With such a radical new design there is guaranteed to be a lot of learning and fine tuning. There is simply nothing like it elsewhere.
Chengdu next gen combat aircraft (?J-36) thread
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With such a radical new design there is guaranteed to be a lot of learning and fine tuning. There is simply nothing like it elsewhere.
I'm sorry, what?
Are you saying that it's been four months since we've had videos of J-36 test flying at Chengdu (which I am not sure is true), or are you saying it's been four months since J-36 has had test flights in Chengdu (which definitely is not something you can suggest or claim)??
Either way your post doesn't make much sense.
Its gonna take atleast 6 years before J-36 finishes all the testing and gets inducted. So get ready to be patient.
Well, I live in Chengdu, and my workplace is right under the takeoff path, just a few kilometers from the airport. Honestly, even seeing J-20s take off feels numb now, same as for millions of Chengdu folks.
And all I can say is this: at least up to today, every supposedly "new" photo or video posted after late March – excluding AI fakes – turns out to be old material from March or earlier.
The reason I say "haven't any more flying at least in Chengdu" is because I simply can't confirm whether the 36011 left CAC sometime in late March for a more secretive test site, or if it's been undergoing modifications at CAC since the March test flights.
Okay, if you are saying that is based off observations being located at Chengdu on site itself (might be useful to lead with that!), that is a different matter, and it could be anyone's guess
Keep us updated if you see or hear anything! Thanks in advanced
Double-checking existing stuff (the kind even China's domestic internet hasn't removed) is fine, no biggie.
As for actively posting this kind of thing, well, we're all just waiting for brave souls willing to share pics and vids to step up.
"保密防谍，人人有责"
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This forum is undoubtedly monitored by intelligence agencies of various countries. They may chat with you privately to get more information. Please pay attention to your words and actions.Double-checking existing stuff (the kind even China's domestic internet hasn't removed) is fine, no biggie.
As for actively posting this kind of thing, well, we're all just waiting for brave souls willing to share pics and vids to step up.
"保密防谍，人人有责"
“泄密必被抓，抓住就杀头"
If China wanted to keep the existence of this plane top secret there's a million ways it could. Saying please no to citizens when any foreign agencies can simply rent a room with a high floor level, point a camera and get better footage is asinine.
For intelligence agencies, 90% of intelligence sources are open source channels. If every Chinese citizen casually releases sensitive military photos without a sense of confidentiality, then please refer to the outcome of the Israeli air strike on Iran some time ago.