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AVIC J-35


5th Generation Carrierborne Fighter [ 2028 ]



The J-35 appears to be the Chinese answer to the impressive and globally popular American F-35 Lightning II.



Authored By: Staff Writer | Last Edited: 08/28/2023 | Content ©www.MilitaryFactory.com | The following text is exclusive to this site.

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The AVIC J-35 is the Chinese answer to the American Lockheed F-35 "Lightning II" strike fighter. The design borrows heavily from the proven American stealth platform increasing its hold in Western inventories. The Chinese approach is born from the earlier Shenyang FC-31 airframe of 2014 (detailed elsewhere on this site) and this same design has been progressively revised to better conform with the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) service and its requirement for a new, all-modern stealth fighter to operate from its equally new, all-modern Type-003 (Fujian-class) nuclear-powered aircraft carrier currently under development (and detailed elsewhere on the Military Factory).

"J-35" appears to be an unofficial designation while the project aircraft has also been recognized as the "J-XY".

Similarities between the Chinese J-35 and the American Lockheed F-22 "Raptor" and F-35 platforms abound: as in the F-22 and F-35, the intakes are blended into the sides of the aircraft, angled with the frame's general contours, and aspirate a pair of afterburning turbofan engines buried within the fuselage. Unlike the F-22, however, the Chinese J-35 has conventional, circular exhaust ports which are known to be less stealthy - though its saw-tooth design helps some in that regard. The mainplanes utilized the same "diamond" shaped styling common to the American F-22 and F-35 series jets and the tailplanes include a pair of outward-canted vertical fins (as in the F-22 and F-35) as well as all-moving horizontal tailplanes for maximized agility. Landing gear doors sport the familiar saw-tooth edges common to American 5th generation stealth aircraft. The single-piece canopy is hinged to open forward as in the F-35. A retractable, wheeled undercarriage is featured for ground-running, the main legs supported by single wheels while the nose leg has a double-wheeled arrangement consistent with carrier-based combat aircraft.

Air-launched armament will be held / mounted internally and externally, the former made possible by an array of internal weapons bays (as in the F-22 and F-35). External weapons will, of course, make the fighter more visible to scanning radar systems.

As with other naval combat aircraft, the undercarriage is reinforced for the rigors of carrier deck operations. An arrestor hook is also implemented to slow / stop the aircraft's roll once landed.

As of this writing (2023), the J-35 continues its flight testing phase.©MilitaryFactory.com
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Specifications



AVIC - China
Manufacturer(s)
China (planned)
Operators National flag of China
2028
Service Year
China
National Origin
In-Development
Project Status
1
Crew
3
Units


AIR-TO-AIR COMBAT
General ability to actively engage other aircraft of similar form and function, typically through guns, missiles, and/or aerial rockets.
MARITIME / NAVY
Land-based or shipborne capability for operating over-water in various maritime-related roles while supported by allied naval surface elements.
X-PLANE
Aircraft developed for the role of prototyping, technology demonstration, or research / data collection.


56.8 ft
(17.30 meters)
Length
37.7 ft
(11.50 meters)
Width/Span
15.7 ft
(4.80 meters)
Height
38,801 lb
(17,600 kilograms)
Maximum Take-Off Weight
monoplane / mid-mounted / swpeth-back
Mainplane Arrangement
Monoplane
Design utilizes a single primary wing mainplane; this represents the most popular modern mainplane arrangement.
Mid-Mounted
Mainplanes are mounted along the midway point of the sides of the fuselage.


SUSPECTED: 2 x WS-13A afterburning turbofan engines developing 22,000lb of thrust each.
Propulsion
1,367 mph
(2,200 kph | 1,188 knots)
Max Speed
889 mph
(1,430 kph | 772 knots)
Cruise Speed
+478 mph
(+770 kph | 416 knots)
Speed Difference
50,000 ft
(15,240 m | 9 miles)
Ceiling
2,485 miles
(4,000 km | 2,160 nm)
Range
45,000 ft/min
(13,716 m/min)
Rate-of-Climb


MACH Regime (Sonic)
Sub
Trans
Super
Hyper
HiHyper
ReEntry
RANGES (MPH) Subsonic: <614mph | Transonic: 614-921 | Supersonic: 921-3836 | Hypersonic: 3836-7673 | Hi-Hypersonic: 7673-19180 | Reentry: >19030


Current and next-generation Chinese air-launched / air-dropped ordnance and munitions including Precision-Guided Bombs, conventional drop bombs, air-to-air missiles, air-to-surface missiles, anti-ship missiles, and anti-radiation missiles.

An internal cannon is assumed as a standard fitting.


9
Hardpoints


X X X

X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Hardpoints Key:

Centerline
Wingroot(L)
Wingroot(R)
Wing
Wingtip
Internal
Not Used


J-35 - Base Series Designation.
J-XY - Alternative project / program designation.


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