SAC FC-31 Stealth Fighter: News & Discussions

[LKJ86]

Must be older images since it still had the huge pitot

According to @牧是家, they are latest ones.

 

[Deino]

According to @牧是家, they are latest ones.
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Hmmm ?? But why then again with the huge pitot or does he men by latest only the latestly released!?

 

[kungfugymnast]

China must start j-31v2 production as soon as possible...

FC-31 for now is test module for their J-35 fighter. If there's investors pumping in capital for FC-31 meant for export market then its production would start sooner. It won't be hard for them to do so as the FC-31 design cue and wings angle are almost copied from F-35A + some F-22 for twin engines configuration. It would be nice if there's FC-31 sold to allies.

 

[Gomig-21]

New pics.

 

[Deino]

New pics.

Unfortunately not, the first two images are from 17. May 2020, the third one from 23. May 2020 and the fourth was posted first on 22. May 2020.

Sorry.

 

[Gomig-21]

Unfortunately not, the first two images are from 17. May 2020, the third one from 23. May 2020 and the fourth was posted first on 22. May 2020.

Sorry.

That's alright. I guess they're new for some of us that haven't seen them already.

 

[Death_Angels]

JIs the J-31 a good plane? How and when it goes into production compared to its Western competitors.

 

[Yongpeng Sun-Tastaufen]

New pics.

The tails are revised to be J-20 tails

 

[FuturePAF]

New pics.

RD-93 Engines or WS-13?

 

[Gomig-21]

RD-93 Engines or WS-13?

I think these are the RD-93s according to the Russians who are supplying them. I don't think they're using the WS-13s on this like the JF-17, but I believe they'll eventually use the WS-13E which is supposedly a bit more powerful than the WS-13. But @Deino can correct me if I'm wrong.

 

[juj06750]

I think these are the RD-93s according to the Russians who are supplying them. I don't think they're using the WS-13s on this like the JF-17, but I believe they'll eventually use the WS-13E which is supposedly a bit more powerful than the WS-13. But @Deino can correct me if I'm wrong.

it's still second prototype of J31 with russian engine RD93, which made its maiden flight on December 2016
note that J31 project is still pending; it could be dead project if none of orders

 

[Beast]

it's still second prototype of J31 with russian engine RD93, which made its maiden flight on December 2016
note that J31 project is still pending; it could be dead project if none of orders

The J-31 project is replaced with J-35, a naval carrier based stealth fighter approved by PLAN. The final out come may be only slight different this.

 

[Figaro]

I think these are the RD-93s according to the Russians who are supplying them. I don't think they're using the WS-13s on this like the JF-17, but I believe they'll eventually use the WS-13E which is supposedly a bit more powerful than the WS-13. But @Deino can correct me if I'm wrong.

Those are WS-13Es, not RD-93s. The first aircraft the WS-13E was incorporated into was the 31003 FC-31 prototype in 2016.

it's still second prototype of J31 with russian engine RD93, which made its maiden flight on December 2016
note that J31 project is still pending; it could be dead project if none of orders

WS-13, not RD-93. Only 31001 (31002 was for static airframe tests) had RD-93s, which gave the smoky performance in at Zhuhai 2014.

 

[kungfugymnast]

That's alright. I guess they're new for some of us that haven't seen them already.

You're right coz some of us haven't seen these photos yet, thanks for posting. The notable changes spotted on the radome, canopy, fuselage area before air intakes, flatter rear top, wings and tail fins look different from prototypes.

JIs the J-31 a good plane? How and when it goes into production compared to its Western competitors.

FC-31 is surely more affordable and lower maintenance compared to F-35 and European fighters. Best thing is the FC-31 stealth and with its price, users won't hesitate to load external payloads compared to F-35 that is too precious to do so to risk flying under low RCS forgoing stealth. It will go into production for export market limited to allies.

 

[Deino]

You're right coz some of us haven't seen these photos yet, thanks for posting. The notable changes spotted on the radome, canopy, fuselage area before air intakes, flatter rear top, wings and tail fins look different from prototypes.

Again you are wrong and as it seems only for the reason to contradict my reply: There si nothing new, it is exactly the same prototype - in fact second demonstrator no. 31003 - we know since years. Also these images were posted long ago and the fact that you are either too lazy or too dumb to check does not make them new not do they add any "notable changes spotted on the radome, canopy, fuselage area before air intakes, flatter rear top, wings and tail fins"!

Again, take this as a warning: STOP with this constant posting of false stuff, faked news and simply wrong BS.