Top Picks: “Zhang Xuefeng, a Chinese military expert, told the Global Times that the J-20 can perform supercruise and has subsonic super maneuverability thanks to its unique aerodynamic design of a lifting body with strakes and canards, plus domestically developed engines.Supercruise means that an aircraft can reach supersonic flight for an extended period without using an afterburner, another military expert who requested anonymity told the Global Times on Monday, noting that this brings important advantages in combat, including reaching advantageous combat positions faster and giving the enemy little time to react.Being able to perform supercruise easily indicates that China’s domestically developed engines are powerful, and the J-20s equipped with them now have even stronger combat capabilities, analysts said.The J-20’s conversion to use domestically developed engines was revealed at the China Airshow 2021 in Zhuhai, South China’s Guangdong Province.
Summary Two J-20 stealth fighter jets attached to an aviation brigade of the PLA Air Force take off…