Chinese Flanker Family: J-11, J-16 ... Su-27SK/UBK, Su-30MKK

[LKJ86]

Via @牧是家 from Weibo




J-11B and J-16

Via @空军在线 from Weibo

 

[ilia]

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My Chinese friends

What is that electro optical pod?
Are there anything special about those r-27 and r-77 missiles?

 

[LKJ86]

J-16

Via @西部空天 from Weixin

 

[LKJ86]

J-11B and J-11BS

Via @空军新闻 from Weixin

 

[LKJ86]

J-16

Via CCTV 7

 

[Deino]

J-16
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Via CCTV 7

Here's the video:

 

[LKJ86]

Via @feel的小步舞曲 from Weibo

 

[Trailer23]

IMO it looks similar but it is different ...

https://twitter.com/x/status/1326410924811563010

Its about time.

I got sick of looking at those Soviet-era Helmets.

 

[ILC]

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Via @feel的小步舞曲 from Weibo

The first pic is incorrect. It shows J-11B with Russian Al engine, instead, China only used these engines in batch 1 of these fighters. The rest are using Chinese engines WS-10. Also, J-11B first batch was retrofitted with WS-10 not long ago, so all use WS-10.

 

[Deino]

The first pic is incorrect. It shows J-11B with Russian Al engine, instead, China only used these engines in batch 1 of these fighters. The rest are using Chinese engines WS-10. Also, J-11B first batch was retrofitted with WS-10 not long ago, so all use WS-10.

It is in fact NOT wrong. First it shows a J-11B with the old 1st Air Division serials and as such at a time those aircraft were not re-engined and second - at least I don't - have a proof that all now 1st Air Brigade J-11Bs were using WS-10 engines.

 

[ILC]

If it's not wrong then it's misleading. People will assume all J-11B are using Al engines.

 

[Deino]

If it's not wrong then it's misleading. People will assume all J-11B are using Al engines.

Indeed, that's correct.

 

[Deino]

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Via @feel的小步舞曲 from Weibo

By the way, do we know who is the original creator of these profiles since by my understanding @feel的小步舞曲 usually only composes them together based on others?
Especially the early ones - J-11A, J-11B and BS - are IMO from Bai Wei, who helped me very much with the artworks for my first book, but since several years I know nothing of him and also got no reply to any mails.

 

[LKJ86]

By the way, do we know who is the original creator of these profiles since by my understanding @feel的小步舞曲 usually only composes them together based on others?

@feel的小步舞曲 is the original creator.

 

[Deino]

@feel的小步舞曲 is the original creator.

Are you sure? IMO they are identical ... up the the smallest details.