Snap AHH .. I just updated my article with this very important video.

Thanks everyone, so much!  I have the basics and a high level answer.  The following is a bit older but the technology is developing so fast that the paper and definitions and classifications lag behind:

From 2020

WARFARE EVOLUTION BLOG: There are 14 countries working on 6th Generation (6G) fighter planes these days: the U.S. (PCA, F/A-XX, NGAD); the United Kingdom, Sweden, Italy, and maybe India (Tempest); France, Germany, and Spain (FCAS); Japan (F-3); Taiwan (ADF); South Korea and Indonesia (KF-X); Russia (MiG-41); and China (J-XX).

There are six aircraft generation classification charts out there: Hallion, Aerospaceweb, Air Force Magazine, Winchester, Air Power Development Center, and China’s Air Force. All these templates have been overcome by advances in technology and evolving mission requirements.

6G stealth improvements:  There are six spectrums that stealthy aircraft must consider: physical shape (radar signature), IR (infrared or heat) signature, acoustic (sound) signature, visual (visible light) signature, EMR (electro-magnetic radiation) signature, and wake turbulence (vortices) signature. What can we do with shape to further reduce the RCS (radar cross section) on 6G fighters?

The real answer to the statements is kinda funny.  China has not defined what they’ve built, in other words, we cannot say what they have and what not.   Yet, reading the existing descriptions, checking the beautiful design drawings and the engineering specs, listening to Chinese observers, the bigger airplane in the videos that we saw is a solid 6G and the smaller one solid 5G tech, according to classifications that exist today.  Here is where the fight starts and then they get into differences in classifications and definitions.  That is not my bag.  I needed a high level understanding of methods of classification, and now I have that, sufficient for the day.

And of course, it is not in anyone’s mind that we could be dealing with some novel technologies in the mix.

¡Muchas gracias amigos!

This is from South China Morning Post:

Chinese experts believe the country’s first sixth-generation stealth fighter jet may have even greater stealth capabilities at hypersonic speeds, with one commenter suggesting the PLA has “fully surpassed global advanced standards”.

China’s official media appeared to tacitly confirm speculation that a fixed-wing aircraft with a three-engine configuration seen over Chengdu in the southwestern province of Sichuan on Thursday was in fact the stealth fighter on its maiden flight.

During the flight – which took place in broad daylight – the jet was flanked by a fifth-generation J-20 fighter jet, according to footage that was reportedly filmed near the Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group, which makes fighters and drones.

Observers noted that the mystery jet – which has a distinctive triangular, tailless design – was flying with its landing gear down – a common practice in the early stages of testing.

Chinese authorities have not yet officially confirmed the jet’s existence or given it a name, but the Chengdu-based Defence Times appeared to make an oblique reference to the aircraft on its Weibo account.

The media outlet posted an image of a ginkgo leaf and the comment “it really looks like a leaf”, in what was widely interpreted as a semi-official acknowledgement.

(And on that day was a celebration for Mao’s birthday – all that I know about the Chinese is that they will not mess around with this day).

Dear Mr P,

I need a hand as very soon I’m going to be pulled into something where I don’t want to be.  Do you know anything about 5G and 6G war plane engines?  I don’t need the full lecture but what I need is how to identify those.  What are the characteristics to call those planes by those names?  Is there a list of specs or definitions for such things?

This new plane, the big one that China flew just a little while ago, on Mao’s birthday – so, this plane has not been named and information about it is scant – the gossip calls it, and the little brother that flew with it, 6G technology.  China is keeping it very close to their chests.   What I do understand is that these planes are systems and able to instruct a batch of drones that would be flying with them.

So, our favorite Smoothie makes some comments that China does not have a 6G airplane, and neither a 5G airplane.  A friend of mine and ours, gave him name and ‘birthdate’ of one 5G.  Rejected out of hand.  This friend writes extensively on China’s technology, and military technology which China keeps very private, unless they want to speak about it .. new drones, new ships, new tech and so on .. when they want to.   I mean some Chinese people actually understand these things.

I’ve already had questions on an anti-China stance.  The previous time I wrote a softspoken article, reminding of the relationship between Russia and China and that it may be best to honor that.  That happened – my ‘softspoken’ was adhered to.  But now, there is this 6G thing and Smoothie wrote about a stupid little article on RT.  But what is happening, is that he is calling the whole of China as fools or at least, that is how it is perceived.

What I would like to do, is to very damn quick get outside the controversy and say something like:  Here are the specs – do your homework.  But dear heavens, I don’t know what a spec of this nature even would look like.  The research that I’ve done is that the differences are ‘soft’.

To crown it all Karlof1 (we’ve posted him many times) tries to ameliorate the issue, and states quite rightly that China’s defense requirements are different from that of Russia .. But, oh dear, he says all China needs to do, is to be able to attack or defend dear heavens, against Taiwan.  Oh dear .. first island chain, second island chain, third island chain, Japan, South Korea, Philippines, US troops moving from bases in Japan to outlying islands (think of the 2ndWW – those islands are they).  Brian Berletic has the movements on that one.  Well, I guess Karlov1 tried,  but ….

So, to summarize, how do I find or where are the definitive set of specs defining WTH is a 6G engine and a 5G engine on a war plane?  Yikes.  I need a ‘shield’ because just now we’re going to have a batch of Chinese war plane techs writing in fast Chinese and break some reputations.  The oreshnik could be novel tech, but so can China have developed some novel tech.  They do it daily.  Those planes are described to be highly stealth, and on other sources that method of stealth is described and clearly novel.  Strange, that part I get.

Specs por favor, if possible.  If not, I’ll just tell em all go go to hades and I won’t worry about a thing.

Well, Putin did issue an apology.

https://tass.com/politics/1894845

Putin apologizes for AZAL airliner incident in Russia’s airspace — Kremlin
The Russian leader conveyed his deep and sincere condolences to the families of the plane crash victims

MOSCOW, December 28. /TASS/.

“Vladimir Putin offered his apologies that the tragic incident had occurred in Russia’s airspace and once again conveyed his deep and sincere condolences to the families of the plane crash victims and wished those injured the quickest recovery,” the press office said in a statement.

Legal Issues? I guess when the investigation is complete.

Uhm, I just saw his formal on the Kremlin Website:

Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev at the Russian side’s initiative

🔹The presidents had a detailed discussion of issues regarding the December 25 crash of an Azerbaijan Airlines plane near the city of Aktau in Kazakhstan.

🔹Vladimir Putin apologised for the fact that the incident happened in Russian airspace, once again offered deep and sincere condolences to the victims’ families and wished a speedy recovery to the injured. It was noted during the conversation that the Azerbaijani passenger airliner was flying according to schedule and repeatedly tried to land at Grozny Airport. At that time, Ukrainian unmanned combat aerial vehicles (UCAVs) attacked Grozny, Mozdok and Vladikavkaz, and Russian air defence systems were repelling these attacks.

🔹The Russian Investigative Committee initiated a criminal case under Article 263 of the Criminal Code (violation of the rules for traffic safety and operation of the air transportation systems). Initial investigation is underway, with authorities questioning civilian and military specialists.

🔹Two officials from the Prosecutor General’s Office of Azerbaijan are currently in Grozny, working together with representatives of the Prosecutor General’s Office and the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation. Relevant services of Russia, Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan are working closely at the crash site near the city of Aktau.

And just in from PressTV: Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev says the country’s jetliner that crashed this week was unintentionally shot down by Russian forces.

Yikes, that video is gone already!  I guess lascaris hit some nail on the head.

Escalation is off the scale. I wonder when terrorism is war? I mean legally.

I’ll say a few things.

Spiritual or consciousness development is a lonely path. It is also an individual path. Finding a fellow ‘walker’ on that path is wonderful but does not last forever. You meet, you share and you walk on, and sometimes you make a friend that experiences in that moment similar to you.

Everyone of us still have questions, sometimes burning questions, and sometimes those that we’ve learned to live with. They are there and for myself it is sometimes a joke .. God/Universe knows where I am and if I am to get a direction on a question, well, I am here. That part is a part of faith, but can also be a copout part.

Concepts such as consciousness, soul, and such, are but our descriptions of how we are on our path. They are also individual and I dare say each one here has a different concept or a different experience. Dimi explained about sound and color. Mine, my sigil, my sign to pay attention for example, is a number. These methodologies exist because individually one finds a sensical way to communicate with a designer universe (if there is a designer universe – this is a personal view of the big scheme of things).

So, there are basically three people talking here, and I, in a minimal manner, as I know this is a lonely path but I also know I get hints or someone may use a word that resonates or there is something.

So, we are using words (soul, universe, consciousness, and ….) that we only understand personally. They may not be what the other person understands.

We are using a scheme of understanding that is personal. Our own scheme is not necessarily the same for everyone, although the forms of understanding, the way of mining universal hints, can be developed.

A personal wordset or dictionary, a personal scheme of ‘getting it’, resonance in different ways for different people, a personal education that may or may not make sense today, different areas and experiences on ‘the path’ — discussion becomes very difficult as we’re dealing with an erstwhile ‘Tower of Babble‘ – yes, spelling error is by design. The adult person will take on a massive personal responsibility toward self and other if these issues are even to be approached.

So let me try and quickly make this practical. I suggested a book that for me held many aha! moments. I do not intend to teach this, although I know it fairly well, I am only intending to clarify my own thoughts at this time again because sure as God made Little Green Apples, it will flow and change. I will write it down, as I know the material. If someone gets something out of that, it does not mean that I am right, or someone else is right.

It only means that for one fleeting second, we met one another on our paths and experienced a moment of clarity and consciousness with the same dictionary underlying our understanding. Those moments are precious.

And for heaven’s sake, have some fun! Let me tell you an old African joke. How do you know that God has a sense of humor?

Evidently he made a baboon!

I’m writing a piece now about that emersonreturn .. about all of the interoceanic waterways and railway systems – kinda like Pepe’s pipelanistan. Should be done still today. I have the history of the proposed Nica waterway in there as well.