Aircraft
China Reveals Fifth-generation FC-31 Fighter
AVIC’s FC-31 shows considerable similarities to the F-22 and F-35 fighters
AVIC’s FC-31 model shows considerable similarities to the U.S.-built fifth-generation F-22 and F-35 fighters.
AVIC’s FC-31 model shows considerable similarities to the U.S.-built fifth-generation F-22 and F-35 fighters.

China’s AVIC is displaying a model of the FC-31 fifth-generation fighter for the first time at Dubai, having first aired the concept at Airshow China in Zhuhai last year. A product of the Shenyang concern, the FC-31 is based to a large extent on that of a “J-31” prototype (31001) that has been flying since 2012, but shows some notable differences from that aircraft. The fins are shorter and more swept-back than those of the prototype, and an electro-optical sensor system is located under the nose. Aircraft 31001 made its first public appearance at last year’s Zhuhai show.


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