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

[Deino]

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A pilot assigned to a brigade with the air force under the PLA Eastern Theater Command gets ready for takeoff prior to an air combat training exercise in early-August, 2022. (eng.chinamil.com.cn/Photo by Hu Hongbin)

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A fighter jet attached to a brigade with the air force under the PLA Eastern Theater Command soars into the sky during an air combat training exercise in early-August, 2022. (eng.chinamil.com.cn/Photo by Hu Hongbin)

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A fighter jet attached to a brigade with the air force under the PLA Eastern Theater Command lands on the runway after an air combat training exercise in early-August, 2022. (eng.chinamil.com.cn/Photo by Hu Hongbin)

Previous post appeared fine for me, but will redo per Deino's request. You can delete my previous post if you wish as well.

Thanks and indeed strange. On my PC I see nothing, on my iPad all is fine.

 

[HeroOftheFerelden]

Re: #30

40th Brigade badge
Looks like 65117
Most likely combat patrol sortie during 0804-0811 with 2xPL10(wingtips mounted) 2xPL12(underbelly mounted)

 

[siegecrossbow]

Re: #30

40th Brigade badge
Looks like 65117
Most likely combat patrol sortie during 0804-0811 with 2xPL10(wingtips mounted) 2xPL12(underbelly mounted)

Not PL-12, PL-15.

 

[HeroOftheFerelden]

Not PL-12, PL-15.

Yes, could be PL-15.

Footage below supposedly from 0809, it does look more like PL-15 than PL-12.

 

[by78]

Two side-by-side MFDs, could well be J-16's cockpit. Note that this is a screen capture from a TV show.

 

[Deino]

Re: #30

40th Brigade badge
Looks like 65117
Most likely combat patrol sortie during 0804-0811 with 2xPL10(wingtips mounted) 2xPL12(underbelly mounted)

Me again - and I hope you don't mind that question - but where do you see the construction and serial numbers? It's really amazing what you see!

 

[HeroOftheFerelden]

Me again - and I hope you don't mind that question - but where do you see the construction and serial numbers? It's really amazing what you see!

Sorry for the confusion, '0804-0811' refers to August 04th to 11th, the period PLA conducted military execises around Taiwan

Just curious, is PLAAF's way of having five digits number on the tail that only indicates PLAAF unit in a coded way and the serial number inside this unit quite unique?

 

[PLAObserver]

Will the J-11 Sinoflankers be modernized? China has a pretty big fleet of them, but they seem to lack in quality compared to the newer J-10Cs and J-16s.

 

[sequ]

Will the J-11 Sinoflankers be modernized? China has a pretty big fleet of them, but they seem to lack in quality compared to the newer J-10Cs and J-16s.

Some of them are being upgraded with what we assume to be an AESA radar. They are (not officially AFAIK) named J-11BG.

 

[luosifen]

Walkaround of Chinese Su-30: