CHINESE SUDDENLY REVEAL THIRD 6 GEN STEALTH PLANE - PREVIOUSLY UNKNOWN

 Several Chinese fighter jets are based on the Russian Sukhoi designs, primarily the J-11, J-15 and J-16. These aircraft are derived from the Russian Sukhoi Su-27 and Su-30 families, with the J-11 being a licensed production variant of the Su-27SK. The J-15 is a naval version of the Su-33, and the J-16 is a multirole strike fighter developed from the J-11.

But that era appears to have come to a close. The Chinese are now designing and manufacturing completely "100% designed and Made In China" jet fighters which are not only shaking up the aviation industry worldwide but are beginning to leave the rest of the world in the dust. And these are 6th generation jets - AI operated, they can possibly fly autonomously, they are designed to fly with drone wingmen, their speed could be hypersonic as well (above Mach 4) and they may have advanced electronics and weapons suits which are not fully known.

Just in December last year (2024) two new Chinese stealth planes appeared out of nowhere. One was the Star Wars type THREE engined, tailless stealth plane (dubbed the J36 by dont know who). Then another stealth fighter, dubbed the J50 by dont know who, also appeared. Both these planes especially the J36 had design features never seen before in the world of aviation. These planes look like they were designed from some futuristic video game.   (Pictures show J36 above and J50 below).

The J36 has THREE engines, the middle one may be a ramjet which may boost the plane to hypervelocity (Mach 4 - 5). Without a vertical tail the plane has "elevons" (small ailerons or small flaps which you can see along the trailing edge of the J36 above) to assist in turning and controlling the plane. The elevons are distributed along the trailing edge of the wings and are controlled by AI. No human pilot can control the many 'elevons' by himself "in the split seconds" that are required. Only the planes computers and AI software can compute the required mathematics within nanoseconds.   The opening and closing of these "elevons" in a ripple effect across the wing surface gives the plane incredible control and agility. In one video, the J36 is shown making an almost 90 degree turn (at relatively low speed) which is impossible in other planes.

Then this week (a few days ago) the Chinese pulled another surprise. They flew one more brand new stealth fighter - jet fighter No. 3 somewhere in Mongolia. The aviation world is buzzing and guessing again. THREE brand new 6th Gen stealth planes in just FIVE months!!  Here is a quick video.

We just do not know the top speeds yet. How fast can these planes fly? And what is their range? If they can go beyond Mach 2, they are already almost untouchable. The J36 is rumoured to be hypersonic - Mach 4 and above.

If these new Chinese planes are hypersonic the rest of the world's airforces can sell their fighter jets to the besi buruk fellows and go and play mahjong. 

The views expressed are those of the writer and do not necessarily reflect those of MMKtT.