KJ-600 carrierborne AEWC thread & possible KY-600 (?) COD aircraft

[Deino]

Wonder when we'll see them off the 076.

IMO highly unlikely

 

[SAC]

If AEW&C is needed off the Type 076, it's more likely to see the Z-18.

 

[by78]

Operating from carrier Fujian.

 

[HailingTX20]

This suggests the KJ-600 weighs about 32 tons, which is considerably more than a fully fueled E-2D at roughly 26 tons. The gap is especially notable if the KJ-600 was not even fully fueled for a test flight.

 

[Totoro]

has anyone done a measurement of the disk on E2D vs KJ-600? I could be wrong here, but I think KJ-600 is larger than E-2D, even if the gap is not huge.

GE measurement says approx 7.4 m dish diameter. Open source data puts E2D dish at 7.3 m. While the satellite image resolution is poor enough that the margin for error could put the E2D ahead, i would say that it is more likely the two are the same or that KJ600 has a very very slightly bigger dish.

 

[by78]

More high-resolution images.

 

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