Canopy seen clearly for the first time on Shenyang's tailless stealth fighter, confirming it is crewed

Shenyang Aircraft Corporation (AVIC)/J-50 (Shenyang sixth-generation fighter)

New imagery showed the cockpit canopy of the jet unofficially called the J-50 or J-XDS, settling whether it was a drone or a crewed fighter. The streamlined bubble canopy sits flush with the fuselage to keep radar reflections low. Its length leaves room for a second seat, but crew size is unconfirmed.

• Bubble canopy blended into the upper fuselage.
• Could seat one pilot or two in tandem; not confirmed.
• Faceted nose blister likely holds an infrared or electro-optical sensor.
• F-22-style 2D thrust-vectoring nozzles and swivelling wingtip control surfaces.