SAC developing VTOL stealth fighter, called "Snowy Owl"

[AerospaceEngineer]

Russian experts: j-20 is not comparable to F22, not to mention T50.

True story.

Russian "expert" lol.

Russia's best "expert" is Putin. According to him T-50>>>>>F-22. Even though T-50 has completely exposed engine fan blade. lol

 

[nightcrawler]

Against the popular belief that VTOL can takeoff from virtually any clearing I say that even Harrier cant take off from the clearings created in forests or any ordinary place; tons of sand & what not be sucked by engines surely will fail them prematurely!!

I am against VTOL

 

[CardSharp]

Against the popular belief that VTOL can takeoff from virtually any clearing I say that even Harrier cant take off from the clearings created in forests or any ordinary place; tons of sand & what not be sucked by engines surely will fail them prematurely!!

I am against VTOL

I agree but you gotta admit this is cool

The British turned cargo ships into disguised aircraft carriers during the Falkland war.

 

[gambit]

Against the popular belief that VTOL can takeoff from virtually any clearing I say that even Harrier cant take off from the clearings created in forests or any ordinary place; tons of sand & what not be sucked by engines surely will fail them prematurely!!

I am against VTOL

That was never the intention of a Harrier-like aircraft, which was to operate out of a minimally prepared air base, not out of the jungle or bare desert land.

 

[S10]

SAC is developing J-16, but it's not a VTOL aircraft. It is going to be a "Super Flanker" similar to T-50 that is designed primarily for air to ground strikes. Its role will be similar to F-15E, but with more advanced sensors and reduced RCS.

Think of it as the Chinese equivilent of F-15SE.

 

[Akasa]

SAC is developing J-16, but it's not a VTOL aircraft. It is going to be a "Super Flanker" similar to T-50 that is designed primarily for air to ground strikes. Its role will be similar to F-15E, but with more advanced sensors and reduced RCS.

Think of it as the Chinese equivilent of F-15SE.

The J-16 and the "Snowy Owl" are not the same plane.

 

[Akasa]

POSSIBLE WIND-TUNNEL MODEL OF THE "SNOWY OWL". THE DESCRIPTIONS MATCH THOSE OF THE REPORT EXACTLY

 

[tanlixiang28776]

POSSIBLE WIND-TUNNEL MODEL OF THE "SNOWY OWL". THE DESCRIPTIONS MATCH THOSE OF THE REPORT EXACTLY

Sorry it's only f-35 prototype with canards

 

[Akasa]

Sorry it's only f-35 prototype with canards

Interesting... it seems to have forward-swept wings

Or maybe that's the angle

 

[no_name]

It's the angle, and the fact that the wing is angled downwards similar to the J-20. It's actually of a similar layout but they have lift fans and no LERX.

 

[Akasa]

It's the angle, and the fact that the wing is angled downwards similar to the J-20. It's actually of a similar layout but they have lift fans and no LERX.

Ah, they removed the canards because they wouldn't risk radar reflection

 

[no_name]

Personally I prefer this design minus the lift fan thing.

 

[gambit]

Ah, they removed the canards because they wouldn't risk radar reflection

Looks like somebody is learning something...

 

[Akasa]

Looks like somebody is learning something...

Nah I learned that a long time ago ... along with methods of recognizing a troll...

...and no, Gambit. I wasn't mentioning you...

 

[gambit]

Nah I learned that a long time ago ... along with methods of recognizing a troll...

...and no, Gambit. I wasn't mentioning you...

Suuuuurrrreeee you did......If you did, you would not have used the phrase 'radar reflection'. But I let you passed anyway.