Roger604
Senior Member
Just to kickstart this thread with an interesting topic here....
Anybody have any ideas what the likely Chinese naval flanker will be like? We all know that SAC is working on this.
Will it have canards like Su-33 or not, like the Su-35BM and the J-11B?
Will it have TVC?
Will it be single or double seat?
Will in incorporate any dramatic improvements over J-11B or will it be a straightforward naval adaptation?
I think they will go for a canard-less design like J-11B, but will make up for it with TVC. The basic flanker airframe is pretty old, but I don't think they will make any major changes it to. All the modifications will have to come in the form of better avionics and missiles. It will be single seat. SAC may come up with further improvements to the RCS, like already done to the J-11B.
Anybody have any ideas what the likely Chinese naval flanker will be like? We all know that SAC is working on this.
Will it have canards like Su-33 or not, like the Su-35BM and the J-11B?
Will it have TVC?
Will it be single or double seat?
Will in incorporate any dramatic improvements over J-11B or will it be a straightforward naval adaptation?
I think they will go for a canard-less design like J-11B, but will make up for it with TVC. The basic flanker airframe is pretty old, but I don't think they will make any major changes it to. All the modifications will have to come in the form of better avionics and missiles. It will be single seat. SAC may come up with further improvements to the RCS, like already done to the J-11B.