J-35A fighter (PLAAF) + FC-31 thread

[lcloo]

Self-explanatory.

I have a feeling that the future three muskateers of PLAAF would be J16, J20 and J35A. J10A/B/C would slowly fade away from first line of defense as they aged over the years, taking over by J35A. Of course it is not happening now, but 2030 is not too far away.

 

[CaribouTruth]

I have a feeling that the future three muskateers of PLAAF would be J16, J20 and J35A. J10A/B/C would slowly fade away front first line of defense as they aged over the years, taking over by J35A. Of course it is not happening now, but 2030 is not too far away.

Equally interesting is that in these formations, the spearhead flanker is always the "D" version. Even here its leading the 5th gens. EW planes seem to have quite the standing in PLAAF/PLANAF's eyes. This is why I am of the opinion that we might soon see a dedicated 5th gen EW variant.

 

[SinoAmericanCW]

I have a feeling that the future three muskateers of PLAAF would be J16, J20 and J35A. J10A/B/C would slowly fade away front first line of defense as they aged over the years, taking over by J35A. Of course it is not happening now, but 2030 is not too far away.

J-10A/Bs have already almost all been reallocated to 2nd-line units. Only 4x combat ABs still use them, namely the 43rd/70th/124th (J-10A) and the 61st (J-10B).

The main 2nd-line units that have received surplus J-10A/Bs are the following:

• 20th (training) Air Regiment of the CTC
• 53rd (training) Air Regiment of the STC
• 94th (training) Air Regiment of the NTC

Altogether, these 3x ARs have a combined total of ~150x J-10A/B/S.

 

[Deino]

Self-explanatory.

And so the question is: Does it have a serial number on its tails or not?

 

[by78]

And so the question is: Does it have a serial number on its tails or not?

It does.

 

[ACuriousPLAFan]

It does.

This should be the 1st confirmed serial-production/in-active-service J-35A, with tail #61821 (instead of just prototypes).

 

[Tomboy]

This should be the 1st confirmed serial-production/in-active-service J-35A, with tail #61821 (instead of just prototypes).

Why did they still fly with EOTS covers(Are these even meant for flight and not just ground protections)?

 

[Blitzo]

Why did they still fly with EOTS covers(Are these even meant for flight and not just ground protections)?

We've seen J-20s in the past fly with covers over their EOIRSTs.

 

[ACuriousPLAFan]

I have a feeling that the future three muskateers of PLAAF would be J16, J20 and J35A. J10A/B/C would slowly fade away from first line of defense as they aged over the years, taking over by J35A. Of course it is not happening now, but 2030 is not too far away.

The PLAAF should have a new "Four Musketeers" in the 2030s and beyond to succeed the current "Four Musketeers", namely the J-20/A/S, J-35A, J-36 and J-XDS.

Or perhaps there could be the "Five Musketeers of the PLAAF" if the J-16 is also counted in.

 

[FirebirdFan]

It does.

Now we just need a closer look at those nozzles to see if anything changed