Chinese stealth fighter enters LRIP

[skyrover]

Looks like the J-20 is starting Low Rate Initial Production. Model number 2101, the first production aircraft still in yellow primer spotted.



So far the confirmed airframe's built are


J-20 prototype aircraft # 2001 (First flew 11 January 2011)
J-20 prototype aircraft # 2002
J-20 prototype aircraft # 2011
J-20 prototype aircraft # 2012
J-20 prototype aircraft # 2013
J-20 prototype aircraft # 2015
J-20 prototype aircraft # 2016
J-20 prototype aircraft # 2017

J-20 production aircraft # 2101

Edited by skyrover on Tuesday 5th January 15:41

[Eric Mc]

There are obviously far more plane spotters in China than we thought.

Does every situation in aviation have it's own acronym?

[Mojocvh]

I posted on another forum that it's quite large.

I was then informed about the differences in average height of americans vs chinese.



I still think it's huge! Look at the size of those all moving fins/rudders.

On the other hand look at the intakes.

Ah wait a minute...

[skyrover]

They got so sick of leaks onto the net, they built a great big brick wall around the airbase in Chengdu where a lot of the spotting goes on.

Of course there are enough high rise structures around the base for spotters to get a peek over the wall.

And of course, with the tight control the Chinese government has over the net, some of the "leaks" will be intentional.

[skyrover]

Mojocvh said:

I posted on another forum that it's quite large.

I was then informed about the differences in average height of americans vs chinese.



I still think it's huge! Look at the size of those all moving fins/rudders.

On the other hand look at the intakes.

Ah wait a minute...

Yes it's a decent sized lump

[Blaster72]

Regardless of what its called, it looks a right dogs dinner.

[anonymous-user]

And I thought the F-35 was ugly.

[skyrover]

Not sure the Vietnamese and Fillipino pilots will be admiring it's aesthetics's when dodging air to air missiles

[ph1l5]

They all look like they should be in a Nintendo space invaders game !!

[ApOrbital]

[Foliage]

The F35 is tiny, even compared to the f22. That Chinese thing is massive.

[skyrover]

Massive territory to cover, it appears to be designed for a very large fuel load and combat radius, presumably to keep foreign navies at arms length.

[IroningMan]

skyrover said:

Not sure the Vietnamese and Fillipino pilots will be admiring it's aesthetics's when dodging air to air missiles

Why would they find themselves doing that? Are their nations likely to attack China?

[skyrover]

IroningMan said:

skyrover said:

Not sure the Vietnamese and Fillipino pilots will be admiring it's aesthetics's when dodging air to air missiles

Why would they find themselves doing that? Are their nations likely to attack China?

Yes, I would say they are the two most likely countries to have a spat with the Chinese, either intentionally or accidentally if they feel they can drag the US and Japan into it, or instigate favorable outcome at the UN regarding the Spratly and Paracel reef/island groups.

Alternatively, but less likely the Chinese may feel force is required to protect their "territory" in the South China Sea

China's lesser aircraft can deal with this issue, the J-20 is designed to keep the American's and Japanese out.

Edited by skyrover on Thursday 7th January 09:07

[skyrover]

A comparison between the J-20 and F-22



Canopy seems a little larger on the F-22 so should offer better visibility whereas the J-20 is assumed to have a larger, more powerful radar with the obvious advantage of modern CPU processing power.

Also apparent are the Diverterless supersonic inlet's on the J-20 vs the more traditional intake of the F-22.

DSI's are also found on the F-35 program, which is believed by some to be from where the Chinese acquired the technology.

Edited by skyrover on Monday 8th February 09:14