Under the Snowy Owl nomenclature, China is said to be secretly
developing a triplane-canard-configurated fighter that has a totally
different layout than the J-20, CCTV was quoted by Hong Kong-based Sing
Tao Daily as reporting. Some Chinese online military experts believe
that the Snowy Owl fighter is currently being developed by the AVIC
Shenyang Aircraft Corporation (SIC).
Online information regarding the
SIC says that it is manufacturing a new type of aircraft whose design
uses triplane canard configuration, Chinese netizens reported. The
aircraft has a fixed vertical wing, and the engine has rhomboidal
nozzles, according to the CCTV report, adding that the design renders
the aircraft lighter than most of the fourth generation fighters.
The fighter — dubbed the J-21 or Snowy Owl by analysts — has been nicknamed “the rice dumpling plane” by internet pundits because of its appearance in photos and videos of what appears to be a small jet covered by camouflage tarp. The plane’s discernible size and shape, as well as apparent efforts at some degree of secrecy, suggests it may be a prototype of a carrier-based fighter.
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