J-20 5th Generation Fighter VII

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Richard Santos

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yes, the image of the two nozzles as far as I can tell is totally snd exactly the same. You would think perspective and the fact they obviously are not at exactly the same location will cause their orientation to appear very slightly different.
 

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Biggest tell is the clarity of the inside of the nozzles. The aircraft appears to be in flight, implying that the engines would be active and you'd see heat distorting into the inside of the nozzle. There's no trace of that here.
 

winword

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Biggest tell is the clarity of the inside of the nozzles. The aircraft appears to be in flight, implying that the engines would be active and you'd see heat distorting into the inside of the nozzle. There's no trace of that here.
No, there are plenty of photos of in flight j10b with tvc nozzle without obvious heat distortion inside the nozzle. You also can't see that effect in most of the J20 photos. The distance between the object and the heated air has to be long enough to see significant heat distortion. But this picture is still obviously a fake one.
 
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As far as sharpness of nozzles vs airframe, that could very well be post-processing to enhance the focus on the nozzles. Likewise, the nozzles are rotated away from each other (i.e, perspective effects), implying either a lot of work or authenticity.

Other points where the picture seems off would be that the engines don't look parallel to each other. The placement of the second engine relative to the tailboom makes it look like it's not level with the length axis of the aircraft.
 

by78

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Just two nice images to pass a slow week.

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Any information on a strike variant, other than it has been proposed? With WS-15 nearing readiness, the J-20 might be ready to go from Su-27 to Su-30.
 
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