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[Arsalan]

Yes

hein.... kya yes sir je?
I gave BOTH options in my question

1. These 18 will be included in those 150 originally planned
2. In addition to those 150 originally planed and thus taking total number ABOVE 150.

Ap na kis pa YES kaha ha!

 

[fatman17]

CCS

CCS operates F7P not PG..even the above posted picture is of F7P and its from CCS...

Yes my bad

 

[fatman17]

hein.... kya yes sir je?
I gave BOTH options in my question [emoji14]

1. These 18 will be included in those 150 originally planned
2. In addition to those 150 originally planed and thus taking total number ABOVE 150.

Ap na kis pa YES kaha ha!

Point 1

 

[fatman17]

https://twitter.com/x/status/860096855635632131

Must see

 

[Arsalan]

Point 1

Hmmm!!

So considering the fact that by the time B variant gets into series production the Blk-II planes will be completed. These "b" variants are most likely to eat into the 50 planned for Blk-III. Not very encouraging.

 

[syed_yusuf]

B MODEL will be in addition to 150 single seat A model of JFT

I predict appx 40 B model to be produced for LIFT and AJT as well as OCU

 

[Arsalan]

B MODEL will be in addition to 150 single seat A model of JFT

I predict appx 40 B model to be produced for LIFT and AJT as well as OCU

That will be great but not something the reports thus far have suggested!

 

[Talon]

Yes my bad

no problem..

 

[Dazzler]

Rare f-7p snaps showing the newly installed HUD unit, cluster bomb and other weaponry. The PAF only inducted the nifty little skybolt after incorporating more than 136 changes and impovements in avoinics, radar, engine performance, payload and airframe MTBO enhancement. Time and again, the skybolt has given the Falcon a run for it's money in simulated engagements.

 

[Thorough Pro]

JF-17 "project" may have been driven from Saber II or Super-7 project but not the jet design.

yes it was delta wing .. based on F7

JF-17 is later derived from Super 7 project.

 

[fatman17]

Air Platforms

China's Hongdu rolls out L-15B lead-in fighter-trainer

Richard D Fisher Jr, Washington DC and Gabriel Dominguez, London - IHS Jane's Defence Weekly

04 May 2017

China's HAIG rolled out its L-15B LIFT in a ceremony held at the company's Nanchang headquarters on 1 May. Source: CCTV via sina.com.cn

China's Hongdu Aviation Industry Group (HAIG) has unveiled a new variant of its L-15A (also known as the JL-10) advanced jet trainer (AJT)/light attack aircraft, according to Chinese media reports.

A prototype of the new twin-seat, lead-in fighter-trainer (LIFT), known as the L-15B, was rolled out at the company's headquarters in Nanchang, the capital of the southeastern Chinese province of Jiangxi, on 1 May.

The aircraft can also be used in the air defence and air-to-ground attack roles, according to the China National Aero-Technology Import & Export Corporation (CATIC).

Chinese media reports claim that the new variant will not only be more combat capable but also better equipped than the L-15A AJT, thus enabling it to compete with other advanced trainers such as the Korean Aerospace Industries (KAI) FA-50 combat-capable LIFT.

The new variant differs from the L-15A in that it is powered by two afterburning turbofans with Full Authority Digital Engine Control (FADEC), most likely to be the Ivchenko-Progress AI-222-25F, enabling the aircraft to reach a top speed of 1,200 km/h at sea level, according to Jane's All the World's Aircraft: Development & Production.

The L-15B also differs from the AJT variant in that it has an extended nose section housing a passive electronically scanned array (PESA) radar with a reported 75 km range, and an electronic systems structure, which is most likely to be a radar warning receiver (RWR), located atop the vertical stabiliser.

The aircraft's nose also features fin antennas for what is likely to be an identification friend or foe (IFF) system.

According to CATIC, the L-15B also has nine weapon hardpoints and attachments for a 3.5-tonne payload.

A 2 May report published on the Chinese website Guancha.cn states that the aircraft's wingtip mounts are strong enough to carry heavy short-range air-to-air missiles (AAMs) such as the infrared/helmet-sighted Luoyang Electro-Optical Research Institute's PL-9C AAM.

 

[fatman17]

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[Readerdefence]

L15 with IFF antennas

 

[fatman17]

Air Platforms

Shenyang continues prototype development of FC-31 fighter

Reuben F Johnson, Singapore - IHS Jane's Defence Weekly

05 May 2017

Recent information from Chinese, Russian, and Ukrainian sources reveals an uptick in activity by the Shenyang Aircraft Corporation on its FC-31 lightweight fighter programme.

The 'second prototype' of what has been billed as a stealthy design is reported to have flown in December 2016 and was observed undergoing a series of extensive flight tests in April. The rise in tempo of these test flights is generating speculation that the programme finally has some official support from the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF).

A comparison of the second FC-31 prototype and the original flying example, generally referred to as the J-31, showing some of the differences in design between the two aircraft. (Via CJDBY website)

The FC-31 was originally unveiled in November 2012 at Air Show China in Zhuhai, with the official title of 'Advanced Fighter Concept', although Chinese security restrictions at the time would not even permit anyone to credit Shenyang as the entity that had developed the aircraft. The design has also been known by a list of various designations: FC-31, J-31, Project 310, Falcon Hawk, and F-60.

What is now being called the first prototype flew at the 2014 Zhuhai show, finally openly labelled as a Shenyang design, but without any indication that the PLAAF - or any other air force - was considered a potential customer. It made no appearance at Air Show China 2016, however.

Changes seen in the second prototype mirror some of the "work in progress" type of modifications seen in the different prototypes of China's other next-generation fighter: the Chengdu J-20. Among the notable differences between the first and second prototypes, the most significant are as follows:

- The planform's outer mould lines have changed in order to reduce the aircraft's radar cross-section (RCS). Photos of the aircraft in flight appear to show some of the "edge treatment" stealthy coating techniques seen previously on the J-20 that flew at the 2016 Zhuhai air show.

- The second FC-31 prototype appears externally to have been fitted with an infrared search and track (IRST) system, while Chinese websites have stated the aircraft has an "advanced" radar.

 

[messiach]

Thats pinnacle of AeSp engineering. Nothing more complicated than an airlifter.

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