The People's Liberation Army Air Force declassified its latest hardware, the J-35A stealth fighter jet, on Tuesday, saying the model will make its public debut at an upcoming airshow.
Colonel Niu Wenbo from the PLA Air Force's Equipment Department told reporters at a news conference in Beijing on Tuesday morning that the J-35A will take part in the 15th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition, set for Nov 12-17 in Zhuhai, Guangdong province.
According to him, the J-35A is a mid-size stealth combat plane with multiple roles.
Beside a picture of the J-35A at an airport, the officer did not give details about the new aircraft such as whether it has been commissioned or in which way it will be shown to the public at the exhibition.
The announcement marked that the Chinese military has eventually made public the long-anticipated J-35 series, a hot topic of speculation and analysis among military observers at home and abroad.
Upon its commissioning, China will become the second nation, following the United States, which has two types of stealth fighter jets in active service.
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The F 35 does look to have a wider diameter which comes from its core design including the f35b stovl , I would imagine comparing these two aircraft are like comparing apples and oranges and until we know more about this aircrafts capabilities we should not assume this aircraft has abilities that match those of the f35aThe unavoidable comparision, courtesy of Deino.
Other than a choice of a twin engine setup, they probably were "inspired" by the design and layout of the F-35.
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It would be a loss if this company, specialized in highly advanced products/developments, closes its doors permanently. The British government should financially support or take over the ownership of this company and make it state property.Some potentially bad news for the GCAP program, Reaction Engines seems to be in distress. They have reported several interesting developments for several years now but......?
MOD in discussions over Reaction Engines collapse
This has nothing to do with GCAP. RR has interesting ideas but they were far from an actual working engine, much less Skylon. Just the pre-cooler was built and tested, which at best was a proof-of-concept. The UK Space Agency seems to just focus on space science and ignores any attempt to fund or encourage domestic launch vehicles.Some potentially bad news for the GCAP program, Reaction Engines seems to be in distress. They have reported several interesting developments for several years now but......?
MOD in discussions over Reaction Engines collapse