JF-17 light weight fighter and suits countries like PAKISTAN , china is interested in heavy weight and medium weight fighters like J-10 and j-11....
JF-17 serves our interests that,s all we need , we don't bother what u people say
Thats actually very nicely put. I didn't meant that JF17 is a bad fighter jet. I actually meant something along the line that you said.
I will tell you why JF17 should'nt be compared to F16 ad Mig29.
1) Mig29 is totally different class of aircraft. It obviously will have advantage plus it is one of the best design aerodynamically.
2) F16 first introduced in 1978 and US has made around 4500 of these and it has developed over the years into a very advanced jet.
Now comes JF17 and LCA. We should compare these two aircrafts together as they are in the same category and they are still under changes from the development agencies. ou cannot compare these two aircrafts with F16 and Mig29 but you can compare hem with each other.
...LCA and JF17...
There is no doubt that LCA is still under development and the delays are common as compared to more matured aircraft JF17.
1.
Avionics : Lets be honest on one hand you have the combination of the best from France, Israel, Italy and India and on the other hand you Soviet era reverse engineered tech or lets say Chinese build. I really don't know how good is Chinese avionics but i know that combination of the best from France, Israel, Italy and India is good.
2.
Engine
JF17
Dry thrust: 49.4 kN Klimov RD-93 or WS-13 turbofan (testing phase)
Thrust with afterburner: 84.5 kN
LCA
Dry thrust: 53.9 kN[86] (12,100 lbf) F404-GE-IN20 turbofan
Thrust with afterburner: 85 kN (19,100 lbf)
I think we can agree here that LCA engine is better.
3.
Radar
I have to ask which radar is JF17 using and ask yourself that can it be better that an advanced version of EL/M-2032 ? I really don't have to explain how good are Israeli radars.
4.
Weapons
jf17
Air-to-air missiles:
AIM-9L/M (Short-range)
PL-5E (Short-range)
PL-9C (Short-range)
PL-12 / SD-10 (Beyond visual range)
Air-to-surface missiles:
MAR-1 (Anti-radiation missile)[98]
C-802A (Anti-ship missile)[76]
C-803 (Anti-ship missile)
Ra'ad ALCM (Nuclear capable Stealth Cruise missile)
LCA
Air-to-air missiles:
Python 5
Derby[95]
Astra Beyond Visual Range missile
Vympel R-77
Vympel R-73
Air-to-surface missiles:
Kh-59ME (TV guided standoff Missile)
Kh-59MK (Laser guided standoff Missile)
Anti-ship missiles
Kh-35
Kh-31
Looks like the weapons being used in LCA are quite good but i have to say i really don't know how good are Chinese missiles.
