Looking and looking at the enhanced images, imo i think the main bay as drawn above is too short. I think it should go further back closer to that black thing in the middle behind the wheels (APU apperture, Luneberg lens, EO housing?) and also further forward, and possibly V shaped forward, or alternatively, like i think someone drew it recently, a middle section that projects more forward than the two other sections under the intakes. There is the line right in the middle of the fuselage which i think is showing the bay outline rather than the groove (which is there too though probably not as pronounced as we might think).
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By this, the smaller side IWBs on the J-XDS (if they do exist and the illustrated size is accurate) certainly can't fit PL-15-sized AAMs.
In the meantime, at this point - I think it would be safe to have the default assumption that the J-XDS has one (main) IWB that is of similar dimensions as those IWBs on the J-20/A/S. That means ruling out equipping the J-XDS with AAMs that are of PL-17-sized or larger.
As for whether there are smaller side IWBs on the J-XDS - We would need some lucky breaks. But if there isn't any smaller side IWBs on the J-XDS, then I really do hope that the one (main) IWB would be deeper, whether that to allow AAMs with larger diameters or to allow the vertical stacking of AAMs.
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Could be a thing, if it's full fledged AA aircraft, it could rely on way less missile types and have stacking missiles magazines more or less.
Chinese community netizens speculate that the side is occupied by the landing gear storage compartment.View attachment 150211
Got it. It's a laser gun. Can't have a better explanation.
6th gen should not only have next-gen airframes, but also next-gen weapon. For example, use DEW as Active Protection Systems, which is also mentioned in that previous paper, where former chief designer Yang Wei discussing 6th gen fighters' requirements.
Time to think more about self-defense. If J-XDS indeed installs some kind of laser guns, there're no better positions than side bay.
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If it is designed with naval considerations, shouldn’t it carry at least one smaller anti ship missile internally, preferably two. Or is that left to the drones
There's other aircrafts in China airwing to carry them. J-35, J-15, etc. Always relying on jack of all trade is a poor country choice.
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This aircraft looks small?
It's quite large, with an estimated maximum takeoff weight of around 40 tons.
Yes.
The relevance? Who knows.
It's not like the depicted nozzle at Zhuhai that year was the only stealthy 2D TVC nozzle that the industry would've been investigating.