China Flanker Thread III (land based, exclude J-15)

[Deino]

If I‘m not mistaken, then this J-16 with the serial number 70003 is the first confirmed one from the 89th Air Brigade at Pulandian.

(Image via @太湖军I名 from Weibo)

 

[FirebirdFan]

I know we try to keep things serious here, but I thought we could get a good laugh from this will delete if mods request.

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[Deino]

As it seems and if this is indeed true and not just a wrong quote then the 131st Air Brigade at Luliang was NOT getting J-20s as rumoured but became a J-16 unit?!

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[Deino]

Usually I'm more focused on the single seater fighters and so I omitted that the J-11BS is also built in its seventh batch as demonstrated by cn. 0714 ... so far the highest number I know was cn. 0618.

(Image by @拓跋尊 from Weibo)

 

[Totoro]

Does j-11bs still being built imply j11b is also being still built?
Or could it be that new j16 conversion units simply get these j11bs, as the j11bs is probably cheaper than j16?

 

[Deino]

Does j-11bs still being built imply j11b is also being still built?
Or could it be that new j16 conversion units simply get these j11bs, as the j11bs is probably cheaper than j16?

I don't think any regular B or Bs are still in production, the Harbin FA to which this BS belongs was see first in September 2023 but were reassigned IMO from other units

 

[by78]

@Deino, do you have an idea what the red/orange object on the pylon is?

 

[Alfa_Particle]

@Deino, do you have an idea what the red/orange object on the pylon is?

I heard it's a composite pylon, as in a pylon that can carry multiple missiles.

 

[Deino]

@Deino, do you have an idea what the red/orange object on the pylon is?

Loks like a test-device of some sort (maybe for a camera) to record a stare released from an inner pylon??

 

[Deino]

Also news … a J-16 revealed with the so far highest construction number spotted: aka 1319!

(These are from the 6th AB at Suixi)