Shenyang FC-31 / J-31 Fighter Demonstrator

Deino

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New rumors: the difference between v1.0 and v2.0 are "not that big".

Heisenberg would've had a field day with that ambiguity.



"Differs" not much can mean a lot or nothing:
J-31 - FC-31.V1 + V2 - CG 1.jpg

If I would show this image my wife she would say they are the same ... oh, wait, the colour is different. As such even small changes like a larger intake, a slightly different planform ... and the tails as biggest changes are still possible. As such, the only solution is:

I want an image !!!!
 
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Air Force Brat

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To the contrary this is a fascinating machine.

So master delft, Chinese drones are fascinating, but US drones are stinky???

I am not against using drones for gathering intelligence, I AM MORALLY OPPOSED to sending a nameless, faceless, Heartless machine to do your killing. Life is precious, and with the advent and promise of UCAVs??? well you get my drift??? I would say "collateral injuries, deaths, and misidentification are a growing danger, and that people like Barack Hussein Obama use these killing machines to "insulate" themselves from responsibility!
 

delft

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So master delft, Chinese drones are fascinating, but US drones are stinky???

I am not against using drones for gathering intelligence, I AM MORALLY OPPOSED to sending a nameless, faceless, Heartless machine to do your killing. Life is precious, and with the advent and promise of UCAVs??? well you get my drift??? I would say "collateral injuries, deaths, and misidentification are a growing danger, and that people like Barack Hussein Obama use these killing machines to "insulate" themselves from responsibility!
Divine Eagle looks like a very high flying radar machine, not a killer. I think that is a very interesting concept.
 

Inst

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So it's okay to gun people down from the safety of an attack aircraft or attack helicopter? Killing is killing, whether the man is inside the system or 4000 miles away with a satellite uplink. That said, the Divine Eagle is an interesting approach to counter-stealth AEW&C, it's a drone, so presumably it'd be controlled by escorting aircraft and if shot down it's just materiel, not a trained air control and EW team.
 
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