Shenyang FC-31 / J-31 Fighter Demonstrator

I don't know if it was posted in here but I read an article saying the Liaoning was preparing for its longest voyage (distance and endurance) yet. As for the F-31... they seem to be able to keep a lid on the flights. What pics that have came out you can tell they were pics taken at the moment and not from someone waiting to snap a shot.

AssassinsMace said:

I don't know if it was posted in here but I read an article saying the Liaoning was preparing for its longest voyage (distance and endurance) yet. As for the F-31... they seem to be able to keep a lid on the flights. What pics that have came out you can tell they were pics taken at the moment and not from someone waiting to snap a shot.

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So Assassin, you think they may be flying and able to keep a lid on it, that is always possible, but way more difficult than it would have been in the past. If they are in fact flying it with the RD-93s, does anyone suspect what indegenous powerplant would work for an upgrade, I have to believe they would like to pick up the Punch with this chick, especially if she is tasked with A2A for the Carrier..... brat

Well it seems unlike at CAC where it literally neighbors with residential buildings, unless someone seems to be sitting there over at SAC and watching for it, he or she is not going to get a lot of good shots since there's probably only one J-31 so you're not really going to know when it will fly. Which also means you'll probably be spotted by security easier. Plus from some of the pictures you see from SAC, watchers seemed to be much further away from the facilities than over at CAC. The testing facility where the J-20 2001 is supposedly near SAC? How many photos have been seen of the J-20 there except from satellite?

since J-31 was not top priority,resources and funding may diverted to other project. or may be undergoing some "face lift".

hardware said:

since J-31 was not top priority,resources and funding may diverted to other project. or may be undergoing some "face lift".

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No, I simply - think like "AssassinsMace" said - that we don't have enough information but that does not mean that project has a lower priority or is in need of modification. Just take a look at the Y-8 ASW or the Y-9 ...

Deino

Not sure if this is from a new flight or just an old one from an unreleased angle.

likely during her first demonstration flight,minor short coming was uncover,and return back to drawing board.

hardware said:

likely during her first demonstration flight,minor short coming was uncover,and return back to drawing board.

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Why ... only since we don't have as much images as from the J-20 ??

Come on, tell us any of Your reasons why You think that the J-31 "need to go back to the drawing board" - what is in fact quite a harsh estimation - ... or was the Y-9 a faliure too ??? At least I have only a handfull of images during its whole test-flight phase.

Some here are really a bit mad if they don't get Your daily image-dosis .... the J-10B is a faliure, the WS-10 is a faliure, the J-31 too ...

Deino

hardware said:

likely during her first demonstration flight,minor short coming was uncover,and return back to drawing board.

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Yeah, completely baseless and illogical statement.

Further, a "minor shortcoming" would not need to be "returned back to drawing board". So the statement itself is contradictory...

Deino said:

Why ... only since we don't have as much images as from the J-20 ??

Come on, tell us any of Your reasons why You think that the J-31 "need to go back to the drawing board" - what is in fact quite a harsh estimation - ... or was the Y-9 a faliure too ??? At least I have only a handfull of images during its whole test-flight phase.

Some here are really a bit mad if they don't get Your daily image-dosis .... the J-10B is a faliure, the WS-10 is a faliure, the J-31 too ...

Deino

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Well Deino, she is a clean sheet design, I would be very surprized if they didn't find something bony on the first flight, its not unusual to have to go back to the drawing board. Now I like the J-31, in fact it is my favorite new airplane, and nobody will be more dissapointed than I if this bird doesn't go forward, so there will inevitably be issues. I like this chick because she is modeled on the same planform as the F-22, mid wing delta, twin engine, twin rudders.

So Hardware is likely right just by playing the odds, if we started to list the F-35s "issues", the J-31 has the potential to be a very fine airplane, and I believe Shenyang is up to the task, you have to remember there was a LOT more developement work completed when the J-20 took her first flight, so patience all. A new airplane is a lot more involved than cut and paste, it all has to work together, for example the F-35 has an issue with buffeting as the AoA is increased as well as tran-sonic rolloff or loss of directional control,,,,,, but they did fly her well past her design max AoA of 50 degrees AoA to 73 degress AoA, so even with concerns you don't throw the baby out with the bathwater, and as long as the funding is there the J-31 is likely to make a very fine Naval Aircraft. Brat