
Corsair1963 wrote:element1loop wrote:
They have you bluffed.
In what respect??? Clearly, not size as the J-31 is very similar in dimensions to other contemporaries. (F-35, KF-X, TFX, and AMCA)
Speaking of the latter types. Russia made a colossal mistake when it developed the PAK-FA (Su-57) over the Mikoyan LMFS. As the mid-sized Mig Stealth Fighter would have had far better export potential. Now nothing is left but the crying.
This in turn will give China much of the future Non-Western Fighter Market. Because Russia won't have anything to offer for another 20+ years at least and likely more.
We have been through tbis discussion before. The plane was built to mimic the F-35 but they don't have an engine that can give it F-35 performance.
Heck! Even the F-35 itself was over weight!
Its one thing to try and convince us this is a good copy of the F-35 its another thing to convince us that it overcame the originals design issues simply because CHINA stonq.
Empty spaces are heavy