Images circulating on Chinese social media suggest that a second prototype of the three-engined fighter unofficially designated J-36 has begun test flights. The latest imagery indicates that designers ...

This is a cleaned-up, artistic rendering of the Chengdu J-36 stealth aircraft, as it appeared in a photograph that surfaced on Chinese social media in May 2025. (Janes) A photograph of Chengdu's new, ...

The side intake ducts are almost certainly serpentine as they lead to the engine to shield the engine compressor face from radar waves and reduce the aircraft’s radar cross-section, Janes assesses.