Chengdu J-20

The Chengdu J-20 (Chinese: 歼-20; pinyin: Jiān-Èrlíng), also known as Weilong (Chinese: 威龙; pinyin: Wēilóng; lit. 'Mighty Dragon', NATO reporting name: Fagin), is a twin-engine all-weather stealth fighter developed by China's Chengdu Aircraft 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 notable variants: the initial production model, the revised airframe variant with new engines and thrust-vectoring control, and the aircraft-teaming capable twin-seat variant. 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 to field an operational stealth aircraft.
Summary from Wikipedia, photo via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
- Manufacturer
- Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group
- Category
- Fighters
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
- First flight
- 2011-01-11
- Length
- 23 m
- Wingspan
- 15 m
Specifications
- Max speed
- 1,100 kt
- Range
- 3,000 nm
- Service ceiling
- 66,000 ft
- Rate of climb
- 59,000 ft/min
- Max takeoff weight
- 81,571 lb
- Empty weight
- 37,479 lb
- Powerplant
- Shenyang WS-10C / WS-15
- Engines
- 2
- Seats
- 1
- Length
- 69.7 ft
- Wingspan
- 42.7 ft
- Height
- 15.4 ft
- Number built
- 300
Specifications are approximate and may vary by variant. Compiled from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Reference and training only. Specifications vary by variant — consult the manufacturer and the official documents.