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I requested F-16. I knew what I wanted.Wouldn't transition from F-111 to F-15 have made more sense?
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I requested F-16. I knew what I wanted.Wouldn't transition from F-111 to F-15 have made more sense?
The WS-15 is already conducting flight tests aboard a modified J-11 ... it shouldn't be long before it moves to the J-20 for testing, which I think is when we are going to get the pictures
We probably will never know the answer.USAF veteran. F-111 Cold War, then F-16 Desert Storm.
In order of accomplishments: Good => Excellent => Outstanding.
The J-20 is an excellent/outstanding effort by China, and the Chinese engineers have all the rights to be proud of what they did. Here is the deal...
In designing a low radar observable body, there are three rules to go by:
- Control of quantity of radiators
- Control of array of radiators
- Control of modes of radiation
They are not so much rules that can be broken as they are guidelines that there are degrees of obedience to them.
The sphere is the reference calibration body in radar design. Look up 'Lincoln Calibration Sphere'. The reason the sphere is used is because the sphere is the most obedient to the three rules.
The J-20, as opined by many, is not as obedient to the three rules as the American F-22 and F-35. Ultimately, the only way to know is to have all the current 'stealth' aircrafts under 3rd party supervised measurement, which will never happen. So for now, all we have is what we observe and educated guesses.
Ahhhhh, but F-15 is so much cooler!I requested F-16. I knew what I wanted.
The F-15 is the strongman powerlifter. The F-16 is the gymnast.Ahhhhh, but F-15 is so much cooler!
I guess you want to fly a bird alone? (all F-15 are dual seats IIRC)
The F-15 is the strongman powerlifter. The F-16 is the gymnast.
Well I think the PLAAF would only put the WS-15 as one of the engines, with the other one being the WS-10 for testing reasons but I would expect superior aerodynamic performance given this extra thrust (albeit I don't think the speed would increase too much given the flanker's design as you mentioned). Regarding Wikipedia's Mach 2.4 claim, I don't think that has any basis. The J-20 is not a dedicated interceptor so why would it need to fly so fast?
It is said the first article's author is very reliable ...Thanks ... but in both cases I'm highly sceptical esp for the second "confirmation"
The strike fighter/interceptor theory flown around for the J-20 has got to be one of the stupidest theories ever. Even dumber than the Mig 25 super-dogfighter theory. The people who somehow believe this theory need to ask themselves the following question : why would China design a dedicated strike or interceptor aircraft to counter the F-22/F-35? Only after AVIC released an official description saying the J-20 was an air superiority fighter did these dumb theories finally go away (for the most part).And Flankers and J20 are designed as air superiority fighters, not interceptors nor strike jets.