Modern fighters: why so similar?
Let’s make it simple. According to aircraft designers (often accused of copying from other projects….), modern fighters are similar one another because computers model more or less in the same way the...
View ArticleFighter generations comparison chart
The appearance of the new J-20 (unofficially dubbed “Black Eagle”) raised many questions about the Chinese stealth fighter. Some experts think it will be more capable than the F-22 while others (and...
View ArticleChina's 5th generation stealth fighter performing combat maneuver tests over...
The following videos, once again purposely leaked to impress foreign observers, show China’s 5th generation stealth fighter J-20 at work during test flights at Chengdu. The second, taken on Feb. 26,...
View ArticleNew China's J-20 fifth generation stealth fighter prototype spotted at Chengdu
New images of the Chengdu J-20 fifth generation stealth fighter often appear on the Chinese Internet. Those published in this post were taken in the last few days at Chengdu airport and uploaded on one...
View ArticleHere we go again: second China's J-20 stealth fighter prototype getting ready...
The second prototype of the Chengdu J-20 fifth generation stealth fighter, coded 2002, could soon fly along the first one, coded 2001, that has been involved in the testing activities since Jan. 11,...
View ArticleSecond China’s J-20 stealth fighter prototype's new radome: a sign of an...
New images published on the Chinese Internet (and in particular those available on the HobbyShangai.net site) showing China’s J-20 “Mighty Dragon” new prototype clearly show an interesting detail: the...
View Article[Updated] Photo: Second China’s J-20 stealth fighter prototype (almost) makes...
On May 14, 2012, the second prototype of the J-20 Mighty Dragon, serialled “2002”, performed a high-speed taxi at Chengdu. Once again the images of the first flight were immediately available on the...
View ArticlePhoto evidence: Maiden flight for the second China’s J-20 stealth fighter...
After a series of high-speed taxi tests with the nosewheel off the ground and subsequent use of the drag chute, here are the first images published on the Chinese forums showing the second J-20 stealth...
View ArticleVideo: First flight of China's second J-20 Mighty Dragon prototype
After the images appeared on the Chinese Internet few hours after the aircraft had landed, a video showing the China’s second J-20 stealth fighter prototype performing its first flight at Chengdu on...
View ArticleHas China just rolled out third prototype of J-20 stealth fighter jet?
What could be the third prototype of the Chengdu J-20 fifth generation stealth fighter (to be coded “2003”?), was recently spotted at Chengdu airfield. New images and videos from China show a...
View ArticleUpgraded, third prototype of China’s stealth jet ready for maiden flight
J-20 Mighty Dragon “2011” has already completed hi-speed taxi tests. In the last few days, the extremely active Chinese aircraft enthusiasts have documented the ground activity of the third prototype...
View ArticleThird Prototype of China’s Stealth Jet Makes Maiden Flight and Shows...
Chengdu J-20 Stealth Fighter Jet “2011” has eventually made its maiden flight. A composite image shows how different third prototype is from the the first one. The third prototype of China’s 5th...
View ArticleLadies And Gentlemen, Here’s The World’s First Two-Seat Stealth Fighter. And...
After a lot of rumours, the two-seater J-20 eventually broke cover. Its official designation is not known yet. Someone called it the J-20S or the J-20B. Whatever, the world’s first ever two-seat...
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