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J-XX Stealthy Fighter Aircraft - (China stealth fighter)
Sino Defense ^ | July 10, 2005

Posted on 03/21/2006 1:53:09 AM PST by Flavius

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According to the reports of the Jane's Defence Weekly, China has already launched its next generation stealthy fighter aircraft programme, and Shenyang Aircraft Industry Co. (SAC) has been selected to head research and development of a new fighter for the PLA Air Force (PLAAF).

PROGRAMME

According to the report from Jane's, development of the subsystems including the engine and weapon suite for the next generation fighter, which was codenamed by the Western intelligence as J-XX, has been underway for some time. Images of the concepts show a twin-engine aircraft sharing some design traits with Lockheed Martin's stealthy F/A-22 "Raptor" multirole fighter such as the internal carriage of its weapons.

Not too much public information about the programme is available at the moment. The aircraft, which could be designated as J-13 or J-14, is still going through initial concept work, the same stage as the USAF Advanced Tactical Fighter (ATF) programme in the early 1980s, which later led to the F/A-22 Raptor. Sources within China's confirmed that the SAC is looking at a twin-engine, single-seat, single vertical tale fin design, but other design proposals has yet been ruled out.

As China has developed close ties with Russia's aerospace industry and has license produced many planes of formal Soviet designs, it can be predicted that the J-XX would include some, if not many Russian technologies and designs. China has been offered a 'joint development and production' of a new fifth-generation fighter by Russia -LFI. Russia has been trying to sell this concept both to China and India for some time, but neither of them has committed fully yet. According to Russian resources, the LFI will be able to counter U.S. second fifth-generation Joint Strike Fighter (JSF).

Stealth and thrust vectoring are two must-have features in all aircraft being designed in the 21st century. If is not clear that how much progress Chinese designers have made in these areas, and Chinese aircraft industry may have to take Western/Israeli/Russian helps to make the J-XX truly fouth-generation (or fifth-generation using the Russian standards). Once introduced, the J-12's immediate rival will be U.S. F/A-22, JSF and India's MCA (Medium Combat Aircraft).

Date Last Updated: 10 July 05


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KEYWORDS: china; russia; war
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1 posted on 03/21/2006 1:53:12 AM PST by Flavius
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To: Jeff Head
Ping.
2 posted on 03/21/2006 2:00:18 AM PST by Joe Brower (The Constitution defines Conservatism. *NRA*)
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To: Flavius

Pretty bird.


3 posted on 03/21/2006 2:04:29 AM PST by Cornpone (Remember 11 Sept 2001 -- This generation's Pearl Harbor, its Alamo, its battleship Maine.)
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To: Joe Brower

Isn't that cute!! The silk fabric covering is supposed to be very stealthy....lol!


4 posted on 03/21/2006 2:05:59 AM PST by Uriah_lost (http://www.wingercomics.com/d/20051205.html)
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To: Uriah_lost

im not even sure if those pictures are real


5 posted on 03/21/2006 2:08:18 AM PST by Flavius (Qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum)
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To: Flavius

"Yoo shore got a purty bird..."

Cool looking plane, let's hope it's built and works like a tool from Wal-Mart.

6 posted on 03/21/2006 2:08:57 AM PST by Caipirabob (Communists... Socialists... Democrats...Traitors... Who can tell the difference?)
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To: Flavius

I wonder if this was built using tooling the Clintons allowed to be sold to them--for building non-military aricraft, of course...


7 posted on 03/21/2006 2:10:00 AM PST by Smokin' Joe (How often God must weep at humans' folly.)
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To: Smokin' Joe
You can bet; Shrillary (& her Ilk) is selling the ChiComs, all "the wares", they'll ever need....the Klintoons, the pair that keeps goin'...no dealin' too shady/no lie too big.
8 posted on 03/21/2006 2:21:44 AM PST by skinkinthegrass (Just because you're paranoid, doesn't mean they aren't out to get you :^)
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To: Flavius

Thank the Clintons! They've done it again!


9 posted on 03/21/2006 2:23:34 AM PST by Shery (S. H. in APOland)
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To: Flavius

It's a knock-off.


10 posted on 03/21/2006 2:24:30 AM PST by Dallas59 (MOHAMMED LIED-PEOPLE DIED)
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To: Flavius

Our money, hard at work. Thanks to everyone for buying, made in China products.


11 posted on 03/21/2006 2:29:26 AM PST by FreeAtlanta (Join FR Team 36120 at http://folding.stanford.edu {Protein Folding Project})
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To: Shery

I think more of the credit goes to the American people for buying "Made in China". Although, Clinton does deserve his share.


12 posted on 03/21/2006 2:30:56 AM PST by FreeAtlanta (Join FR Team 36120 at http://folding.stanford.edu {Protein Folding Project})
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To: Flavius
"...designated the J-14...it is actually a full-scale engineering mockup..."

More engineering mock-ups of chinese stealthy aircraft. This one is called J-1 and was developed several thousand years ago. At the turn of the 20th century two brothers used the J-1 concept vehicle to launch what they called an aeroplane at Kittyhawk.


13 posted on 03/21/2006 2:43:51 AM PST by sully777 (wWBBD: What would Brian Boitano do?)
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To: Flavius
"single vertical tale fin design"

Tale fin? Are they telling tails?
14 posted on 03/21/2006 3:11:36 AM PST by Ninian Dryhope ("Bush lied, people dyed. Their fingers." The inestimable Mark Steyn)
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To: sully777
Truly a "Fly By Wire" design - actually two wires!
15 posted on 03/21/2006 3:35:38 AM PST by jamaksin
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To: Flavius

bump


16 posted on 03/21/2006 3:42:41 AM PST by spetznaz (Nuclear-tipped Ballistic Missiles: The Ultimate Phallic Symbol)
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To: Dallas59
"It's a knock-off."

Given that it's based upon Russian technology, it's a knock-off of a knock-off.
17 posted on 03/21/2006 3:45:45 AM PST by LIConFem (A fronte praecipitium, a tergo lupi.)
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To: Joe Brower
Um canard configuration, they copy everything and stole it from us they always do, as did the Russians.
18 posted on 03/21/2006 4:24:57 AM PST by boomop1 (there you go again)
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To: Flavius

Somehow I can't escape the feeling that this "design" also meant $100,000 into DNC coffiers somewhere.


19 posted on 03/21/2006 4:31:42 AM PST by ICE-FLYER (God bless and keep the United States of America)
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To: Cornpone
Sources within China's confirmed that the SAC is looking at a twin-engine, single-seat, single vertical tale fin design, but other design proposals has yet been ruled out

The text doesn't seem to match the picture (although there is the "has yet been ruled out" caveat).

Single vertical tail aircraft are decidedly non-stealthy, as the vertical stab(s) need to be canted (as with the F-117, F-22, F-35 and even the cancelled RAH-66) in order to properly reflect radar. A single vertical tail reflects radar about as well as a barn door.
20 posted on 03/21/2006 4:49:27 AM PST by tanknetter
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