China Flanker Thread II

[siegecrossbow]

But JF-17 Block II has no AESA! Or am I wrong?

JF-17 doesn’t have nose pitot but uses slotted array radar. It was my counter example.

 

[lcloo]

J16 engine blue flame.

 

[Schwerter_]

I would agree, since only those Flankers from the 19th have these typical red stripes

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... and indeed, there was a rumour already in August the 19th got J-11BGs.

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ot but I have to say those red stripes look really good xd

 

[siegecrossbow]

Don't the later batches of the MKK and MK2 versions use the slotted planar array, Zhuk-MS(E) radar which is also much larger ( and more powerful I think) than the J-10A's slotted planar radar? And the cockpit has all full color MFD's as opposed to the J-10A's 1 color and 2 monochrome MFD's.

I guess we can't say for sure if the J-10A is superior to the Su-30MKK(2). It is superior to the Su-27SK/UBK though.

I know it is a year late but I finally have the proof.

Su-30MKK's radar. I don't recall a photo of the radar has ever been released before (by China). Maybe retirement time is quickly approaching?

 

[Deino]

I know it is a year late but I finally have the proof.

Well ... I think this is still a cover only and not the real radar dish?!

 

[jeremyhuex]

I have a question. Does anyone know why they didn't redesign Flanker's intakes from traditional to DSI?

 

[sequ]

Well ... I think this is still a cover only and not the real radar dish?!

It's clearly not a slotted planar array antenna but cassegrain...

 

[siegecrossbow]

I have a question. Does anyone know why they didn't redesign Flanker's intakes from traditional to DSI?

There is air flow interference from DSI when there are two belly intakes, especially in a widely spaced arrangement as in the case of the flanker.

 

[lcloo]

I always wonder, do J16 and other latest J15/J11B have radar blockers installed inside their air intake duct?

It is said that exposed engine turbine blades give large radar returns.

 

[jeremyhuex]

I always wonder, do J16 and other latest J15/J11B have radar blockers installed inside their air intake duct?

It is said that exposed engine turbine blades give large radar returns.

I think it's easier to make intakes DSI rather than install radar blockers. Because the airframe was designed in Russia, it is not easy to modify in significant way. But DSI is pretty easy to modify. They modified intakes of JF-17 prototype and J-10 from traditional to DSI.