J-20 5th Gen Fighter Thread VIII

[CasualObserver]

Despite the downplaying by the USA, the J-20 seems more like a missile than a plane to me. It has a unique aerodynamic configuration because, compared to Euro-canards, the foreplanes are much wider and the wings are much smaller. I wonder if this could positively influence its stealthiness.

This is a 21 meter long, 13 meter wide aircraft and size-wise the canards in J-20's case are more like horizontal stabs installed more to the front...

If the J-20 had a more conventional design, the horizontal stabs would've ended up being similar in size to the canards anyway, just look at F-22's and Kaan's stabilisers and try telling me they are smaller... It's because these aircraft are air-superiority fighters that are expected to operate at high altitudes, and you need either TVC or larger surfaces to be able to maneuver.

In reality J-20 has a wing area of 78 m2, just because the wings look relatively small doesn't mean they actually are.

 

[siegecrossbow]

This is a 21 meter long, 13 meter wide aircraft and size-wise the canards in J-20's case are more like horizontal stabs installed more to the front...

If the J-20 had a more conventional design, the horizontal stabs would've ended up being similar in size to the canards anyway, just look at F-22's and Kaans's stabilisers and try telling me they are smaller...

In reality J-20 has a wing area of 78 m2, just because the wings look relatively small doesn't mean they actually are.

It’s the wing’s aspect ratio that’s small. Area wise it is large, which is par for the course for a delta.