Nice to have a side view. That bird is sleek, crazy sleek. Will need better pictures on the ground to do size reference to evaluate volume but it don't have a big hump for engines s duct or a hump behind the cockpit at all..
Shenyang next gen combat aircraft thread
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This could potentially be the best looking aircraft this species has ever flown
I take back everything I just said. This is not the best looking plane of the speciesHey, guys!!! Today, I confirmed with my own eyes that the groove exists on SAC sixth gen!!!I paid special attention to the groove this time. The conclusion is the same as the last time but just with more clarity and, therefore, confirmation: the groove doesn't ruin the aesthetics of the plane. The groove looks just fitting for the plane. In fact, after finally visually confirmed its existence, I find it hard to imagine a better looking belly being completely flat. I can personally assert that the plane's groove is so visually right that it makes the plane look better aesthetically!
Look wobbly. Fixable by flight control software eventually?
No reason not to think it isn't the pilot adjusting minutiuae of the aircraft's roll to see how the aircraft responds.
With the wheels down, the plane is most likely approaching a runway. Unlikely to test the plane’s flight control.
I agree it is likely approaching a runway, but that doesn't exist in contrary to what I wrote.
It seems rather sensible to test the aircraft's flight control as part of landing approach, for the overall test regime.
The wheels could be down just because it's an early test flight though since we've only just seen videos of it flying with the wheels up over the past day or so.