Trumpeter 01666 Shenyang J-31 Gyrfalcon (Airshow China 2014)

The Shenyang J-31 Gyrfalcon is a modern, Chinese-made stealth prototype fighter. The flight of the plane took place in October 2012, the machine has not yet entered mass production. The drive is provided by two turbofan engines RD-93 with 84 kN thrust each with an afterburner . The plane probably has on-board armament in the form of a single cannon.

The Shenyang J-31 plane was developed by the Chinese Shenyang Aircraft Corporation, probably in close cooperation with a research center called Institute no. The 601. The fighter was created as a fifth generation machine, with the most advanced combat capabilities possible and using the latest electronics, the Shenyang J-31 was probably designed not so much as a competitor to the J-20, but rather as a complement to it. There are many indications that the J-31 is to perform a role similar to the F-35 Lightinig II, i.e. a multi-role fighter, which is to provide support to its own ground forces, as well as have some air combat capabilities. There are many indications that the Shenyang J-31 was to some extent based on the design solutions used in the F-35 Lightinig II, into which the Chinese came as a result of intelligence activities. It is possible that the J-31 will go into series production after 2020.