Hard to tell from the available pics to compare with the original plane, but if this model is as inaccurate and simplified as Anigrand's J-20( yeah, I know, short run, shortage of good photostock at the time, etc, I still don't care- I want the model to be as faithful a scaled replica of the original as possible) , I'm gonna give this one a miss and wait patiently for Trumpeter's release.Deino said:... Anigrand's model seems to be finished:
1/72 scale Shenyang J-31 - Fifth-generation carrier based fighter
By the way the J-31 has so far performed four flights !!
Deino
Seems that would put a tight limit on weapons diameter like the F-22. I tried zooming in, but it appears as though the plane's bottomside has been "airbrushed" as it were. Personally, I'm expecting a deeper, longer, more-central bay; at least that's the impression I got from some of the earlier pics that showed it open from the side while on the ground.JFC Fuller said:Based on the underside picture it looks to me like any production version will have a weapons bay almost exactly where the F-22 has its AMRAAM bay.
One of the models displayed showed a tail hook.JFC Fuller said:The underside of the rear fuselage screams J-15 style tail-hook to me.
kaiserbill said:One of the models displayed showed a tail hook.JFC Fuller said:The underside of the rear fuselage screams J-15 style tail-hook to me.
Not sure how official the model was.
True.sferrin said:kaiserbill said:One of the models displayed showed a tail hook.JFC Fuller said:The underside of the rear fuselage screams J-15 style tail-hook to me.
Not sure how official the model was.
The F-22 has a tailhook. So does the F-16 and F-15 (among many other land-based aircraft).
Magoodotcom said:Those underside images appear to have been manipulated...the underside between the main and nose gears is virtually featureless... :-\
sferrin said:kaiserbill said:One of the models displayed showed a tail hook.JFC Fuller said:The underside of the rear fuselage screams J-15 style tail-hook to me.
Not sure how official the model was.
The F-22 has a tailhook. So does the F-16 and F-15 (among many other land-based aircraft).
Machdiamond said:The prototype is a land based aircraft for sure, but in my opinion the design is tailored for a carrier based derivative because the nose landing gear configuration is exactly the same as the F-18 and F-14 with a rear strut to carry catapult loads. I can't think of any land based aircraft with this layout.
;D ;D ;Dchuck4 said:Machdiamond said:The prototype is a land based aircraft for sure, but in my opinion the design is tailored for a carrier based derivative because the nose landing gear configuration is exactly the same as the F-18 and F-14 with a rear strut to carry catapult loads. I can't think of any land based aircraft with this layout.
Parvania Tornado, Lockheed YF-12, Eurofighter EF-2000, Saab Viggen, Mikoyan Mig-23, Mig-25, Mig-27, Convair F-106, North America YF-107, GD F-111.
And most relevently perhaps, the J-10
Machdiamond said:Very funny chuck4. I probably write my sentences too long and you stopped reading at the word "strut".
A rear strut designed to carry catapult loads does not look like any of the examples you have given. The strut it is attached about mid-height on the nose gear in compressed static position and angled such that catapult loads are inline with it so that the nose gear does not carry any significant loads during the cat shot.
The current J-31 gear does not look beefy enough for carrier ops no doubt, but the configuration is compatible with it.
The chief designer of the Shenyang J-15 fighter has compared the aircraft to the Boeing F/A-18
Hornet, and suggests that the developmental J-31 could one day serve aboard
Chinese aircraft carriers.
In an interview with Chinese state news agency Xinhua, Chinese aircraft
designer Sun Cong said that the J-15 is "generally close to the US F/A-18,
reaching world class standards".
He adds that the J-15 could have a combat radius of over 1,000km (540nm) if
powered by domestic engines. This comment could corroborate reports that the
J-15s conducting flight tests aboard the aircraft carrier Liaoning are powered
by Russia's Saturn AL-31F, and not the domestically produced Shenyang
WS-10A.
For its part, in December 2012, the defence ministry said the J-15 is powered
by the WS-10A. Industry observers, however, are dubious about this claim owing
to Beijing's well-known struggles with jet engine technology.
In the interview, an abstract of which was published on China's defence
ministry website, he said that developing the J-15 presented special challenges.
Aside from a requirement to have equal "combat capability" to land-based
aircraft, naval fighters must also have exceptional low speed performance for
landing on a carrier deck.
In the version of the interview published on the People's Daily website, Sun
said that he hoped the J-31 would become China's next carrier-borne fighter.
This section of the interview was excluded from the version on the defence
ministry's website.
Beijing's plans for the J-31 is unclear. It is uncertain whether it is
designed as a competitor or complimentary type to the larger Chengdu
J-20. A model resembling the J-31 was also shown in the AVIC hall during Airshow
China in Zhuhai in November, which could suggest that Beijing seeks a foreign partner in the
programme.
SOC said:Engine trouble? Look at the different dilation of the exhaust nozzles.
Sundog said:I'm still not sure what the designation is of the MiG prototype that flew.
Deino said:The so far best video I've seen on the J-31, posed by "AssassinsMace" at the SDF. :thanks:
Interesting is also the serial of the J-11B Regarding the number ist looks like 0601 ... maybe aircraft no. 01 of serial block 06. :what:
Deino
Link: http://chinesemilitaryreview.blogspot.de/2014/05/shenyang-j-31-falcon-eagle-stealth.htmlThe Shenyang J-31 Shen Fei (Falcon Eagle) 2nd 5th generation stealth fighter aircraft being developed by China has resumed test flight program and its prototype 31001 conducted test flight on 14th may 2014.
Deino said:Yes, but even ... but even more interesting there are some rumours floating around in several Chinese BBs:
Since a few months it is said that a second prototype will be finished but following latest rumours this one will be numbered '35001' standing for "project 350" or J-35 - just to remember the current technology demonstrator is called "project 310". Most intereting is however is that it will feature foldable wings and a "slightly lower tail" (dont know what that means in the original text).
Deino said:Nice ... but just look 4-5 Posts above !
quellish said:Deino said:Nice ... but just look 4-5 Posts above !
Has anyone figured out what speeds the J-31 and J-20 prototypes are landing at?