SAC FC-31 Stealth Fighter: News & Discussions

[kungfugymnast]

It's employs two medium-thrust, so WS-10C/15 are completely out of the question.

It's likely WS-13E (twin) now, sometime down the road WS-19 is possible.

Navalized FC-31 is definitely using WS-13E for the available engine slot being around the size of F/A-18C at 57ft in length. Without the sidebay, it probably carries only 4x air to air missiles internally like F-35C (not practical). Wonder if it comes with internal gun or no gun at all?

 

[Clutch]

 

[Shotgunner51]

An overview of the FC-31, J-XY/35 family tree, including the forthcoming expected "land based J-XY/35 variant" but whose lineage we do not fully know if it will be a land variant of J-XY/35, OR a derived variant of FC-31 V2.

Credit https://twitter.com/RickJoe_PLA

 

[BON PLAN]

Maximum flight speed is greater than Mach 2.2.

Is it so sure? Seing the shape of the 2 vertical fins, it doesn't seem to be tailored for such high speed.

 

[TOTUU]

Is it so sure? Seing the shape of the 2 vertical fins, it doesn't seem to be tailored for such high speed.

The host in the video says that a friend of his from AVIC told him that the J35's speed is over Mach 2.2, but the external claim is only Mach 1.8.
The host said that the current version of the j35 is capable of Mach 2.2 thanks to aerodynamic improvements and material advances in recent years.
I can't judge the credibility of this information.

 

[johncliu88]

Also, the size of J-35 is larger than the original J-31, so even WS-19 engines are used, the weight of the plane plus the loads will offset the engine thrust. And heavier landing gears, landing hook and etc for carrier based planes will definitely weight more than just the land based version.

 

[Deino]

Also, the size of J-35 is larger than the original J-31, so even WS-19 engines are used, the weight of the plane plus the loads will offset the engine thrust. And heavier landing gears, landing hook and etc for carrier based planes will definitely weight more than just the land based version.

Since when is it larger? If you compare the few images available with the FC-31V2 it is more or less the same besides the larger wing and surely different front section. But overall I highly question such reports it might be as large as a Raptor.

 

[Deino]

Can anyone help to summarise what Chief designer Wang Yongqing noted on the FC-31?

https://weibo.com/1813492294/Mg61nbBVP

From what I gathered via the SDF, he mentioned something like "one machine with three types/variants"!?

But what are these: naval J-35, land-based variant and export?

 

[casual]

Can anyone help to summarise what Chief designer Wang Yongqing noted on the FC-31?

https://weibo.com/1813492294/Mg61nbBVP

From what I gathered via the SDF, he mentioned something like "one machine with three types/variants"!?

But what are these: naval J-35, land-based variant and export?

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carrier variant, land based variant, export variant

 

[LKJ86]

 

[saif]

carrier variant, land based variant, export variant

I am interested in the export variant.

 

[LKJ86]

Via @航空君 from Weibo

 

[MajesticPug]

I am interested in the export variant.

Bangladesh has not received sufficient external threats to use 5th-gen fighters. Worry not, India will not get their 5th-gen fighters anytime soon. Even if they do, they will be deployed near the Chinese or Pakistan borders.

 

[S10]

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Via @航空君 from Weibo

It keeps getting fatter and fatter.

 

[Deino]

It keeps getting fatter and fatter.

I don't think so, they just reused the old and in most details simply inaccurate model from 10 years ago.