Airshow China 2021 was held from September 28 to October 3 in Zhuhai, Guangdong province, southern China
attracting the participation of about 700 companies from nearly 40 countries and territories
A new fighter model has caught the attention of military aficionados, believed to be China's first carrier-based sixth-generation fighter
The new Chinese fighter is practically similar in design to the Russian Su-47 fighter, which never entered production
According to Avia.pro, the images introduced by the local media show that the new fighter has a very futuristic design
This is probably the reason to call this fighter model the 6th generation
Based on the revealed images, it can be seen that this could be a design using stealth technologies
The fighter is quite compact in size and can be controlled by the pilot or in unmanned mode
According to sources, China has shown quite a bit of interest in the Russian Su-47 Berkut fighter with its forward-swept wing design
This is probably the reason for the Chinese military to use this design as a prototype for the 6th generation fighter
The Russian super fighter Su-47, with its unique design, has superior maneuverability and excellent combat ability
but the Berkut failed to be mass-produced due to its high cost and high technical requirements
According to Aviations Militaires
the idea of Su-47 originated from the Soviet seizure of a prototype forward-swept wing bomber named Ju-287 of Nazi Germany at the end of World War II
This aircraft made Soviet engineers consider designing a fighter with wings different from the rest
Due to technological limitations and expensive costs in the context of the Russian economy facing many difficulties
the Su-47 was not mass-produced, making it one of the aircraft models that most Russians regret
Today, the OKB Sukhoi Aviation Research Center still uses a single prototype to test modern technologies
and then deploys them on the PAK-FA stealth aircraft project - the 5th generation Su-57