Wishcumstrue 6th Gear September 18, 2012 Share September 18, 2012 (edited) China's netizen coded this prototype as J-31 (歼-31) from another company, Shenyang Aircraft Corporation. Not sure if this is a mockup but with it on the tarmac, I guess its first flight will be soon and as predictable as its competitor J-20 did in Jan 2011. Aviation buff compared it with F-35 instead of F-22, which looks more alike, as many believe this is a carrier-based jet based on the sturdier landing gears & twin nose wheels. No arrestor hook is observed from the photos. Source: http://junshi.xilu.com/2012/0916/news_44_274281_2.html - (16Sep2012) http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/09/ch...fighter-carrier - (17Sep2012) Edited September 18, 2012 by Wishcumstrue ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
D3badge 6th Gear September 18, 2012 Share September 18, 2012 China's netizen coded this prototype as J-31 (歼-31) from another company, Shenyang Aircraft Corporation. Not sure if this is a mockup but with it on the tarmac, I guess its first flight will be soon and as predictable as its competitor J-20 did in Jan 2011. Aviation buff compared it with F-35 instead of F-22, which looks more alike, as many believe this is a carrier-based jet based on the sturdier landing gears & twin nose wheels. No arrestor hook is observed from the photos. Source: http://junshi.xilu.com/2012/0916/news_44_274281_2.html - (16Sep2012) http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/09/ch...fighter-carrier - (17Sep2012) you mean like this Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wishcumstrue 6th Gear September 18, 2012 Author Share September 18, 2012 you mean like this Tony Scot once mentioned that the MiG-28 model supplier was originally made in China by a toy maker in Guangzhou in 1985. Paramount Pictures had to cancel the order after they found it too realistic for film making. So they eventually settle for a few F-5 scale 1/20 bought from a nearby hobby-shop to blow up - So in someway, the CCTV was paying homage to prop that did not make it on the silver screen. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wishcumstrue 6th Gear October 31, 2012 Author Share October 31, 2012 J-31 this morning maiden flight comes only 19 months after Chengdu Aircraft Industry's J-20 first flight in Jan 2011. With landing gears down for the entire 10 min sortie, the J-31 (bottom right) was escorted by J11 B chase plane. ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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