Conducting live fire training with dumb rockets and bombs.A female cadet of PLAAF Xi'an flight academy, seen here flying a J-11B.
China Flanker Thread III (land based, exclude J-15)
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Hi guys,
As a newbie here, I have a question for all the J-16 afficionados :
Can anybody confirm me that the air intake grids system from the original Su-27 family was deleted on the J-16 design?
I have found some videos that seem to support my guess, but I’m not sure…
Thanks !
As a newbie here, I have a question for all the J-16 afficionados :
Can anybody confirm me that the air intake grids system from the original Su-27 family was deleted on the J-16 design?
I have found some videos that seem to support my guess, but I’m not sure…
Thanks !
Not sure what you are talking about. The inlet slits are there.
I am talking about the grids that were inside the air intakes of the Russian Su-27 family and that opened and closed when the aircraft was on the ground (à la Mig-29)
Not the inlet slits that are below the air intakes.
Even MIG-29K got rid of those. It is dead weight under most circumstances.
That I know,
I am talking about the J-16 specifically…
I need those info for modelling and accuracy purpose,
Thanks,
Interesting image of a J-11BS from the 55th Air Brigade (serial number 66560), which is remarkable in two ways; First, the Flanker carries a logo of some sort and second, behind the J-11BS there is a J-20 hidden.
This is especially interesting, since the 55th AB is rumoured to be under conversion to J-20s.
(Image via @超侧卫 from Weibo)
This is especially interesting, since the 55th AB is rumoured to be under conversion to J-20s.
(Image via @超侧卫 from Weibo)