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Chengdu J-36

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Double-delta winged military stealth aircraft with more than 2,000 sq ft wing area (66 ft wingspan) and three turbofans (of currently unknown specification - rumoured to be modified WS-10/15s), shape suggests ability to fly supersonically without using afterburning. In development.

Lift type
Fixed wing
Construction
Factory-built
Control
Piloted
Engine type
Turbofan
Application
Fighter

Design & construction

Landing gear
Retractable tricycle
Pressurisation
Pressurised
Flight controls
Full FBW digital
Environmental control
Engine-bleed air-cycle
Wing position
Mid
Certification
Military

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Type variants

VariantLaunch / first flightProduction endNotes
Chengdu J-36 / 2024Speculated sixth-generation Chinese fighter aircraft with side-by-side seating.

Airframer

Chengdu Aircraft Industrial (Group) Co. Ltd.

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