First photo of Chinese F-22

[GoldenRivet]

Disregard

[Jimbuna]

Precisely!!

[Platapus]

Originally Posted by TLAM Strike

Guam is American Soil.

But Guam is about 1800 NM from China. Is this chinese plane carrier capable?

[TLAM Strike]

Originally Posted by Platapus

But Guam is about 1800 NM from China. Is this chinese plane carrier capable?

No (but I would not put it past them in the future) but it can tank from several different aircraft that do have the range.

H-6U Badgers, IL-76 Midas, Y-8s can all carry IFR pods as can some PLAAF fighters.

Also air launched Kubs can help make up the difference at the expense of stealth. But they might as well send J-11s armed with those and save the stealths for Air to Air.

[longam]

I hear they borrowed some technology from others, Check out the cockpit...

[TLAM Strike]

Originally Posted by longam

I hear they borrowed some technology from others, Check out the cockpit...

"Borrowed" is an interesting word for it, they down right stole it!


At least two of these planes are not Russian.

[Oberon]

Well...it flies...but then again so does a brick if you put enough thrust behind it

http://www.flightglobal.com/articles...en-flight.html



I wonder if the first pic, the F-22 copy was a testbed rather than a full prototype. TLAM Strike...take the floor!


First question...

What's this?

[Rockstar]

Originally Posted by Oberon

First question...

What's this?

R2D2?

[TLAM Strike]

Originally Posted by Rockstar

R2D2?

drogue chute for breaking on landing.

[Rockstar]

Originally Posted by TLAM Strike

drogue chute for breaking on landing.

I didn't know he could do that.

[Oberon]

Originally Posted by TLAM Strike

drogue chute for breaking on landing.

Bingo

Arigatou

[TLAM Strike]

Originally Posted by Oberon

I wonder if the first pic, the F-22 copy was a testbed rather than a full prototype. TLAM Strike...take the floor!

Very good question, I don't have any definite answers but I can speculate...
Lets first take a look at the two planes side by side...

Note the differences:


Clearly two different but full sized aircraft. Now I'm unclear if the "Sino F-22" is single or twin engine but it appears slightly smaller. My theory is that China is building two prototype jets to see which one will go in to production as their 5th Gen fighter. The J-20 is the risky cutting edge desing while the Sino F-22 is the more conservative design. The only other conclusion is that China is building two stealth fighters or the "Sino F-22" is part of a canceled or soon to be canceled program.

First question...

What's this?

Before deployment:

...and after deployment:

Originally Posted by Rockstar

I didn't know he could do that.

R2D2, the only character not ruined by the prequels...

Originally Posted by Oberon

Bingo

Arigatou

Mr. Roboto...

[TarJak]

First publicly viewed test flight: http://www.ainonline.com/news/single...-flight-28172/

http://media.smh.com.au/world/world-...t-2129326.html

[geetrue]

Originally Posted by Freiwillige

Sooo who sold them the blueprints? It is an F-22 down to the rivet!!!

So espionage or treason is the culprit. Or a darn good photoshop job.

Remember the B-29 Russia copied after WWII down to the last rivet due to having got their hands on one?

Did they ever find that F-22 that supposedly crashed in Alaska lol

[JSLTIGER]

Originally Posted by geetrue

Remember the B-29 Russia copied after WWII down to the last rivet due to having got their hands on one?

Yep...the basis for the Tu-4.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tu-4