MastanKhan
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@MastanKhan dis-assemble a modern fighter jet & it all revolves around the engine incld the pilot. Nothing even comes close, not even modern radars.
Hi,
You are correct---fighter aircraft were build around the engine---. In the past if you had a lousy engine---you had a lousy aircraft---.
As technology got better---high performance engines came about---you knew you could put your tier one engine in your aircraft that would run circles around many other aircraft---.
But then over the decades as engines of similar size have produced more thrust---newer versions of the same aircraft have been modified to accomodate those engine and those engines have also been designed to be installed as replacement engines---.
So---keeping that in mind---and keeping the shortcomings of the RD93 on the J31 or that of the current J20 engine---it would be prudent to say that some thought would have been given to future modifications when those engines being designed for these two aircraft become available---.
Now just because these aircraft lack the supercruise capability---does not mean that the aircraft has lost its other potent fighting capabilities---.
it does not seem prudent not to operate the aircraft which maybe flying at 100% of its capability rather than the 10-15 % more capable future engine---.
I can use that time to learn the rest of the systems of the aircraft and keep myself operationally fit and up to date---so that when the new engine is readily installed---I am already proficient in the rest of the systems---and the transition would be minor---.
I just cannot sit back and do nothing---just because the right engine is not ready---.