There are new images of the futuristic Chinese fighter J-36 that are impressing the military aviation community. It can be a significant advance from China to match, or even overcome, the US in the race to launch a sixth generation fighter.
The images show the aircraft to fly over a highway Near the Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group runway, the Sichuan Chinese province where the jet was manufactured, as reported by CNN.
It is not known when they were registered, but began to appear on Chinese social networks and also at X, the old Twitter, on Monday, April 7.
China has not yet revealed data about this new jet, but it is believed to be a sixth generation aircraft“Incorporating the latest technology of stealth, avionica and engine engineering and fuselage,” he says A.
To confirm this information, the China IGUALARIA, or could even overtake, the USA in the race for the launch of a sixth generation fighter.
Last March, Donald Trump announced the production of, a sixth generation fighter of the US Air Force, noting that a aircraft prototype had been flying five years ago. However, there is no official calendar as to the date on which these planes will be available.
Currently, the US Fifth Generation Jacts-the twin-engine F-22 and the F-35 single-engine-are considered The best in the world.
China also has two fifth-generation models-J-20 and J-35-but do not have the same effectiveness and experience of combating American fighters.
The Popular Liberation Army Air Force of China did not publicly recognize the existence of J-36.
Video gives detailed vision of J-36 design
Military aviation expert David Cenciotti, former Italian Air Force officer, says on his website, that the short video released on social networks this week offers a detailed view of J-36 design.
“The arrangement of the trijato engine, with two air inlets under the wings and a dorsally mounted air inlet behind the cabin, is different from conventional bimotoral settings Seen in many contemporary fighters, ”writes Cenciotti.
“This configuration can offer advantages in terms of impulse and redundancy“It adds the former Italian officer, noting that the space at the bottom of the aircraft can allow internal weapons compartments for the Transport of Long -range attack missiles.
Last December, images of a New twin -engine jet without Chinese tailwhich was nicknamed “J-XX” and “J-50”. At that time, the first images of the J-36 emerged.
The Chinese state newspaper has published an article to cite several Chinese military experts to confirm that these Images are “authentic”confirming that the country is taking quick steps in developing sixth generation fighters.
The Chinese Air Force announced the Official J-35a Highlight Premiere Next week. It is a state -of -the -art stealth hunting which was designed to compete with American F-22 and F-35 models, and marks a significant advance in Chinese military modernization.
This aircraft was officially presented at China’s International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition in Zhuhai last November after being under development for at least ten years.
