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To: sukhoi-30mki
Interesting... China is certainly developing a lot of new aircraft designs lately.

I wonder how things are going with with the J-20? This article says it's in low-rate production, with operational status possible as early as 2018 - perhaps on par with the F-35. Too bad we have so few F-22s.

The J-20 isn't a bad looking plane:

7 posted on 05/27/2016 4:47:47 AM PDT by PreciousLiberty (Trump '16! Make America Greater Than Ever!)
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To: PreciousLiberty

Canards, always a sign of a weak design and not stealthy. They are a crutch.


14 posted on 05/28/2016 6:31:16 AM PDT by Monty22002
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