The artist depicted his vision of a sixth-generation Chinese fighter. According to some reports, Beijing is really ready to start flight tests of a fundamentally new combat vehicle.
In China, Europe and the United States, they are increasingly talking about creating sixth-generation fighters. The telegram channel Dambiev drew attention to the possible appearance of one of these machines.
The artist depicted an optional manned aircraft, one of the versions of which is designed for two crew members. To keep the weapon inconspicuous, it is placed inside. The aircraft is vaguely similar to existing fifth-generation fighters, including Chinese ones. At the same time, it does not have a vertical tail, which makes the car similar to other sixth—generation fighter concepts - for example, the American NGAD (Next-Generation Air Dominance).
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| A promising Chinese fighter of the sixth generation. |
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It is important to note that recently, presumably, a real photo of a Chinese sixth-generation fighter was posted on the Network. The car depicted on them vaguely resembles what the artist depicted in his works.
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| Promising Chinese fighters of the sixth generation. |
| Source: Dambiev |
Then we were talking about a fairly large aircraft, one of the features of which was the tailless layout. Experts compared it with the Lockheed Martin X-44 MANTA concept.
We also recall that at the Airshow China 2021 exhibition, a sixth-generation fighter concept from the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) was shown . According to the image, the car should get two engines. At least one of its versions will be manned. The detailed characteristics of the novelty are not disclosed.
The year 2021 has become extremely fruitful for the aircraft industry of the People's Republic of China. In addition to demonstrating concepts, the Chinese began testing several new fifth-generation fighters created on the basis of existing ones.
Recently, the first flight was made by a prototype of the Chinese carrier-based fighter "invisible" J-35, which is to become part of the aviation group of the promising aircraft carrier Type 003.
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In addition, Beijing has begun testing the first-ever fifth-generation two-seat fighter, which has become part of the J-20 family. The prototype of the basic version of the machine first took to the sky in January 2011, the aircraft began operating in 2017. According to information from open sources, approximately 150 such aircraft have been built today.
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| A fifth-generation two-seat fighter. |
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Experts do not have a clear opinion about the purpose of the two-seat J-20. According to some reports, it will be used to control drones within the framework of the now popular concept of an unmanned slave.