More Photos of the J-20 China's Answer to the F-22

Strategy Page ^ | 1/3/2011

[WaterBoard]

“The impression here is of a big, long aircraft, 70+ feet from nose to tail, which would make sense for a number of reasons. Rob Hewson at Jane’s has reported that Russia has supplied 32,000-pound thrust 117S engines for the J-20, which would be adequate for an aircraft in the 80,000 pound class – with perhaps lower supercruise performance and agility than an F-22, but with larger weapon bays and more fuel” writes aerospace analyst Bill Sweetman, editor of Aviation Week/DTI.

[2banana]

Looks like a 30 year old F-16...

[PapaBear3625]

Larger weapons bays plus more fuel ( = longer range) would make sense for a plane whose primary purpose would be to tangle with our carrier fighter wings.

I wonder if the weapons bay is big enough to accommodate a Harpoon-class anti-ship missile? Perhaps nuke-tipped?

[wolfcreek]

Yep, the Chinese came up with that design all by themselves

[frithguild]

plane whose primary purpose would be to tangle with our carrier fighter wings

As well as first strike attack of ground based defenses like I-Hawk SAMs and Tien Kungs

[StraightDave]

Yes... Copied the engine from a ‘49 Chevy straight 6 :)

[The Sons of Liberty]

The next time you see it, it might be in a million pieces with a fireball as a USAF F-22 takes it out.

[ThunderSleeps]

Wow, that thing is big... But with the canards and all-movable tail surfaces... I'll bet it is still fairly maneuverable. If the others are right, large payloads, long range... Well, that tells you what the primary design points were, and that tells you what kinds of missions they want it to go on. This is not a local air-defense fighter, this is a "forward defense" and offensive weapon system.

[ThunderSleeps]

Hmm, when you make a mistake with html tags, it’s not a typo, is it a tag-o??? Sorry.

[edpc]

Looks like they may have already met, though not in direct combat. Very similiar to Northrop's YF-23 design IMO. Lost out to the F-22. Here's a pic of the two together.

[NeverForgetBataan]

if you look really closely under the red star is says: “Thanks you American rat dog shoppers”

[Wizdum]

Not very 'stealthy' with all those hardpoints and canards sticking out in places. It's not going to be as agile as a 22 and it's going to need that extra power to push the speed.

Pretty easy track with the techno we have. Besides, we see them first, they're slag.

[kickonly88]

Looks like chinese junk to me.

[NavyCanDo]

It will make a bigger hole in the ground.

[GBA]

Good start on a prototype. Looks like a bigger fighter/bomber than our F-35.

If they can build a lot of them, Taiwan belongs to China. The Navy doesn't have its equivalent and the AF doesn't have enough F-22s to contend with it, especially if we are dealing with more than one front.

But hey, our unions are bigger and stronger than theirs and our social welfare programs kick Chinese butt! We have our priorities straight, so take that, China!! (Oh, btw, can't we borrow some more money from you? Our social programs are kind of expensive and those pensions and obamacare are bankrupting us)

[Thunder90]

The Chinese copied the Raptorski... (SU-50)

[Thunder90]

SU-50

[The Sons of Liberty]

yes the YF-23 does look very much like it.
Refresh my memory: Wasn’t it Northrop who was in the middle of slick willie’s ‘96 “campaign funds for missile guidance systems” treason episode? Could be, someone needed some extra cash.

[cranked]

Just as with the SU50, till those current engine outlets are changed to IR and heat reduction outlets, both are nothing more than Raptor heatseeker bait. =.=