J-36 — China Built a Fighter With No Tail and Three Engines. Here's What It's For.

The Chengdu J-36: China's sixth-generation stealth fighter with no tail and three engines, reconstructed — why every "wrong" design choice is the same choice. ▶ The 30-second version:    • Why Does China's New Fighter Have THREE En...   ▶ Watch next: • The Engine China Couldn't Build — How the J-20 Flew 12 Years Without a Heart:    • The Engine China Couldn't Build: How the J...   • China's F-35 Just Launched at Sea — How Close Is It, Really? (J-35 vs F-35):    • China's F-35 Just Launched at Sea — How Cl...   • What Does the F-47 Actually Look Like? We Rebuilt It From Physics:    • What Does the F-47 Actually Look Like? We ...   CHAPTERS 0:00 The Airplane That Shouldn't Work 0:49 Boxing Day 2024 — The First Flight 2:07 Decision One: No Tail 2:44 How You Fly Without Fins 4:00 Stealth From Every Direction 5:24 Decision Two: Three Engines 6:37 The Electricity Budget 8:15 Decision Three: The Size 8:57 A 25-Foot Weapons Bay 9:28 Two Crew, Side by Side 11:04 What the Papers Reveal 12:18 What the Analysts Are Betting 13:42 The Geography of Reach 15:10 What the J-36 Is For Reconstructed from public imagery, official statements, and published analysis. Where the record is contested, the film says so on screen. #J36 #StealthFighter #ChinaAirForce #SixthGeneration #Aviation