Henri K write up on JL 16B He raise the possibility that the engine might be WS 17 Mingshan
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After the AJT (Advanced Jet Trainer) and LIFT (Lead-In Figther Trainer) version, a new ground attack variant of the Chinese advanced training aircraft
JL-10 /
L-15 was unveiled yesterday , During a May 1st ceremony at the HAIG plant.
The PESA radar of JL-10 / L-15
This version, previously known as
L-15B for its export designation, is already known since the last aviation exhibition in Zhuhai in November 2016, when a scale model was presented.
The aircraft is 12.44 meters long and 4.71 meters high, with a wingspan of 9.48 meters. Its maximum speed is 1,200 km / h for a distance of 2,600 km.
Under a gray painting, the L-15B appeared on Chinese television seems to be the first prototype of the model. The logo of the Chinese Air Force that can be seen on his cell suggest that this new variant is primarily drawn for the Chinese army, in which case its official designation should be
JL-10B (?).
This JL-10B / L-15B has a slightly extended front end, where a new PESA antenna radar developed by the AVIC Institute 607 is installed. According to its specification, this small X-band electronic scanning radar has several different modes of operation and is capable of guiding Air-Air, Air-Sol and Air-Sea missiles. Its range is approximately 111 km (60 nm).
The 9,600 kg take-off airplane can carry a wider range of precision guided munitions, with 9 wing points, including 3 under each wing, 1 wingtip and 1 under fuselage. Compared to previous versions.
We also note the presence of four small antennas in front of the cockpit canopy that closely resemble IFF interrogators and transponders
APX-113 to
F-16 . The L-15B vertical stabilizer has been redesigned and now carries a sensor compartment for electronic warfare.
Finally, and not least, the shape of the nozzles of this L-15B suggests that the apparatus is equipped with two engines with post-combustion. It is unclear at this time whether it is the Ukrainian
AI-222K-25F or its Chinese variant
WS-17 Minshan .
The first prototype L-15B made its appearance.
A JL-10 base of the Chinese air force, one will notice his "nose" a little shorter.
The WS-17 Minshan engine dedicated to the JL-10 / L-15.
If the JL-10B / L-15B entry into service of the Chinese Air Force is confirmed, once the flight tests have been completed, it could not only be used to train pilots of the Chinese Air Force , But also to replace, in the long term, the Q-5L ground attack aircraft , whose production line is already closed.
It should be noted that one of the passages of the CCTV-1 television report, in which the JL-10B / L-15B is discovered for the first time, one can see not one but several model of this new variant in assembly .
The production of several versions seems to be run in parallel, to address internal orders of the Air Force and the Chinese Navy, but also those of export customers.
Some interesting details revealed by a CCTV-1 television report.
To be continued
Henri K.
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