Less drag, more compact components(for example, aesa moved forward b/c it doesn't need space for gimbal)-> way more real estate for the engine.
Height = 60k ft M =2, target height = 20k ft M=2 head on?A Chinese military expert hints, PL-15 used by PLAAF maybe with a range of over 350km.
He talked with vendor in Zhuhai Airshow 2024, shocked by the real numbers. He said he won't give the audience the exact number he was told. But the first reaction after he heard the number is "How is that possible?!". The number is larger than any legend/rumors he heard of before.
Of course, he added, the AAM's actual range will be affected by jets' launch speed & altitude. But he still got shocked about the number.
Can you give a source? This sort of thing should have an obvious source. The most official information I've seen to date for the domestic PL-15 range is 200km+, but 350km is way too much more than that than I can believe without checking the source for myself.A Chinese military expert hints, PL-15 used by PLAAF maybe with a range of over 350km.
He talked with vendor in Zhuhai Airshow 2024, shocked by the real numbers. He said he won't give the audience the exact number he was told. But the first reaction after he heard the number is "How is that possible?!". The number is larger than any legend/rumors he heard of before.
Of course, he added, the AAM's actual range will be affected by jets' launch speed & altitude. But he still got shocked about the number.
There is no reason to believe this is true
Relax, it's a claim nothing more or less. But what's interesting is his more realistic claim that the J-35A will be delivered by the end of this year or early next year. Pakistani pilots and groundcrew are already training in China.