China Flanker Thread II

[Jiang ZeminFanboy]

So, I believe the best thing for J11B to be is to upgrade these flankers to possess the PL-10 and PL-15 missiles.
J11B with small AESA like the future JF17 BLOCK 3 could be a good idea too, probably not so expensive like J16 massive AESA radar, but a upgrade to current warfare system.

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I also wonder if China will buy more su35 fighters or the new upgraded J11B will be used as patrol aircraft, in the future SCS islands bases might be considered to accomodate permament presence of fighters.

 

[sequ]

The J11D will definitely serve as a technology testbed for a MLU for the J11B.

 

[SinoSoldier]

So, I believe the best thing for J11B to be is to upgrade these flankers to possess the PL-10 and PL-15 missiles.
J11B with small AESA like the future JF17 BLOCK 3 could be a good idea too, probably not so expensive like J16 massive AESA radar, but a upgrade to current warfare system.

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I also wonder if China will buy more su35 fighters or the new upgraded J11B will be used as patrol aircraft, in the future SCS islands bases might be considered to accomodate permament presence of fighters.

Why a small AESA when the radome of the J-11B allows for a large one? The J-16's radar has 1760 T/R modules and I wouldn't expect the one for the J-11B MLU to have any less.

I don't think the Chinese will purchase more Su-35s. PB19980515 was implying that the J-16 will take up the role of the PLAAF's front-line non-5th-generation multirole fighter.

 

[siegecrossbow]

Buzzed by a flanker.

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[by78]

Sino-Flankers flying through a valley...

 

[Deino]

They seem to wear a new unit marking: Any ide what Brigade in the WTC it could be?

 

[grulle]

1700 TR J-16s. These things supposedly can see out to 400km.

That's a big, bad, bird. Christ.

 

[Tam]

Why a small AESA when the radome of the J-11B allows for a large one? The J-16's radar has 1760 T/R modules and I wouldn't expect the one for the J-11B MLU to have any less.

I don't think the Chinese will purchase more Su-35s. PB19980515 was implying that the J-16 will take up the role of the PLAAF's front-line non-5th-generation multirole fighter.

If anything, if you cut the nose of the J-11 at an angle like that, it would present an oval with a total surface area larger than if you are to straight cut the nose for a circular area like on the older planes. The Flanker itself has a pretty big nose and radar area with just a straight cut. Angling the cut produces an even bigger surface area for a radar.

 

[SinoSoldier]

If anything, if you cut the nose of the J-11 at an angle like that, it would present an oval with a total surface area larger than if you are to straight cut the nose for a circular area like on the older planes. The Flanker itself has a pretty big nose and radar area with just a straight cut. Angling the cut produces an even bigger surface area for a radar.

I don't know if the slant is to actually increase the surface area or not, but it seems to be common to AESA radars built by the 14th institute.

 

[Air Force Brat]

If anything, if you cut the nose of the J-11 at an angle like that, it would present an oval with a total surface area larger than if you are to straight cut the nose for a circular area like on the older planes. The Flanker itself has a pretty big nose and radar area with just a straight cut. Angling the cut produces an even bigger surface area for a radar.

The forward fuselage bulkhead is almost always oriented vertically,, not saying the lower bulkhead attaché point can't be cut and angled to the rear,, but its a lot of complication, and is most likely reserved for aircraft with a ground attack role, or at least "look down, shoot down".