John, because you you enjoy (As some others as well.) a good
technical read once in awhile, I provide you with the the following abstract on the Chinese
J-20. It was dated
04 July 2014. That's about 3 years after the
J-20 Prototype made it's first appearance while then Defense Secretary Robert Gates was in Beijing China to "
temp down" military tensions that were occurring at the time and are still continuing.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-c...70B11720110112
https://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/12/w...12fighter.html
We didn't appreciate the "message" at the time.
As I noted in my last, it wasn't all it was "touted" as being which is at best and taken from Ref. 2...
"Actually the new J-20 is an advanced
fourth-generation fighter, rather than a true fifth-generation fighter. Still though it easily outclasses
older fourth-generation fighters, such as the
US F-16 or the
Russian Su-27."
I agree with that to an extent, however, we're flying much more capable F-16's now and Taiwan would be able to hold their own against the
J-20 as we're updating (
Now) their current
F-16 fleet to the
F-16V standard. And for Russia they are beyond the
Su-27 with the
Su-30 (Improved 27.),
Su-35 and
MiG-31BM.
I had to ref. the glossary a couple of times myself this is "deep reading" so it won't be for most people.
But it also demonstrates why I like this "
think tank" because of the depth of their research, I can very much appreciate that!
http://www.ausairpower.net/APA-2011-03.html
Note it is titled "Preliminary Assessment"
http://www.military-today.com/aircraft/j20.htm
The rest as noted from above and keeping it easy for me...
http://www.military-today.com/aircraft/f16v_viper.htm
You have no idea how much an AESA capability truly means in a "stealthy" environment.
http://www.military-today.com/aircraft/su_30.htm
http://www.military-today.com/aircraft/su_35.htm
Highly capable aircraft.
http://www.military-today.com/aircraft/mig_31bm.htm
One of the fastest in the world but, sacrifices some maneuverability as a cost to speed.
Enjoy the rest of your
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!
Happy Holidays if you prefer!! 
Regards,
Pat
