Amazon Quiz (August 4, 2021): The Chengdu J-20, a fighter aircraft used by the Chinese Air Force, is often referred to by what name?

Red Monkey

Elegant Crane

Mighty Dragon

White Elephant

Answer: Mighty Dragon

Chengdu J-20 is a single-seat, multirole stealth fighter aircraft manufactured by Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group (CAIG) of China.

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It is a fifth-generation aircraft being built for the People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF). The aircraft is capable of reaching high altitudes in supersonic speed to execute ground missions in hostile environments. The prime contractor of this project was chosen in 2008, which ended up to be CAIG. China has earlier announced it plans to end the use of the Russian power plant and to stop efforts on their purpose-built WS-15 engine. Instead, China said it would work to modify its existing fourth-generation fighter engine, the WS-10C, for the stealth jet which would later come to be known as the ‘Mighty Dragon’ and become the world’s third fifth generation stealth fighter aircraft. 

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“An upgraded twin-seat J-20 could carry more offensive weapons and have stronger air-to-ground attack capabilities, so … it would become both a fighter and a bomber,” Song Zhongping, a former PLA instructor, said to the South China Morning Post.

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Chinese state backed media reported that a new variant of the J-20, the J-20B, was unveiled on July 8, 2020 and entered mass production the same day. It was upgraded to be equipped with thrust vectoring control. Andreas Rupprecht said J-20 is using a variant of the WS-10 called the WS-10C and has better thrust, stealthier serrated afterburner nozzles and higher reliability. 

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