Blackstone
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My guess is PLAN probably wants mass production of the J-20 before 2030.
J-20 5th Gen Fighter Thread V
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manqiangrexue
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Welcome to the forum, Twix! You have just heard the opinion of Blackstone, whose expertise on engines is such that given a rear view 45 degree shot on a J-10A in high def, he asks whether the engine in use is AL-31 or WS-10.
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Actually Stoney, the PLAAF probably wishes they had it in production 5 years ago, as to the J-20 being inducted in to the PLAN?? with the second carrier coming along nicely, I would suspect they would like a carrier version in the near term by 2023??
Chengdu has been building the J-20 in batches of 4 as best we can tell, and it seems they're actually quite happy with the AL-31FN at present... the batch production seems to be much more difficult to get fully up to speed?? anyway it seems as if they are slightly below the rate of 1 batch of 4 per year, and we are anxiously awaiting another batch to begin rolling out any day??
SamuraiBlue
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J-20s as carrier fighters?
Isn't it a bit too big for it to be carrier fighters?
Isn't it a bit too big for it to be carrier fighters?
manqiangrexue
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It ain't bigger than the Flanker.
Hyperwarp
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It is roughly the same length as an Su-33. J-20 is shorter than the land-based Su-27. Wingspan of the J-20 is less than any Flanker. So even if the J-20 is heavier than the Su-33, if China is to build a carrier larger that the Type-001A a navalized J-20 should fit in fairly easily depending on how well the folding wings are designed. PLAN does not need to shove 20+ J-20 on to a carrier. They can limit J-20 to about 10 - 12 and fill the rest with FC-31(J-35?).
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antiterror13
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Its a test base.
That has been a source of much serious debate in the past?? I would suggest that much depends on whether or not the PLAN shows any interest in the FC-31 as a carrier based fighter? and as Mangi has suggested the J-20 is really no larger than the PLANs J-15s which is at present, is the PLAN's single fixed wing aircraft to operate off the Liaoning.
So it would be a relatively simple move to lateral across to a carrier based J-20 for those Naval crews,,, the J-20 would be faced with the same operating limitations currently affecting the J-15. With a hook, folding wings, and structurally beefed up landing gear,,,, the J-20 would really need quite a lot of "Poop" to get off the deck, and they might well opt for a Russian OVT engine in the near term, until the WS-15 comes through its developmental testing and is operationally certified.
Considering the J-20 does give China two options for a carrier based 5 gen, and that's a great thing!
anyway, Deino has brought us back to reality with the news, that photo is an old photo, and the appearance of 2001 back at Chengdu would be news?? so, at this stage we will be waiting to see what happens, and a J-20 sporting a hook would be a big deal.
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