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How many BVR can be fitted into one Plane ?

That's not entirely true.

There are enhanced featured of JF-17s in the works. Which belongs to which block is what is unclear

Things like:

Twin seater
IRST
Composite materials

Have been speculated about.

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Block II, Block III these are just brand names. It may be possible they may not choose Block II name but an enhanced JF-17 is most likely there in testing phase.
Sir even if they start production of improved JF-17 well let say Block 2 or 3 or what ever they will call it will the announce it or not ? @balixd
 
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Sir even if they start production of improved JF-17 well let say Block 2 or 3 or what ever they will call it will the announce it or not ? @balixd

Probably after production or induction. During production we will just hear about JF-17 production.
 
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i hope they make major changes in the airframe. i hate it !!!!! :pissed:

do u think there be changes in the airframe, specially the fuselage ?
They are definately working on frame, quality and design, so as i was told cracks would appear in engine after few flights.......
 
Did cracks really appear on JF-17s?

Edit: ops my bad,sorry, @RAMPAGE, my bad bro, it was not the frame but the engine which would develop cracks......this was back in dec 2011, so i just forgot about it. Since there were rumours about Blk 2 in 2012, so i was told they keep on doing tests and making improvements, design was on the cards, but the guy was not happy with the engine.
 
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yes, but those were the initial units, this is 2011 I am talking about. I will dig up more on improvements on the aircraft soon, PAF never interested me much, so i don't ask much about it :D
yup I can confirm that .
IMO a lot of improvs are needed. E.g. Adding a few more hardpoints
 
yup I can confirm that .
IMO a lot of improvs are needed. E.g. Adding a few more hardpoints

Hard points are never a problem. Its the payload which counts. And to increase payload one needs a more powerful engine which PAF is short of.
Hardpoints are nothing but hardwired rails beneath the wings and the fuselage. You could add 10 in the Mig-19 but we never had small diameter weapons.
 
Hard points matter too when considering wing loading per feet square and drag.JF-17 can carry 4 BVRAAMs with dual ejector racks.While the Fighting Falcon is 6-on-6 capable 2 on wingtips and 2 under each wing.
 
you would think most standard A2A would be 4 to 6 BVR and 2 WVR

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The proposed B-1R was supposed to carry around 25-30 AIM-120s
 

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