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We were not able to stop this deal because China is the buyer not Pakistan (They were largest importer of Russian Hardware)
What about Iran, Azerbaijan, Zimbabwe? Weren't these the countries rumoured to have placed the first orders?
This article is pretty scathing of China's military export industry and its aerospace capability as a whole.from Flight International of months ago
This article is pretty scathing of China's military export industry and its aerospace capability as a whole.
Not as such, it identifies problems..
not scathing.
Not to mention the chart showing that China has exported over 1200 aircraft to some 20 different countries.
Not a bad figure considering the competition that was there in the past .
No,its not true.My knowledge is Chinese engines are for their domestic use, birds provided for other nations are Russian engine?
Please confirm.
Do not be misled by the term trainer given to L-15 trainer. Just like what PLAN called her carrier a trainer. I will not dispute the fact L-15 is designed primAry for trainer. But to think the specification of L-15 and FC-1 is totAlly different are wrong. L-15 can be pressed into a fighter/ attacker with very minor modification.
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If you can understand Chinese, the designer of L-15 gives a good description of his baby...
Performance
LT-15
Maximum speed: Mach 1.4
Range: 3,100 km ()
Combat radius: Over 550+ km
Service ceiling: 16,000 m ()
Rate of climb: >200 m/s (afterburning) ()
Empty weight: 4.96 t
Max. takeoff weight: 9.5 t
Jf17:
Empty weight: 6,586 kg (14,520 lb[
Loaded weight: 9,100 kg (20,062 lb
Max. takeoff weight: 12,383 kg (27,300 lb
Maximum speed: Mach 1.8
Combat radius: 1,352 km
Ferry range: 3,482 km
Service ceiling: 16,920 m
Max. takeoff weight: 12,383 kg (27,300 lb[
What should i say other than LT-15 is just advanced training aircraft.
LT-15 is comparable with M-346 Master, EADS Mako/HEAT and MiG-AT.
Latest info is L-15 is a Mach 1.6 and the AI-225 afterburner gives it max 8400kg thrust. I doubt the combat radius is 550km. Given its ferry range is 3100km. Definitely comparable to FC-1.
It will be a combo of trainer Plus fighter/ attacker. Ultimate cost saver for small airforce.
The Chief Designer Zhang Hong @5: 43 of the vid mentioned that L-15 has incorporated both adavanced trainer and jet fighter designs. So
Beast is correct.
Agreed! But check out the countries that have bought these Chinese aircraft. Except for North Korea, Egypt and Pakistan, no other country has ever fought a war or taken part in any aerial combat! They are small nations who don't expect to go to war either. And needless to say, they can't afford the newfangled and more sophisticated aerial platforms.Not to mention the chart showing that China has exported over 1200 aircraft to some 20 different countries.
Not a bad figure considering the competition that was there in the past .