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A Close-Up View (AI)of 🇨🇳China's Sixth-Generation Fighter Jet, the J-36 "Ginkgo Leaf". Key Features & Design Details: Tailless, "Ginkgo Leaf" Shape: Its distinctive wide, delta-wing, tailless design enhances stealth, resembling a ginkgo leaf. Triple-Engine Configuration: The J-36 appears to use three engines, suggesting immense power for heavy payloads and long range. Side-by-Side Cockpit: A rare feature for fighters, this setup likely enhances crew coordination, with each pilot potentially having their own Head-Up Display (HUD). Three Internal Weapon Bays: A large central bay flanked by two smaller ones allows for diverse armaments, blurring lines between fighter and bomber. Advanced Sensors: Broad nose with large electro-optical (EO) windows on the sides indicates powerful, integrated sensor suites. Large Size: Significantly larger than the J-20, it's built as a heavy, multi-role platform Analysts suggest the J-36 is a hybrid fighter-bomber designed to serve as a "central node" in a networked combat system: Manned-Unmanned Teaming (MUM-T): Its reported side-by-side or tandem two-seat cockpit allows one crew member to focus on piloting while the other manages autonomous "Loyal Wingman" drone swarms. Extended Reach: The heavy payload and three-engine setup point to a long-range strike capability intended to contest the "first island chain" and project power across the Western Pacific Technological Leap: The emergence of the J-36 marks a critical juncture in the U.S.-China technology race. While the U.S. continues development on its F-47 (NGAD) program, some assessments now suggest China may be three to four years ahead in sixth-generation prototyping. However, Western officials maintain that the U.S. still holds deep advantages in combat networking and adaptive cycle engine technology. #china #Aviation #b2bomber #j36 fighterjet

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