Fifth generation Chinese fighter (4-th generation in Chinese nomenclature) “went to the series”. According to the portal businessinsider.com, China launched mass production of a modified version of the Chengdu J-20 fighter.
According to the portal, serial production of a new fifth-generation fighter began last week. Last fall, Chinese media reported the construction of three production lines for the assembly of the J-20 fighter. It was noted, that two of them will be conducted, mainly, release of equipment for J-20, equipped with the Russian engine AL-31F, and on one - a J-20 with a Chinese-designed Xian WS-15 powerplant. How things are currently unknown, perhaps, that everything is done the other way around.
celebrated, that from the first version of the J-20, the J-20B fighter differs primarily in the engine with a controlled thrust vector.
J-20 fighter developed by Shenyang Aircraft Corporation and is positioned as the fifth fighter (fourth in Chinese nomenclature) generation, created by technology “stealth”. There are no details of this development., all data about the aircraft is classified.
The first flight of the prototype J-20 took place in 2011 year, official demonstration - at an air show in Zhuhai in 2016 year. AT 2018 year announced the adoption of the J-20 in service with the PLA Air Force.
International experts note, that the Chinese fighter is in fact, Most likely, does not reach that, to belong to the full fifth generation. but, these judgments may be incorrect, since there is no detailed information about the characteristics of the Chinese fighter.
