China Flanker Thread II

[RedSky]

J-15

 

[Blitzo]

So the second is obviously a CG (a nice one at that), and the first came out a few months ago.

 

[Jovian]

So the second is obviously a CG (a nice one at that), and the first came out a few months ago.

The second photo appears to be have a feel of "water colour" even
However, it is a nice CG/drawing.

Has there been any recent news on the training facility on the shore of the Bohai (?). The Google Earth image has not been updated for quite some times

 

[delft]

The ski ramp looks really bizarre.

 

[siegecrossbow]

Does it give the RCS of a J-11B or insinuate that J-11B is lower?

It states that the RCS of the J-11B is 4 m^2, down from 15 m^2 from Su-27.

 

[Blitzo]

The ski ramp looks really bizarre.

For a land based set up it seems alright.

 

[Centrist]

It states that the RCS of the J-11B is 4 m^2, down from 15 m^2 from Su-27.

How is that achieved? Are we sure that is conclusive?

 

[Blitzo]

How is that achieved? Are we sure that is conclusive?

Applying RAM in various places. And of course we're not sure that's conclusive, unless we can sneak away a J-11B and put it on a RCS test range. But it's certainly a number we should keep in mind.

 

[siegecrossbow]

How is that achieved? Are we sure that is conclusive?

By increasing the use of composite material. Reducing the RCS to 4 M^2 isn't that impressive when you consider the fact that naked F-16s have RCS of around 1 M^2 (frontal).

 

[delft]

For a land based set up it seems alright.

While taking off from a ski ramp an aircraft puts more force on the ramp than just its weight, because it is accelerated along the vertical axis. The structure doesn't look stiff and strong enough even to carry the weight of the J-15.