China Flanker Thread II

[Deino]

Third Regiment.

Again in regard to the J-16's first unit ....

I heard it's 3rd Division, which makes more sense than 3rd Regiment.

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Hmmm ... To admit that was what I've heard at first too ... however what Regiment then ??

Will they replace the Su-30MKK within the 9. Regiment ... or will they replace the J-7Es within the 7. Regiment also based at Wuhu ??

Deino

 

[Franklin]

If there are already active units of J-16's then production must have started last year. The J-16's maiden flight was in october of 2012. It took only 2 years from first flight to production. A very short time span indeed.

 

[FORBIN]

Since spring 2013 at least two

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prototypes (1601 & 1602?) have been seen undergoing tests at CFTE, including carrying a new PL-10 AAM. It was rumored in October 2013 that the first batch of pre-production

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s (01 batch?) was preparing to enter the limited service with PLAAF. The latest image (May 2015) suggested that the initial batch of

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has entered the service with PLAAF.

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[siegecrossbow]

If there are already active units of J-16's then production must have started last year. The J-16's maiden flight was in october of 2012. It took only 2 years from first flight to production. A very short time span indeed.

At this point, Shenyang is the go-to expert when it comes to flanker variants.

 

[Franklin]

It seems that a new era for aerial warfare has arrived for China and Asia with the production and induction of the J-10B and the J-16. These planes with their AESA radars in combination with the new PL-15 long range AAM are changing the rules of the game. And the even longer range PL-21 is down the pipeline.

 

[Franklin]

The Flanker family tree. But doesn't include the newest branches the J-16 and the J-11D.

 

[Equation]

The Flanker family tree. But doesn't include the newest branches the J-16 and the J-11D.

That's because it's a whole new creature from the inside using it's own engine and avionics.

 

[no_name]

The Flanker family tree. But doesn't include the newest branches the J-16 and the J-11D.

What is JJ-11?

 

[Deino]

I already posted this chart some long, long time ago ... with the most important corrections, however the J-11D is missing.

 

[Deino]

Could it be - at least I hope so !!! - that the PLAAF is getting rid of its strange two-tone Flanker-radomes ???

Here is at least one 33. Division J-11A featuring a radome in the same colour as the fuselage ....



... in comparison to the typical two-tone radome with that strange cut-out !