nomi007
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So please tell us what to expect in block 3, so we are not led on another trip to the wonderland
Sir, What do you mean by that ?Not finalized at all to this stage. There will be an AESA(there could be one now if not for cooling hurdles). No RCS.. nothing other than perhaps an uprated engine(you paid for 100 RD-93s) ..
As in no effort may be made to reduce RCS. Its expensive.. and second.. the reduction will be useless when the added RCS by external weapons makes it irrelevant.Sir, What do you mean by that ?
Hmmm so you're saying that there will be no changes in the airframe.As in no effort may be made to reduce RCS. Its expensive.. and second.. the reduction will be useless when the added RCS by external weapons makes it irrelevant.
Not finalized at all to this stage. There will be an AESA(there could be one now if not for cooling hurdles). No RCS.. nothing other than perhaps an uprated engine(you paid for 100 RD-93s) ..
Sir, What do you mean by that ?
Wow! That is more than I had come to expect. I had given up hopes for AESA.
Now don't get annoyed , but 3 more questions:
- can we expect a dedicated hard point for pods under one of the intakes.
- can we expect an IRST.
- finally can we expect HMDS
No finalization on dedicated hardpoint.. HMDS in testing already and the IRST was on the wish list but there is no space so a podded one might suffice.
Again, block-II has only begun and block III is still on the requirement analysis stage.
If these things are on along with AESA and updated engine I will feel fulfilled
I don't understand one thing though, JF-17 has pretty much the same dimensions as an F-16 yet every now and then we hear it is too small to fit xyz or there is no space for abc. It has become somewhat of a mystery for me.
Construction techniques.. equipment on board.. and weight. the F-16 is almost a metre longer.. has a slightly longer wingspan(hence larger wing area) , has much higher thrust
True, hopefully they'll get rid of the mechanical yaw and roll control in favour of full fbw to save weight and hopefully get some additional space in the process.
True, hopefully they'll get rid of the mechanical yaw and roll control in favour of full fbw to save weight and hopefully get some additional space in the process.