J-20 5th Gen Fighter Thread VIII
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Thats pretty difficult to imagine, as kinds of stress a screw experiences basically rules out composites and ceramic screws come with a big price hike.
Maybe in theory, but not now.
They're covered, and thickness of cover may wary between wartime and peacetime.
Cover is removed before unscrewing every bolt, with a special instrument(at least that's the case with su-57); same goes in reverse after maintenance is complete, with post-procedural rcs check.
It appears that China prefers to not expose it during public events at all, peace or not.
This cover is one of reasons 5th gen deliver lower sortie rates.
Why not a metal screw with a thick layer of RAM cover on top?
It's images like these, and the many other high quality photos elsewhere in this thread that make this place such a great resource for my CG models - it is much appreciated! Looking forward to gradually seeing more high-res photos of the A/S variant as they reach front line service. I imagine that will take a while though, since they're only just now allowing the original J-20 version to be scrutinised up close, eg Changchun airshow 2025?
Thats pretty much what they do already no?
Not on J-20
Since the fasteners are of the same color as the fuselage I assume that they’ve been treated with some RAM.