China Flanker Thread II

[crobato]

The plane looks unfinished to me. While it is in junkyard now, why do they need to cover it so well?

A fast question: Didn't China promise stop copying Russian technology which means the end of J-11B?

The plane is only used for stress testing purposes. They hang those weights, then put the plane on a machine that will try to shake it to pieces. After this test, you can't use the airframe anymore, as its all going to be structurally worn out.

 

[RedMercury]

Laugh, J-11B isn't going to "end", nothing so vital to national security will be promised away like that.

 

[Quickie]

The plane looks unfinished to me. While it is in junkyard now, why do they need to cover it so well?

A fast question: Didn't China promise stop copying Russian technology which means the end of J-11B?

What China did promise, if ever, is probably not to produce any more new units of J-11B. That doesn't mean they will stop maintaining, upgrading or even modifying all the units (including the older J-11s and other flanker variants) they presently owned and for which they have already paid money for.

 

[crobato]

I doubt they will stop J-11B. This looks like a long term, high number project.

 

[AssassinsMace]

UPI is now helping Pinkov cover his backtracking. They posted his old story about the Su-33 deal he claims was spun by the Chinese to say was dead dated as today's news. I guess UPI knows Pinkov's lack of journalistic ethics are their lack of journalistic ethics. :roll:

 

[Blitzo]

I doubt they will stop J-11B. This looks like a long term, high number project.

Wouldn't it be better to invest in developing more 5th gen fighters?

I personally can't see too many J-11B's due to the Chinese decline of the Su-35.

 

[jackbh]

I think they declined Su-35 because they think J-11B is as good as Su-35 if not better.

 

[King_Comm]

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The first Su-27SK are starting to retire after 16 years of service, the airframe life of these planes is 3000 hours, so I assume that they have been flying around 180 hours a year on average since they entered service.

 

[Blitzo]

Well the J-11B certainly had a part in declining the Su-35.
But I think the Chinese knew that it would be no match against Western 5th gens.

I think from this, I am assuming that the J-11B won't be made in that many numbers. no more than a hundred will be made I think.

I speculate they're focusing on their indigenous 5th gen projects.

 

[jackbh]

Western countries don't have any 5th gens except the us who has a few f-22s.