Shenyang FC-31 / J-31 Fighter Demonstrator

Schwerter_

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EC0389359A9A8D664DD66012C10B06D3.jpg So ummmm I saw someone post a pic on a Chinese forum, he claimed it's a pic of the FC31 2.0 painted grey, here's the picture

Basically no other information on the plane is included in the thread, and sorry for the pic size (this is the original size of the pic I saw)
 

by78

General
A vertical stabilizer and a stabilator.

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manqiangrexue

Brigadier
V3.0 is bigger and longer than previous version and for sure will use WS19. The wings also bigger

The chief designer of J31 made a public statement that "there will good news on the J31 soon!"
They also claim that there was a large break-through and the main designer has said that there will be good news soon. It is, of course, superior in every performance parameter to the 2 prototypes that preceded it, which should be a given.

Regarding, the WS-19, the reporter said, "From the small changes noticed to the rear section related to engine fixture, we can definitely be assured that it will use WS-19..." So there is some interpretation there rather than a direct statement from any source that the engine is ready to integrate.

My only concern with this video is that it's not outstandingly professional as it seems to be narrated by a reporter rather than someone in military uniform with military links. And also, she keeps saying that the models at the Paris airshow were 3.0, which, from what I remember, we decided were actually 2.0 and sloppy 1.0, correct me if I'm wrong of course. Ignorant reporter mis-translations can potentially cause quite large gaps to develop from what was told to them and what they tell the audience...
 
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