The J-36, J-50, GJ-11 and a handful of other prototype aircraft all adopted a similar structure (flying doritos) with no tails and a lifting body. Furthermore, the J-50 and likely J-36 are supersonic aircraft and I don't believe there has been a supersonic flying wing yet. Why is China investing in this design so heavily and how are they able to avoid the major hiccups of similar aircraft that the West has faced?

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[–] 9to5@hexbear.net 17 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Purely vibes based = cause it looks sick. You gotta dab on your haters if you wanna make it big. Same reason why socialist leaders are all dripped out xi-square-up

[–] LaGG_3@hexbear.net 15 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Watch out, they'll start making planes with forward swept wings purely for swag

[–] Cat_Daddy@hexbear.net 9 points 9 months ago

Gold plated spinners on the wheels