If the J20 is so great, why does China need Russian planes?

"SkyNet" (skynet-z28) 11/04/2016 at 14:50 • Filed to: None

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I saw an article on this topic on Warisboring and I thought I’d float it here.

https://warisboring.com/if-chinas-stealth-fighter-is-so-good-why-is-beijing-still-buying-russian-warplanes-16f189b74ba4#.kge8iabut

It’s an interesting point. It’s not like Russian planes are on par with the latest US or Western European fighters, if the J20 is as big of a deal as China is making it out to be, why would they be buying Russian jets?

gogmorgo - rowing gears in a Grand Cherokee > SkyNet 11/04/2016 at 14:55

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Because the j20 is not so good at flight.

#kiddingbutnotreally

BorkBorkBjork > SkyNet 11/04/2016 at 14:56

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China still has a long way to go on engine design. While the J20 may have some cool features, the Chinese WS-15 Turbofan (which was designed to power the J20) is nowhere near maturity.

Russian aircraft, while outdated compared most Western designs, are rugged, reliable, and capable. An Su-35 has little to fear when it comes to fighting Phillipine or Vietnamese aircraft. The J20 has alot to fear flying out over the open ocean with domestically produced engines.

SkyNet > gogmorgo - rowing gears in a Grand Cherokee 11/04/2016 at 14:57

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On the contrary

Mondial goes to 11 > BorkBorkBjork 11/04/2016 at 15:10

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I agree that it’s China lagging in engine design. The Chinese Y-20 transport uses Russian sourced low bypass turbofans!

djmt1 > SkyNet 11/04/2016 at 15:21

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Chinese aircraft are effectively Hennessey Venoms. They need a pre built base to go off from.

HammerheadFistpunch > SkyNet 11/04/2016 at 15:38

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halo jet vs workhorse jet.

gogmorgo - rowing gears in a Grand Cherokee > SkyNet 11/04/2016 at 16:22

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Arguably that’s just falling that starts in an upward direction.

SkyNet > gogmorgo - rowing gears in a Grand Cherokee 11/04/2016 at 16:25

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You just completely changed my worldview.

gogmorgo - rowing gears in a Grand Cherokee > SkyNet 11/04/2016 at 16:48

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Physics. Gravity is always acting; everything is falling unless something is pushing it up. It just takes gravity a little bit to catch up when it doesn’t start accelerating from zero upwards velocity.

SkyNet > gogmorgo - rowing gears in a Grand Cherokee 11/04/2016 at 16:51

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http://jalopnik.com/supercar-mad-scientist-christian-von-koenigsegg-explain-1768952150