PLAAF J-20 in USA - fake mock up or defection ?
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PLAAF J-20 in USA - fake mock up or defection ?
According to the Aviationist website , someone has sent them a photo of what looks like the latest PLAAAF j-20 5th generation stealth fighter - parked at a US airport in Georgia.
https://theaviationist.com/2018/12/0...d-at-u-s-base/
I think somebody has their tongue very firmly in their cheek.
My initial guess would be a model imaged with a ground shot print placed in the background ( there is a range of kits of it available).
My initial guess would be a model imaged with a ground shot print placed in the background ( there is a range of kits of it available).
Ecce Homo! Loquitur...
From the website above’s own article:
”Rupprecht has authored some of the most authoritative books on Chinese military aircraft (including “Flahpoint China” and “modern Chinese Warplanes” and written articles for many media outlets. This is how Andreas Rupprecht responded to our questions about what appears in the photo:
“In my honest opinion at second glance, at least in my opinion, it quickly becomes clear that this is just a model: the whole proportions do not fit, the surface looks wavy, just as if some thin material was stretched on or over a frame or at least mated in parts that do not fit correctly – especially since the J-20 has an impressive manufacturing and surface quality. Also, the engines – and the AL-31FN are very characteristic – are completely wrong: they sit too deep and do not have the typical shape of the afterburner nozzles, even more the main landing gear is not right.”
Rupprecht went on to write, “The clearest indication in my opinion however in addition to the wobbly surface is that always on the J-20 on the ground as soon as the hydraulic pressure is gone, the rudders on the tail “fall” to the inside in that most characteristic angle. And since the cockpit canopy is covered, which would be the case, this simply does not fit.
So, in essence it would be most interesting to know the true background of this “thing“, who made it for what purpose and why does it stand at this location, but it’s surely not a real J-20.”
”Rupprecht has authored some of the most authoritative books on Chinese military aircraft (including “Flahpoint China” and “modern Chinese Warplanes” and written articles for many media outlets. This is how Andreas Rupprecht responded to our questions about what appears in the photo:
“In my honest opinion at second glance, at least in my opinion, it quickly becomes clear that this is just a model: the whole proportions do not fit, the surface looks wavy, just as if some thin material was stretched on or over a frame or at least mated in parts that do not fit correctly – especially since the J-20 has an impressive manufacturing and surface quality. Also, the engines – and the AL-31FN are very characteristic – are completely wrong: they sit too deep and do not have the typical shape of the afterburner nozzles, even more the main landing gear is not right.”
Rupprecht went on to write, “The clearest indication in my opinion however in addition to the wobbly surface is that always on the J-20 on the ground as soon as the hydraulic pressure is gone, the rudders on the tail “fall” to the inside in that most characteristic angle. And since the cockpit canopy is covered, which would be the case, this simply does not fit.
So, in essence it would be most interesting to know the true background of this “thing“, who made it for what purpose and why does it stand at this location, but it’s surely not a real J-20.”
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If it was right ,the front of the building wouldn't be in shadow as the tailplane shows a different light path. Or is that just me?
If it was right ,the front of the building wouldn't be in shadow as the tailplane shows a different light path. Or is that just me?
Its a crude fake FFS.
Some might remember the p*ss taking I was cheerfully subjected to on this site for doubting very much that, based upon the imagery evidence alone, that the "Stealth Blackhawk " existed, immediately following its claimed use on the Osama Bin Laden raid in Pakistan.
Here we are ,a few months away from the the 8th anniversary of that event ( 2nd May 2011) and..................
Some might remember the p*ss taking I was cheerfully subjected to on this site for doubting very much that, based upon the imagery evidence alone, that the "Stealth Blackhawk " existed, immediately following its claimed use on the Osama Bin Laden raid in Pakistan.
Here we are ,a few months away from the the 8th anniversary of that event ( 2nd May 2011) and..................
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It's confirmed as a mock-up for USMC training.
https://theaviationist.com/2018/12/09/usaf-confirms-the-chinese-j-20-spotted-in-georgia-is-a-mock-up-used-for-training-by-the-u-s-marine-corps/
https://theaviationist.com/2018/12/09/usaf-confirms-the-chinese-j-20-spotted-in-georgia-is-a-mock-up-used-for-training-by-the-u-s-marine-corps/
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It's confirmed as a mock-up for USMC training.
https://theaviationist.com/2018/12/0...-marine-corps/
https://theaviationist.com/2018/12/0...-marine-corps/
According to the Aviationist website , someone has sent them a photo of what looks like the latest PLAAAF j-20 5th generation stealth fighter - parked at a US airport in Georgia.
Should it have the range to get from Beijing to Georgia then the USAAF must be REALLY worried.
It could be the other Georgia?
Should it have the range to get from Beijing to Georgia then the USAAF must be REALLY worried.
It could be the other Georgia?
Some might remember the p*ss taking I was cheerfully subjected to on this site....
