![]() |
At the CAC factory in Chengdu, Sichuan, the first production
J-20, "2101", is put through taxiing tests on the factory runway.
"2101" will soon have a coat of radar-absorbent material (RAM) applied
over its yellow primer coated composite airframe to increase its
stealthiness against radars.
"2101" is J-20 fighter built by the
CAC in under five years (the first J-20 prototype flew in January
2011). In comparison, the first production F-35A (AF-6) flew in February
2011, five years after the first F-35 prototype flew in February 2006.
The F-22 also took about five years to transition from first flight to
LRIP (September 1997 and February 2002). Popular Science
|
![]() |
www.fyjs.cn Black Dragons
Its high level of stealth, long range and electronic warfare
capabilities will make it a very formidable foe for other fighters.
The J-20 also carries a powerful active
electronically scanned array (AESA) radar, nose-mounted infrared search
and tracking sensors, and fuselage-mounted cameras to give its pilot a
VR 360 degree imaging (similar to the F-35's avionics). For weapons,
the J-20 would have long-range missiles like the PL-12, PL-15, and
PL-21, and short-ranged infrared-guided PL-8 and PL-10. Networked with
other platforms such as the Divine Eagle anti-stealth drone, the J-20's
array of sensors will give it the ability to go toe-to-toe with other
stealth fighters. Popular Science
|
![]() |
lt.cdjby.net. Huddle
Future J-20's will likely have super-cruise capable WS-15
turbofan engines and improved gallium nitride AESA radars, with further
out options including pilot controlled UAVs. As J-20 testing wraps up,
the PLAAF will also have many other new projects to roll out, like the
J-31 stealth fighter, H-20 stealth bomber, Sharp Sword stealth UAV and
hypersonic weaponry.
|

Series-produced J-20. Photo: weibo/dskaogu
![]() |
Series-produced J-20.Photo:weibo.com/u/1875938827 |

![]() |
Busy test flights of New J-20 prototypes. Photo: inteligence departmeint of fyjs.cn |





![]() |
New test flight of J-20 prototype no. 2017. Photo: Dingshing.com 1562
ifeng.com “Flight close above head: Shocking view of acceleration in J-20 test flight under dark cloud”
|
The serial numbers of prototypes experimental or not are 20xx, but that of the brand new is 2101 to show it is another type of J-20 made in series production. They will all bear the numbers of 21xx instead of the numbers of 20xx for prototypes.
war.163.com “Vital Breakthrough in Development of J-20: Emergence of a brand new series-produced J-20”
Post a Comment Blogger Facebook Disqus
Click to see the code!
To insert emoticon you must added at least one space before the code.