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China's J-20 doesn't need F-35 temperature and humidity control hangar.
The American F-22 and B-2 are known as "hangar queens," because they require specialized temperature and humidity-control hangars to protect their stealth coatings. The reapplication of a stealth coating is laborious and time-consuming.
The F-35 is also a hangar queen that requires temperature and humidity control, because it has delicate electronics.
How To Supply Power And Air For The F-35 | Aviation Pros (June 27, 2013)
"With the F-35’s multiple, complex on-board electronic systems, the PCA requirements are very difficult to provide for the F-35. Not too hot … not too cold … it has to be very dry air and at a higher pressure than normal commercial PCA requirements."
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The photograph of a J-20 in front of a regular hangar suggests the J-20 does not require temperature or humidity control. This is important, because the J-20 should have quick turnaround times to permit more airborne hours.
China hails its fifth generation J-20 stealth jet fighter | Asia Times (November 20, 2017)
"The hangar in the background of the above photo has also piqued intense interest: It appears that J-20s can be parked in an ordinary hangar rather than one with constant temperature and humidity, while the US Air Force’s multirole F-35 Lightning II fighters are very expensive to maintain as they must be kept in a highly regulated environment to protect their ultra-delicate stealth coatings.
This means J-20s are more economical and easier to manage and can respond to emergencies more quickly than F-35s, noted an observer." (see second photograph below)
What special hangars are required and used for the f35c - the carrier based version for USN? I dont see USN comming up with any new radical carrier designs that have special hangars on them for F35Cs? Carrier based aircrafts will be the most exposed and unprotected to weather conditions - water, salt, humidity etc., as they are parked completely exposed in open space.
F35C for USN
A/C carriers fyi:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS...Sealift_Command_ship_USNS_Spica_(T-AFS_9).jpg
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