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China’s FC-31 Fighter Disappoints in First Display

The big curiosity at this year’s Airshow China was the prototype Shenyang FC-31 fighter that was making its first public appearance. Previously billed as the J-31, the stealthy-looking aircraft first flew two years ago. It is a smaller complement to the Chengdu J-20, which was the first of the PRC’s new stealth aircraft...

...If they were involved in the FC-31 design, MiG officials might not want to take any credit, because the display at Zhuhai revealed some poor aerodynamic efficiency. The aircraft bleeds too much energy and the pilot had hard time keeping the nose up during turns and other maneuvers. He also had to engage afterburners far too often to maintain a proper energy utilization curve.

Western aerospace analysts point out that the FC-31 flown at Zhuhai was a “clean” jet. An aircraft configured for a real mission and fitted with weapons would be even heavier and would have an even more dismal flight performance, they said.
A large-scale model of the FC-31 on display inside the halls at Zhuhai showed some detail changes of configuration, compared to the flying prototype...

China’s FC-31 Fighter Disappoints in First Display | Aviation International News
 
SAC now need to get down to the work of bringing out the 1st FC-31 prototype as early as possible in 2015. :D
 
It's Vietnamese radars, because we may build or buy by our own money from Russia, Ukraine, Czech, France, Israel ... All available.
we are now build 5 islands in SCS, we will cut your oils business anytime ourAir force deployed there. take your time.
 
31001 is both J-31 and FC-31 ? or They built 2 prototypes ?
 
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@gambit what is your opinion about J-31 prototype and the new model pitched as V2.0? which one look better 5th gen design?
 
what a sexy bird Chinese must develop their WS-13 and WS-15 to LOAN type engine like F-22/F35 have:china::china::china:
 

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