Chinese Air Force (PLAAF) News & Discussions

[bahadur999]

This is fake news ... if this was real, world markets and newspapers would be reporting it already. They get information faster than we do

We should indeed wait few hours to verify this info.

 

[Figaro]

Have some patience. It is true, Taiwan shot down Chinese Su35.

Yeah that must be the dream of the Indians right now

We should indeed wait few hours to verify this info.

If this is true, the stock market traders would have already known about this. They get information from world events way before we do ... you would see the US stock futures plunging probably 5 to 10% almost instantly. The fact that this has not happened and that major newspapers have not shown this shows it is not true. If you read the Twitter description closely, you will see it was posted by some Indian account.

 

[casual]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1301784983133138949

dude in the video said something about there's a pilot over there. i can't really understand his accent but i don't think it's taiwanese. this is probably filmed in the mainland.

 

[Figaro]

https://lt.cjdby.net/thread-2647283-1-1.html

Some J-10 crashed, either A or B variant in Guilin. The most likely reason is an AL-31F problem (specifically to do with engine lubrication), which has resulted in numerous crashes before. It looks like that report by one of the SAC aviation insiders of the PLAAF wanted to replace the AL-31Fs for WS-10s as quickly as possible makes a lot of sense now. The good news is the pilot is fine.

 

[Deino]

https://lt.cjdby.net/thread-2647283-1-1.html

Some J-10 crashed, either A or B variant in Guilin. The most likely reason is an AL-31F problem (specifically to do with engine lubrication), which has resulted in numerous crashes before. It looks like that report by one of the SAC aviation insiders of the PLAAF wanted to replace the AL-31Fs for WS-10s as quickly as possible makes a lot of sense now. The good news is the pilot is fine.

Indeed


According to stupid reports ...

https://twitter.com/x/status/1301824549017784321

 

[vi-va]

Indeed


According to stupid reports ...

https://twitter.com/x/status/1301824549017784321

What I heard usually the pilot after ejection will be injured, need quite a few month to recover.

 

[LKJ86]

 

[siegecrossbow]

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Ventral strake on the J-8II is collapsible?

 

[GeHAC]

Ventral strake on the J-8II is collapsible?

Seems yes, basically the same structure on Mig-23

 

[Figaro]

What I heard usually the pilot after ejection will be injured, need quite a few month to recover.

This should not be the case if the ejection is performed properly.

 

[FuturePAF]

Not sure if this has been discussed earlier or in a separate thread, but any indication China may consider developing its own Supersonic Stealth VTOL aircraft now that they may be building “light carriers” in the form of the Type 076 LHD.

if they work with the Russian Yakovlev company and advance the Yak-141 design (similar to what Lockheed did in the 1990s) they could develop their own version akin to the F-35B, except they could make it manned or unmanned. The unmanned version could form the basis for a Chinese loyal wingman type aircraft and the manned version could allow them to equip their marine forces near a conflict zone while also opening up a product for export along with the Type 076 LHD as a light carrier.

If Pakistan’s economy improves enough during the planes development, a supersonic stealth jump jet maybe an attractive option for the PAF or PN. This maybe especially true in remote areas with limited airbases like the north for the PAF and along the coast or on an LHD for the PN.

 

[Figaro]

Not sure if this has been discussed earlier or in a separate thread, but any indication China may consider developing its own Supersonic Stealth VTOL aircraft now that they may be building “light carriers” in the form of the Type 076 LHD.

if they work with the Russian Yakovlev company and advance the Yak-141 design (similar to what Lockheed did in the 1990s) they could develop their own version akin to the F-35B, except they could make it manned or unmanned. The unmanned version could form the basis for a Chinese loyal wingman type aircraft and the manned version could allow them to equip their marine forces near a conflict zone while also opening up a product for export along with the Type 076 LHD as a light carrier.

If Pakistan’s economy improves enough during the planes development, a supersonic stealth jump jet maybe an attractive option for the PAF or PN. This maybe especially true in remote areas with limited airbases like the north for the PAF and along the coast or on an LHD for the PN.

IIRC, China invested in VTOL research many years ago and found that the benefits were not worth the massive developmental cost and effort. Especially with the prospect of the 076 being fitted with EM catapults, the possibility of a VTOL in development is near zero unfortunately.

 

[Deino]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1302483470996910081

 

[LKJ86]

Via @西部空天 from Weixin

 

[Deino]

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Via @西部空天 from Weixin

Ähhm ... what LGB is this? It looks smaller than the regular the TG-250 is in PLAAF service?