Photo: GT staff reporters

On the opening day of the 2025 Air Force Aviation Open Event and Changchun Airshow, a J-20 stealth fighter jet, after completing its flight performance, was displayed statically on the ground for the first time, allowing on-site spectators to marvel at the exquisite craftsmanship of this Chinese domestically produced stealth fighter jet.

Global Times reporters got a close look at the J-20, and beyond its overwhelming presence, it was the first opportunity to observe its exquisite exterior and meticulous craftsmanship.

The J-20 features a lift-body design with canards and strake wings. During the static display, it showcased its fully movable canards and vertical tails, which not only give the J-20 a high lift-to-drag ratio but also excellent maneuverability and controllability.

Stealth is a key feature of the J-20. It incorporates stealth design not only in its shape, with the edges of the fuselage and wings kept as parallel as possible and right angles avoided to reduce the radar cross-section, but also in its finely crafted surface.

Upon closer inspection, the surface of the J-20 appears exceptionally smooth, with meticulously processed rivets and seams.

Chinese military affairs expert Zhang Xuefeng told the Global Time that the static display of the J-20 with so many details indicates that China now has even more advanced warplanes, with J-20A and J-20S already unveiled, showing technologies of the baseline version of the J-20 are advancing.

Global Times