The Chengdu J-20 (Chinese: 歼-20; pinyin: Jiān-Èrlíng), also known as Mighty Dragon (Chinese: 威龙; pinyin: Wēilóng, [8] [9] [10] NATO reporting name: Fagin), [11] is a twin-engine all-weather stealth [12] fighter developed by China's Chengdu Aircraft Corporation for the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF). [5]

The Shenyang J-35 (Chinese: 歼-35; pinyin: jiān-sānwǔ) is a series of Chinese single-seater, twin-engine, all-weather, stealth multirole combat aircraft manufactured by Shenyang Aircraft Corporation (SAC), designed for air superiority and surface strike missions.

Nov 7, 2011 · The J-21 is reportedly a single engine JSF-type from Chengdu Aircraft Corporation. According to some sources the J-18 nomenclature is reportedly the "Snowy Owl" stealthy JSF-type aircraft.

Dec 26, 2024 · In fewer than 24 hours on Thursday, two Chinese airplane-makers revealed new stealth fighter demonstrators. And not just any demonstrators. The separate designs from airframers Chengdu and...

Aug 11, 2024 · China’s Chengdu J-20 “Mighty Dragon” is the country’s indigenously built fifth-generation warplane. Manufactured by the Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group, this single-seat fighter is larger than...

The Chengdu J-20 marks the first entry of a multirole stealth fighter into China’s armed forces. According to the Department of Defense (DOD), China views stealth technology as a core component in the transformation of its air force from “a predominantly territorial air force to one capable of conducting both offensive and defensive ...

China has a long and established history of borrowing (or outright stealing) designs, technologies, and even entire aircraft from its competitors, and evidence suggests the nation’s premiere stealth fighter, the Chengdu J-20 Mighty Dragon, is no exception.

Chengdu Airlines' ARJ21 at Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport in 2019 The first ARJ21 for Air China was delivered on 28 June 2020. On 29 November 2015, COMAC delivered the first ARJ21-700 to Chengdu Airlines. [22]

Given the location of the flight and two-seat J-20S chase plane, this is almost certainly a Chengdu product. The new jet is a tailless ‘flying wing’, a configuration preferred for high levels of all-aspect radar stealth across multiple frequencies, although usually at the expense of manoeuvrability.

The Chengdu J-20 ‘Firefang’ fighter jet is the entry of Chinese fighter aircraft into the 21st century. Decried by some, praised by others, stealth is nevertheless a strong marker of the last quarter of the 20th century as well as of the first of the 21st in the field of military aeronautics.