Ok guys, here is my vision of a 4th Gen Finback evolution:
As you can see it's way different from the J-8II. I started by giving it TVC exhausts fitted to RD-333 Turbofans fed by Divertless Supersonic Intakes (DSI). The bigger engines required the fuselage to be made fatter. The single tail is replaced by twin outward canted vertical stablizers mounted further forward to compensate for the increased weight of the engine/exhausts. The single folding ventral fin (under tail) is replaced by twin fixed fins allowing an arrestor hook for carrier landings.
Canard foreplanes are added in front of the wing to add to the super-maneuverability.
The wing has been altered from simple delta to double delta much like the later J-7s but with tip mounted launch rails for SRAAMs (PL-8 shown). The wing folds for carrier storage.
In addition to the six under wing pylons (only two underwing PL-12s shown), the fighter carries two PL-12s semi-recessed to the engine nacelles. The centreline pylon is normally used for a fuel tank but can also accomodate a single KS-172 ultra-long range "AWACs killer" missile.
The radome is slightly bigger than the J-8II and would feature a more recent multimode radar, assisted by IIST.
As you can see it's way different from the J-8II. I started by giving it TVC exhausts fitted to RD-333 Turbofans fed by Divertless Supersonic Intakes (DSI). The bigger engines required the fuselage to be made fatter. The single tail is replaced by twin outward canted vertical stablizers mounted further forward to compensate for the increased weight of the engine/exhausts. The single folding ventral fin (under tail) is replaced by twin fixed fins allowing an arrestor hook for carrier landings.
Canard foreplanes are added in front of the wing to add to the super-maneuverability.
The wing has been altered from simple delta to double delta much like the later J-7s but with tip mounted launch rails for SRAAMs (PL-8 shown). The wing folds for carrier storage.
In addition to the six under wing pylons (only two underwing PL-12s shown), the fighter carries two PL-12s semi-recessed to the engine nacelles. The centreline pylon is normally used for a fuel tank but can also accomodate a single KS-172 ultra-long range "AWACs killer" missile.
The radome is slightly bigger than the J-8II and would feature a more recent multimode radar, assisted by IIST.
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