoldier

SinoSoldier

Colonel
PiSigma said:
I honestly have no idea. Your guess is as good as mine. I don't think there are enough dots to connect yet.

I wonder if they can evolve J10 into a twin engine 4++ plane for carrier ops.... But by then might as well call it something else entirely.

Or if they included everything you said for D and then navalize it for E.

Although I did hear J10 projects are wrapping up... Maybe they won't call it J10 by then... Or it was false information to begin with.....
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If you happen to know, when did the J-10D project begin?
 
SinoSoldier

SinoSoldier

Colonel
siegecrossbow said:
Where is the prototype?
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Recall the following image from 2016?

This could potentially be a variant of the J-20 or J-10 undergoing airframe RCS verification. From the looks of it, the engine configuration seems to be a single large turbofan (or a space for it). The only thing working against that theory is that, according to Sean O'Connor (who took this image), the aircraft has the exact same dimensions as the J-20.

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