The FC-31 stealth fighte also known as the J-31, is a Chinese prototype mid-sized twinjet 5th-generation fighter aircraft developed by Shenyang Aircraft Corporation. J-31 incorporates certain stealth characteristics such as forward-swept intake ramps with diverterless supersonic inlet (DSI) bumps, a two-piece bubble canopy, contoured weapon bays and two oblique vertical stabilizers.
Specifications
General characteristics
Crew: one (pilot)
Length: 17.3 m (56 ft 9 in)
Wingspan: 11.5 m (37 ft 9 in)
Height: 4.8 m (15 ft 9 in)
Wing area: 50 m2 (540 sq ft) [67]
Max takeoff weight: 28,000 kg (61,729 lb) [68]
Powerplant: 2 × WS-13 afterburning turbofans, 87.2 kN (19,600 lbf) thrust each
Powerplant: 2 × WS-19[54] afterburning turbofans, 110 kN (24,000 lbf) thrust each
Performance
Maximum speed: Mach 1.8 at high altitude
Mach 1.14 (1,400 km/h, 870 mph) at sea level
Combat range: 1,200 km (750 mi, 650 nmi) on internal fuel, or 1,900
kilometres (1,200 mi) with aerial refueling
Service ceiling: 16,000 m (52,000 ft)
