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J-XY - maybe J-35 - next generation carrier-borne fighter

that nozzle looks like the ws10 used on j20

Just because it is jagged doesn’t mean it is WS-1. Compare the nozzle diameter with a person and you can tell that it is way smaller. This is not accounting for the fact that there are two layers of nozzles, something not seen in WS-10.
 
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Some posts outside said that the engine is called WS21, a enhanced model of WS13E. Can anyone elaborate a little bit for this model? How about WS19 then?
 
What's the need for the redesigned canopy and the hump behind the cockpit? It seems to be copying the F-35B but that's because the F-35B has a lift fan, hence the need for a larger fuselage section behind the cockpit. But that's not the case here with the J-35, so not sure why they redesigned that area, it just loses rear visibility for the pilot.
 
What's the need for the redesigned canopy and the hump behind the cockpit? It seems to be copying the F-35B but that's because the F-35B has a lift fan, hence the need for a larger fuselage section behind the cockpit. But that's not the case here with the J-35, so not sure why they redesigned that area, it just loses rear visibility for the pilot.
 
By the way, besides all these speculations about a dedicated export, a twin-seater and/or a PLAAF version, are there any news about the J-35? Was a third prototype spotted already and even more any conclusions about the two "whatever they are" at Huangdicun? Are the mock-ups only (IMO most likely) or true prototypes?

PS ... allegedly a new image

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Wow 😮 even if this image showing a J-35 prototype is clearly edited since the final digit X of serial number 35000X has been deleted, it is anyway a welcome news, since for the first time the pitot probe is missing.

So, either this is a new prototype or a modified one.

(Image via @lyman2003 from Weibo)

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Wow 😮 even if this image showing a J-35 prototype is clearly edited since the final digit X of serial number 35000X has been deleted, it is anyway a welcome news, since for the first time the pitot probe is missing.

So, either this is a new prototype or a modified one.

(Image via @lyman2003 from Weibo)

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In mind that recently many faked and manipulated images on modern Chinese types have been posted, I‘m not entirely sure if this new J-35 is legit 🤔 … but I think it is.😉

(Image via @鼎盛风清 from Weibo)

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