Chengdu J-20 5th Generation Aircraft News & Discussions

[Akasa]

Eight twin-seat J-20s will be produced by May 2021.

 

[Deino]

Eight twin-seat J-20s will be produced by May 2021.

And this is based on what? We have not even seen one, not even a prototype...

 

[Akasa]

And this is based on what? We have not even seen one, not even a prototype...

A possibility, although not certain how credible the original source is.

 

[Deino]

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Thanks but as you know me, I prefer to waif for a more obvious confirmation

 

[Akasa]

Thanks but as you know me, I prefer to waif for a more obvious confirmation

Yes of course.

 

[IblinI]

Thanks but as you know me, I prefer to waif for a more obvious confirmation

99% fake.

 

[LKJ86]

J-7, J-10, and J-20 got together recently.

Via @HTB95 from Weibo

 

[LKJ86]

Via @航空工业 from Weixin

 

[LKJ86]

Via @四川地产界高层-军事画家 from Weibo

 

[LKJ86]

Via CCTV and @沉默的山羊 from Weibo

 

[LKJ86]

Via @四川地产界高层-军事画家 from Weibo

 

[Sunny4pak]

 

[Deino]

Based on this new and allegedly recent image not only the J-10Cs but also the J-20As are gone and new J-10Cs have taken their places in the shelters now!

(Image via @军戈飞扬 from Weibo)

 

[FuturePAF]

The Shenyang’s design that lost to Chengdu and it’s J-20 design.
Source : https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zo...r-may-arrive-soon-heres-what-it-could-include

BTW, any chance the J-10 will eventually get the WS-10C (147 kn max thrust) engines, once enough are made for the J-20B?

 

[GiantPanda]

Based on this new and allegedly recent image not only the J-10Cs but also the J-20As are gone and new J-10Cs have taken their places in the shelters now!

(Image via @军戈飞扬 from Weibo)

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In hindsight, the large number of J-10s and J-20s was nothing out of the ordinary.

I was able to dig this satellite photo from December of 2017. There were about 20 J-10s parked at Chengdu then too. Those would have been J-10Cs as well but with AL-31s.

I think it is a normal part of the production cycle on the J-10 line. I would expect the same for the J-20 eventually. We might see 20+ J-20s parked at CAC one day too. But remember these precedences before speculating about issues