You really believe your DOD who didn't know J-20 was coming among many things?
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Name looks to be Cerberus, giving speculation other aircraft in the Raider line may be based on creatures of Greek mythology.
See, there's your problem.
Only amateurs would unquestionable trust DoD reports on China lol.
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H-20 don't need to jump through hoops to impress anyone just to get more US taxpayer dollars.
就不给你看，憋死你!
Sorry for the Chinese, can't figure out how to translate the expression in English. Someone good at English please help.
The fist photo in this series of four contains a better picture of those flaps along with looks like a sort of inlet directly towards the rear of the aircraft? It looks like something folds inward (towards the centerline of the B-21) to create that additional inlet.
EDIT: I also think you can see the pilot in the first first photo in this series as well.
EDIT: I also think you can see the pilot in the first first photo in this series as well.
Subsonic, stealthy bombers with good range, good payload and more importantly being in plentiful number with modern and future proof avionics are absolutely very capable in a future and near-future system of systems approach, including in a high intensity conflict.
B-21 is a "gamechanger" in the sense that it may be produced in numbers in excess of 100, and whether H-20 ends up being a subsonic stealthy flying wing bomber (which is all we expect) anyway is irrelevant to B-21, because these systems are not "responses" to each other.
As for the type of bomber that the PLA should prioritize, I feel that a large, flying wing stealthy subsonic bomber for the PLA remains very much a higher priority than a stealthy supersonic bomber (whose size and range would inevitably be smaller than a subsonic platform like a flying wing).
The configuration of H-20 has already been discussed ad nauseum over the years, so there is no reason to resurrect that discussion simply because of some response to B-21.
Aircraft like the B-21 Raider often incorporate sophisticated aerodynamic and structural elements for various purposes, including stealth, maneuverability, and airflow management.
The folding mechanism you mentioned could indeed be part of the aircraft's adaptive design, allowing it to optimize its configuration based on different flight phases or mission requirements. Such features are integral to ensuring the aircraft's performance and survivability in diverse operational scenarios.
In the same spirit: not gonna show you, blow me就不给你看，憋死你!
Sorry for the Chinese, can't figure out how to translate the expression in English. Someone good at English please help.