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SAC J-50

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Twinjet tailless stealth fighter with lambda wing configuration. In development, exact details undisclosed.

Lift type

Fixed wing

Assembly

Factory-built

Control

Piloted

Engine type

Turbofan

Application

Fighter

Design & construction

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Airframe & structure

Pressurisation

Unpressurised

Configuration & certification

Minimum crew

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Type variants

Variant	Launch / first flight	Production end	Notes
SAC J-50	/ 2024		Speculated sixth-generation tailess stealth fighter. J-50 is a temporary designation, J-XD or J-XDS also used. Smaller than Chengdu J-36.

Airframer

AVIC Shenyang Aircraft Industries (Group) Company Ltd

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