PLA AEW&C, SIGINT, EW and MPA thread

AssassinsMace

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New wing tips.

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Deino

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Isn't this a FAKE ??? ... the real Y-7AEW testbed has a different tail and so on ...:confused:
 

kroko

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Isn't this a FAKE ??? ... the real Y-7AEW testbed has a different tail and so on ...:confused:

The picture that we have of JZY-01 (or Y-7 if you prefer) doesnt show the tail. But it has the engines of Y-9 (6 blade rotor engine). So no they are not the same aircraft.
 

Jovian

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An earlier test platform perhaps? We might even speculate that they might have discovered the existing tail control fin is not up to the job given the location of the radar dome just in front of it, thus leading to the next test platform (the JZY-01).
 

Blitzo

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An earlier test platform perhaps? We might even speculate that they might have discovered the existing tail control fin is not up to the job given the location of the radar dome just in front of it, thus leading to the next test platform (the JZY-01).

Nah I'm pretty sure it's a PS. The radome just doesn't look right, does it? It seems pixelated somewhat compared to the rest of the photo, like it's been shrunk or something.
 
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