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

[Jason_]

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)

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The text on the logo says 超侧卫 which is the same the Weibo account name, which suggests it PS'ed. 超侧卫 also literally means "super flanker" which is very unlikely to be an official PLA motif.

 

[Deino]

The text on the logo says 超侧卫 which is the same the Weibo account name, which suggests it PS'ed. 超侧卫 also literally means "super flanker" which is very unlikely to be an official PLA motif.

Thanks

 

[huitong]

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)

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If this was taken at Changchun Airshow, then the J-20 in the background means nothing.

 

[by78]

Just a nice image and nothing more.

 

[by78]

Flanker formation.

 

[lcloo]

What is the purpose of this white painted square panel that seem to be appeared only in PLA's imported Flankers, including imported kits for J11A.

 

[Schwerter_]

What is the purpose of this white painted square panel that seem to be appeared only in PLA's imported Flankers, including imported kits for J11A.

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Based on the location it's most likely some sort of service panel for the N-001 radar. Since sino-flankers since the J-11B switched to various indiginous radars, it's possible that they removed this panel because the new radars did not require a service hatch at that location

 

[Stealthflanker]

What is the purpose of this white painted square panel that seem to be appeared only in PLA's imported Flankers, including imported kits for J11A.

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AFAIK that's datalink antenna for TKS-2 system.

 

[Chavez]

Figther to fighter data link

 

[Schwerter_]

Based on the location it's most likely some sort of service panel for the N-001 radar. Since sino-flankers since the J-11B switched to various indiginous radars, it's possible that they removed this panel because the new radars did not require a service hatch at that location

I stand corrected