lcloo
Captain
The markings on the aircraft are not same as PLAAF, does the aircraft comes with documentation on its history like year of manufactured, ownerships etc?
Chinese Trainer Aircraft (JL-8, JL-9, JL-10 (L-15), etc.)
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Yes for the serial and year : 28/04/1968 serial 2232009
plawolf
Lieutenant General
A very good illustration on why navy fighters generally prefer framed canopies to frameless. The added structural strength can make all the difference during bird strikes, especially against larger seabirds. Even smashed, a framed canopy can provide some protection for the pilots whereas a frameless canopy will just completely disintegrate due to airflow sheer forces on it even if it partially survived the initial impact.
El requerimiento principal de la FAU es el Radar. En lo que a mi respecta, el L15 con radar es un prototipo, como es el L 15 con postcombutión. Integrar aviónica, en este caso Radar y cualquier otro sistema que se quiera adicionar, lleva su tiempo, tiempo que no tenemos ya que nuestro A 37 ya están en las ultimas.
Otro tema ,no menos importante, son los motores Ucranianos o Chinos, su durabilidad comparado con motores occidentales. Pensemos que la plataforma que se elija para sustituir a los A37 deberán tener una vida útil como estos +- 40 años.
lcloo
Captain
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Group2 said:
Yes, Julio, you're right, they could end up with subsonic aircraft because of the cost, but if I'm not mistaken, the official FAU requirements are for supersonic aircraft.
Sabredog:
The main requirement of the FAU is Radar. As far as I'm concerned, the L15 with radar is a prototype, as is the L 15 with after burning. Integrating avionics, in this case Radar and any other system that you want to add, takes time, time that we do not have since our A 37 are already in the last ones.
Isn't L-15B exported to Zambia already have radar? And the original engines have afterburners but PLAAF chose the non-afterburner engine for their trainer version. Also, Isn't L-15B capable of supersonic flight if afterburner engine is installed?
Group2 said:
Yes, Julio, you're right, they could end up with subsonic aircraft because of the cost, but if I'm not mistaken, the official FAU requirements are for supersonic aircraft.
Sabredog:
The main requirement of the FAU is Radar. As far as I'm concerned, the L15 with radar is a prototype, as is the L 15 with after burning. Integrating avionics, in this case Radar and any other system that you want to add, takes time, time that we do not have since our A 37 are already in the last ones.
Isn't L-15B exported to Zambia already have radar? And the original engines have afterburners but PLAAF chose the non-afterburner engine for their trainer version. Also, Isn't L-15B capable of supersonic flight if afterburner engine is installed?
Semi-Lobster
Junior Member
The Zambian L-15Z is a subsonic, non-afterburning variant of the L-15 as confirmed with this interview with the Zambian Air Force. It does appear to have some sort of radar from photos posted here, but I do not believe anybody has been able to confirm which radar it is other than compatibility with PL-5EII all aspect WVRAAM as well any many guided air-to-surface munitions.
Bueno, lo único volando ahí son entrenadores para las Fuerzas Armadas Chinas y 6 para Zambia, que sinseramente dudo que tengan radar, o por lo menos yo manejo esa información. El resto son prototipos. Es un avión con un futuro muy interesante para desarrollar variantes de combate y su construccion en serie. Pero nosotros a lo sumo y siendo muy optimista compraremos entre 6 y 9 aparatos, lejos de una producción en serie por lo tanto caro a la larga por tener diferentes equipamientos que los demás que pudieran tener otros países. Lo ideal sería que China adoptara una versión de combate de este aparato como para que fuera más jugosa su adquisición a posibles compradores extranjeros.