Shenyang / Chengdu "6th Gen" Aircraft - News and Analysis

[Deino]

First time the J-XDS seen with the landing gear retracted

https://twitter.com/x/status/1920333267460632672

View: https://twitter.com/Nickatgreat1220/status/1920333267460632672


Ah, it's the same like above, but the reply is a bit closer as it seems:

 

[SUPER=BUG]

Look at his wingtips····· OMG

 

[SspewixzzZ]

It seems it finish turning only with wingtips (maybe assisted with vectoring), if it do have another four pairs of control surfaces (on it's tail, which showed before), its control performance might be better than I thought.

 

[TomcatViP]

Still has this weirdly gigantic position lights...

 

[Bounce]

It seems it finish turning only with wingtips (maybe assisted with vectoring), if it do have another four pairs of control surfaces (on it's tail, which showed before), its control performance might be better than I thought.

Way too low resolution to make that claim, you can't see the rest of the control surfaces moving and they don't need much travel.

At the angle the wing tips are they actually push the nose down, so they're countering with other control surfaces in the opposite direction which you also can't see.

 

[Scott Kenny]

The aircraft actually look rather flat, many CGI Artist seems to overestimate engine bump.

It's like the F-22, most of the engine is below the "beltline"

F-35, the engine is roughly centered on the "beltline", same as with F-15 and Flankers.

 

[djfawcett]

Way too low resolution to make that claim, you can't see the rest of the control surfaces moving and they don't need much travel.

At the angle the wing tips are they actually push the nose down, so they're countering with other control surfaces in the opposite direction which you also can't see.

Actually, the wing tip is inducing a rolling moment in that position (aircraft attitude). It is fairly obvious given the 60 to 70 deg bank angle. If we could see the other tip, I wouldn't be surprised it is exactly the opposite. If both tip are identical a pitching moment could be expected. And it one tip is rotated and the other neutral a yawing moment could be induced.

 

[Bounce]

Actually, the wing tip is inducing a rolling moment in that position (aircraft attitude). It is fairly obvious given the 60 to 70 deg bank angle. If we could see the other tip, I wouldn't be surprised it is exactly the opposite. If both tip are identical a pitching moment could be expected. And it one tip is rotated and the other neutral a yawing moment could be induced.

Yes they're mixed in, my point was it still needs the rest of the control surfaces to counteract the pitch down they create.

Can't wait for proper camera + telephoto lens footage to see it all working together.

 

[FlyGuy369]

Can you guys see the anhedral on those? Maybe even the main wing has a slight dihedral too.