Chengdu J-36 - program supplier guide | Airframer

Chengdu J-36

In production

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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

Assembly

Factory-built

Control

Piloted

Engine type

Turbofan

Application

Fighter

Design & construction

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Airframe & structure

Landing gear

Retractable tricycle

Pressurisation

Pressurised

Systems & avionics

Flight controls

Full FBW digital

Environmental control

Engine-bleed air-cycle

Configuration & certification

Wing position

Mid

Certification

Military

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Type variants

Variant	Launch / first flight	Production end	Notes
Chengdu J-36	/ 2024		Speculated sixth-generation Chinese fighter aircraft with side-by-side seating.

Airframer

Chengdu Aircraft Industrial (Group) Co. Ltd.

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