Shenyang / Chengdu "6th Gen" Aircraft - News and Analysis

I have to say, profile view is stunning with a little YF-12 look.
I can also see* that, if a third engine it has, the axial exhaust nozzle is probably not aligned like in most attempt of representations seen until now.
Also, is the white stuff on the picture censorship?
 
TomcatViP said:
I have to say, profile view is stunning with a little YF-12 look.
I can also see* that, if a third engine it has, the axial exhaust nozzle is probably not aligned like in most attempt of representations seen until now.
Also, is the white stuff on the picture censorship?
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Not sure what you mean? We've had clearer photos than these already, all 3 exhausts are equal? The white stuff is it's camo scheme.
 
It would not be surprising if the primary mission was air dominance dark sidius, there is so much that we do not know about the J-36 so far.
 
dark sidius said:
The last iteration of USAF going to a air dominance J-36 I think they have more informations than us for having this conclusion.
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Yeah but having afterburner is not the real indication. All it shows is the design is using same engine as their fighters so a WS-10 variants or even already in WS-15.
 
Deino said:
Unfortunately I‘m just on my way to a conference and cannot check if legit or again psed, but I just found this on @琴石2022‘s Weibo site:

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If this photo is real, then it does give some added weight to the "three engines for simplicity in terms of power" side of debates, as opposed to range.
 
Let's wait and see if Deino can get any more new info about it before being judge and jury ourselves.
 
FighterJock said:
Let's wait and see if Deino can get any more new info about it before being judge and jury ourselves.
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In fact i don't know; therefore my question ... even more so since AI and ps is more a mystery to me!

As such at first sight I thought it looks legit since it shows some movement, also in the background but hey, what all can be done by AI nowadays! therefore it looks very fishy, in fact just surreal strange to me but I don't know.

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Deino said:
In fact i don't know; therefore my question ... even more so since AI and ps is more a mystery to me!

As such at first sight I thought it looks legit since it shows some movement, also in the background but hey, what all can be done by AI nowadays! therefore it looks very fishy, in fact just surreal strange to me but I don't know.

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Why doesn't this one have the same paint scheme as what we've seen on the top?
 
Sorry, a kind of off-topic (but-relevant) question: has there been atailless supersonic aircraft before, that has been publically known to fly, or are the Chinese making a world-first? The only thing I can think of is the X-43, which afaik, had its tail removed for some tests, but I don't know if went supersonic in those instances.
Edit: Sorry, meant the X-31
 
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Elysium said:
Sorry, a kind of off-topic (but-relevant) question: has there been atailless supersonic aircraft before, that has been publically known to fly, or are the Chinese making a world-first? The only thing I can think of is the X-43, which afaik, had its tail removed for some tests, but I don't know if went supersonic in those instances,
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X-31 (never went supersonic as far as I know, but capable)
 

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