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Originally posted by Zinja View PostIf this is for real i can only say wow! That would be a shocker to most, a rabit out of a hat. I wonder if western intel knew about this. I can't imagine McCain agreeing to the cancellation of the F-22 last year if the US was aware of this advent.
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Here are the 2 photos from the link in post 13.Attached FilesNo One Kicks A$! Without Tanker Gas
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Yet another pic from Alert5.com. Its hard to tell, but it looks a little bit like there is a canard foreplane deflected upwards. Then again maybe it is a shadow of the opened cockpit. Intakes looks square to me. Vertical tails looks a lot like the PAK-FAs is relative size and spacing. Hopefully we get a clearer picture soon.Attached FilesNo One Kicks A$! Without Tanker Gas
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Originally posted by Zinja View PostIf this is for real i can only say wow! That would be a shocker to most, a rabit out of a hat. I wonder if western intel knew about this. I can't imagine McCain agreeing to the cancellation of the F-22 last year if the US was aware of this advent.
I think if that plane was on the runway, there is a good chance someone from space must have been recording...
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Originally posted by Phoenix10 View PostYet another pic from Alert5.com. Its hard to tell, but it looks a little bit like there is a canard foreplane deflected upwards. Then again maybe it is a shadow of the opened cockpit. Intakes looks square to me. Vertical tails looks a lot like the PAK-FAs is relative size and spacing. Hopefully we get a clearer picture soon.
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Originally posted by citanon View PostThis plane looks enormous Are they going for long range strike?
I wonder if it has S duct intakes. Since the Saturn 117 is for a traditional intake, wouldn't an S duct require a completely new engine?
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Some artist impression, ...... for what its worth.Attached Files
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Originally posted by Zinja View PostI hope US military planners are not as complacent as your statement.
Not to say they should not invest into the 6th generation planes, or UCAVs and UAVs, or New missiles of all types, etc. etc., that is what has provided them with the lead.
However right now the lead they have seems very huge...
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Originally posted by Phoenix10 View PostYet another pic from Alert5.com. Its hard to tell, but it looks a little bit like there is a canard foreplane deflected upwards. Then again maybe it is a shadow of the opened cockpit.
Highsea, where on earth are you?
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Xinhui beat me... the engines are going to be a problem. Until China can produce an engine suitable for their latest airframes, they will be held somewhat hostage by Russia.
The other issue, harder to define and visualize, are the machining tolerances necessary to produce airframes that truly drop RCS. Minute gaps, uneven panels, improperly executed radome (one of the harder parts of modern fighters); all might contribute to increased RCS despite a pleasing shape on a macro level. Putty or coatings cannot correct these despite wishful thinking.
That said, it'd be stupid to underestimate Chinese engineering in areas like this.
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Originally posted by Skywatcher View PostHow stable and stealthy is the vertical tail setup?No One Kicks A$! Without Tanker Gas
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