China’s domestically developed J-11B evolved the Flanker airframe with indigenous avionics, weapons integration, and composite structures. The result illustrates how a nation can adapt a foreign-derived aerodynamic platform into a locally supported weapons system with its own sensors, cockpit, engines, and operational requirements.
INTERACTIVE MODEL LOADS WHEN NEARBY
2016 / ModernAirframe B
F-35A Lightning II
Lockheed Martin · Conventional multirole fighter
HISTORICAL FIELD NOTE
The conventional-runway F-35A combines low-observable shaping, sensor fusion, and internal weapons carriage with the lightest airframe and largest internal fuel load of the three F-35 variants. It entered U.S. Air Force operational service in 2016 and is designed for both air-to-air and precision-strike missions.
PERFORMANCE
SPECIFICATION BREAKDOWN
METRICJ-11BF-35A Lightning II
Top speed
Mach 2.35REFERENCE VALUE
Mach 1.6REFERENCE VALUE
Ceiling
62,300 ftREFERENCE VALUE
50,000 ftREFERENCE VALUE
Range
2,070 miREFERENCE VALUE
1,200+ nmiAPPROXIMATE / PUBLISHED
Archive milestone
Service entry · 2007REFERENCE VALUE
Service entry · 2016REFERENCE VALUE
Nation
ChinaDESCRIPTIVE VALUE
United StatesDESCRIPTIVE VALUE
Primary role
Air superiorityDESCRIPTIVE VALUE
Conventional multirole fighterDESCRIPTIVE VALUE
Values are concise archive references and can vary by variant, payload, configuration, altitude, operating conditions, and source. Range may describe different published measures where a directly comparable figure is unavailable.
