The Q-5, J-7, J-8 and older PLAAF aircraft

by78 said:

An army Q-5.

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F.L. said:

Are the Q-5 "Fantan still in service with China armed forces ?

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wairoa said:

Anybody have any more up to date information on this old warrior? I know not as sexy as a J-10 or J-20, but this great aircraft is all too often overlooked.

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siegecrossbow said:

We have a thread on older PLAAF planes.

The Q-5, J-7, J-8 and older PLAAF aircraft

Do the planes and refueling trucks seem to be too close to each other safety wise? Each pair being further from another pair would reduce risk to adjacent planes in the event a fire occurs.

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gelgoog said:

The Soviet Su-15 Flagon had roughly the same performance. It was in service until the 1990s. It was considered to be pretty effective.

The MiG-21 was still effective against the Phantom over Vietnam. The Su-15 basically uses two of those engines and comes with an integrated radar. It was the backbone of Soviet air defense units until it was replaced by the Su-27 and MiG-31.

So I think the Chinese J-8II, roughly similar in layout but with more modern radar, was a competent design. Problem is it came out way too late.

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drowingfish said:

i always thought that J-8II was a copy of Su-15 but that opinion does not seem to be shared by many.

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