Chengdu J-20
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The Chengdu J-20, also known as Mighty Dragon (NATO reporting name: Fagin), is a twinjet all-weather stealth Fifth-generation fighter fighter aircraft developed by China's Chengdu Aerospace Corporation for the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF). The J-20 is designed as an air superiority fighter with precision strike capability. The aircraft has three variants: the initial production model J-20A, the thrust-vectoring J-20B, and twin-seat aircraft teaming capable J-20S.
Descending from the J-XX program of the 1990s, the aircraft made its maiden flight on 11 January 2011, and was officially revealed at the 2016 China International Aviation & Aerospace Exhibition. The aircraft entered service in March 2017 with the first J-20 combat unit formed in February 2018, making China the second country in the world and the first in Asia to field an operational stealth aircraft. Learn More
Aircraft Specifications
Country: China
Manufacturer: Chengdu Aerospace Corporation
Year: 2017
Number Built: 210
Active: Yes
Powerplant: 2 x Shenyang WS-10C afterburning turbofan
Number of Crew: 1
Length: 21.20m
Height: 4.69m
Vertical Stabilizers: 2
Wingtype: Fixed
Wingspan: 13.01m
Wing Area: 73.00m²
Gross Weight: 25,000kg
Max Speed: 2,470 km/h (Mach 2.00)
Range: 5,500km
Thrust to Weight Ratio: Unknown