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The Chengdu J-36 is a speculative designation given by military analysts to a trijet tailless double-delta winged aircraft under development by the Chengdu Aircraft Corporation (CAC). On 26 December 2024, an aircraft believed to be a J-36 was spotted allegedly conducting test flights in Chengdu , Sichuan , China.
The Chengdu J-36 is the larger, delta-shaped fighter-bomber. There it was, parading about with two weapons bays open to emphasize internal weapons carriage, a hallmark of stealth. With no vertical ...
The reveal coincided with the spotting of the Chengdu J-36 from its sister company, Chengdu Aircraft Corporation. [7] Unconfirmed reports suggested the Shenyang fighter made its maiden flight on 20 December 2024. The Shenyang aircraft prototype seemed to be smaller than the Chengdu one. It was trailed by a Shenyang J-16 strike fighter as the ...
On 26 December 2024, social media photos and videos suggested Chengdu Aircraft Corporation (CAC) has publicly flown a prototype aircraft in Chengdu, Sichuan, tentatively designated as the J-36 by military analysts. The aircraft was spotted flying around an airport owned by CAC and features a trijet tailless flying wing design.
The Shenyang aircraft prototype seemed to be smaller than the Chengdu one. It was trailed by a Shenyang J-16 strike fighter as the chase plane. [36] [37] [38] This aircraft was tentatively named Shenyang J-XD or Shenyang J-50 by analysts, but information is limited. [28] [39] [40]
While the Chengdu J-20 stealth fighter was officially endorsed by the PLAAF after Chengdu Aerospace Corporation's proposal won the PLAAF bid for the next-generation jet fighter, [20] Shenyang Aircraft Corporation pressed on and developed a private project aiming to secure potential export customers.
In December 2024, the J-20S prototype '2035' was confirmed flying. The J-20S prototype carried camera pods and served as a chase plane for Chengdu's new stealth aircraft demonstrator, the Chengdu J-36. [165]
After successfully developing the 5th-generation J-20 stealth fighter, China was then working on the development of a next-generation aircraft. In January 2019, Dr. Wang Haifeng, chief designer of the Chengdu Aerospace Corporation (CAC) announced that China had begun pre-research on sixth-generation aircraft, predicting that the program would come to fruition by 2035.