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J-XY - maybe J-35 - next generation carrier-borne fighter

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that nozzle looks like the ws10 used on j20

Just because it is jagged doesn’t mean it is WS-1. Compare the nozzle diameter with a person and you can tell that it is way smaller. This is not accounting for the fact that there are two layers of nozzles, something not seen in WS-10.
 
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Some posts outside said that the engine is called WS21, a enhanced model of WS13E. Can anyone elaborate a little bit for this model? How about WS19 then?
 
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What's the need for the redesigned canopy and the hump behind the cockpit? It seems to be copying the F-35B but that's because the F-35B has a lift fan, hence the need for a larger fuselage section behind the cockpit. But that's not the case here with the J-35, so not sure why they redesigned that area, it just loses rear visibility for the pilot.
 
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What's the need for the redesigned canopy and the hump behind the cockpit? It seems to be copying the F-35B but that's because the F-35B has a lift fan, hence the need for a larger fuselage section behind the cockpit. But that's not the case here with the J-35, so not sure why they redesigned that area, it just loses rear visibility for the pilot.
 
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By the way, besides all these speculations about a dedicated export, a twin-seater and/or a PLAAF version, are there any news about the J-35? Was a third prototype spotted already and even more any conclusions about the two "whatever they are" at Huangdicun? Are the mock-ups only (IMO most likely) or true prototypes?

PS ... allegedly a new image

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Wow 😮 even if this image showing a J-35 prototype is clearly edited since the final digit X of serial number 35000X has been deleted, it is anyway a welcome news, since for the first time the pitot probe is missing.

So, either this is a new prototype or a modified one.

(Image via @lyman2003 from Weibo)

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Wow 😮 even if this image showing a J-35 prototype is clearly edited since the final digit X of serial number 35000X has been deleted, it is anyway a welcome news, since for the first time the pitot probe is missing.

So, either this is a new prototype or a modified one.

(Image via @lyman2003 from Weibo)

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In mind that recently many faked and manipulated images on modern Chinese types have been posted, I‘m not entirely sure if this new J-35 is legit 🤔 … but I think it is.😉

(Image via @鼎盛风清 from Weibo)

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