Recently, some netizens discovered that in the carrier-based aircraft flight talent training series song promotional video released by Naval Aviation University , two fifth-generation stealth carrier-based aircraft suspected to be J-35 appeared on the apron of the Navy's carrier-based aircraft flight training base. Although it is not possible to determine whether the two J-35s that appear are real aircraft or full-size models for deck scheduling from the picture, the possibility of real aircraft is much greater than that of the model if they can appear in the Navy flight training base and on the apron that follows the runway.
But if it is a real aircraft, according to the naval gray paint sprayed similar to J15 carrier-based aircraft , does it mean that after the J35 was intensively unveiled in the first half of this year, it has been put into service in advance and has started small batch delivery?
All kinds of news about the J-35 have appeared since the end of 2021, especially in the first half of this year, there were 03 J-35 prototypes and J-35 fighter jets in the test flight. At the same time, on the China Testing Institute and a certain tarmac in the northwest, the satellite aerial shots of multiple J-35 intensive test flights. According to the preparation status of the 03 prototypes, its standard zigzag-shaped advanced aircraft engine, a dark black coating style that can represent stealth, and the details of the nose and fuselage, it is still very likely that the J-35 will be put into service in advance in just half a year.
After all, for the J-35, there has been J-20 in front of it and has been through the fifth generation stealth fighter, so it is much easier to go to the J-35 in the future. In addition, for the J-35, the technical fuselage structure and aerodynamic layout of have been polished for ten years and have matured; in terms of the remaining avionics systems and power systems, the J-35 also adopts advanced avionics equipment such as all-glass cockpit design, onboard active phased array radar, EODAS distributed optical aperture system, and EOTS optoelectronic aiming system. These avionics systems have been maturely used on the J-20, so the avionics system has no problem with the Ghana 35.
Finally, in terms of the most core power system, according to the positioning of the J-35 twin-engine medium fighter, the single engine designed and installed is more suitable for thrust to about 10 tons, and the thrust to weight ratio reaches 9th level, or even 10th level; although the Russian-made RD93 series turbofan engine installed during the FC31 period was suitable, the thrust to weight ratio is less than 8th level, and the fuel consumption is high and the reliability is not very high. A typical low-speed flight emits black smoke.
So on the 03-time J-35, we saw that it was equipped with a new, serrated stealth nozzle design of the New Aviation Engine, which should be the turbofan-19 Advanced Aviation Engine, which has been officially announced to be successfully launched. Although this Aviation Engine is unknown in the specific parameters, according to some previous public information, its overall level is at the same level as the F414 of the United States and the EJ200 of Europe. In order to enhance its stealth performance, the People's Liberation Army has equipped the Turbofan-19 advanced aircraft engine with a zigzag stealth nozzle design from the very beginning. It is also rumored that after this advanced AVIC cancels the afterburner , it can also be used for installed power of some large jet drones such as the JF-11 and the Attack-11 and the Unreconnaissance-8.
That judging from the information disclosed at this stage, the J-35 is mature and available in both aerodynamic layout, avionics system and power system. At the same time, as the navy's new generation of catapult stealth carrier-based aircraft, the J-35's catapult takeoff technology and interception landing technology of key tons have been successfully verified on its predecessor model J-15T. So for the J-35, which has no technological improvements from the inside, it has just begun intensive test flights in the first half of this year, and it is normal to start early service in the second half of this year.
This time it appeared on the apron of the naval carrier-based aircraft training base, which is likely to mean that it has begun to deliver the naval carrier-based aircraft flight training base in small batches, and conduct ejection training for carrier-based aircraft pilots on land in advance, preparing for the simplification of the running-in process after boarding the ship later and quickly forming combat effectiveness.After all, since the Fujian aircraft carrier was officially launched on June 17 this year, the official said that it would not be necessary to install it, and directly enter the mooring and sea trials. The mooring has been for several months, and the key steam pipelines have been tested. The three electromagnetic catapults on the deck have also come to an end. It is estimated that the sea trials will be available as early as next year and will be officially equipped for service in mid-2024.
A Fujian needs to carry about 60 J-35 and J-15T fighter jets, which means that before the Fujian catapult carrier is officially put into service, the number of J-35 downlines must not only reach about 80, but also the number of J-35 carrier-based pilots trained and trained for it must exceed at least 120. , so using the J-15T and J-35 in advance for carrier-based pilot training on land is also a kind of guarantee for forming combat effectiveness in advance.
