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General Information
The Mitsubishi X-2 Shinshin is a Japanese experimental aircraft for testing advanced stealth fighter aircraft technologies likely for the F-X 6th gen fighter program. The aircraft also features a 3-paddle thrust vectoring system like the Rockwell X-31 . The aircraft has an internal weapons bay seen in some images.
Specifications
Crew: 1
Length: 14.2 m (46 ft 6 in)
Wingspan: 9.1 m (29 ft 10 in)
Height: 4.5 m (14 ft 10 in)
Empty weight: 9,700 kg (21,385 lb)
Max takeoff weight: 13,000 kg (28,660 lb)
Powerplant: 2 × IHI XF5-1 low-bypass turbofans, 49.03 kN (11,023 lbf) with afterburner
Performance
Maximum speed: Mach 2.25, (Mach 1.28 supercruise)
Range: 2,900 km (1,800 mi, 1,566 nmi)
Combat range: 761 km (473 mi, 411 nmi)
Ferry range: 3,200 km (1,988 mi, 1,728 nmi)
Pros
Japanese Tech Demonstrators are very limited in game
More aircraft with "Flight Testing" job
Looks very cool
Cons
Underpaid/Unpaid Devs would need to be enslaved significantly more
*Notes
- There is already a suggestion on this made on August 2024, but it is not very formal at all.
- The aircraft is able to achieve high angles of attack via thrust vectoring
- There is a 1/5 scale model to demonstrate high AOAs
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