PAC officially confirming what Aviation Article confirmed. HMD for BLOCK-III also confirmed. First Official confirmation of three axis digital fly by wire FCS
Avionics Suite
The avionics suite makes the JF-17 an effective weapon platform. The glass cockpit and hands on throttle and stick (HOTAS) controls reduce pilot workload. Accurate navigation and weapon aiming information on the head up display helps the pilot achieve his mission effectively. The multifunction displays provide information on engine, fuel, hydraulics, electrical, flight control and environmental control system on a need-to-know basis along with basic flight and tactical information.
The capability has been built around highly modern state-of-the-art avionics equipment that can undertake high-tech aerial warfare in an all-weather operations, detecting/tracking/locating by AESA Radar in complicated ECM environment ensuring improved Short-Range Air-to-Air and Beyond Visual Range multi-target attack capability. The salient avionics equipment is as follows:
- Dual redundant mission computers
- Dual redundant 1553 Mux bus architecture
- AESA Radar capable of tracking multiple targets with prioritized firing
- In-built self-protection jamming
- Internal and external SPJ suites
- Ring laser gyro inertial navigation system tied with GPS
- Smart head up display with up front control panel and 28 Degrees FoV
- Color video recording camera and video recorder
- HOTAS
- Three smart multi-function color displays
- Helmet Mounted Display
- Radar Altimeter
- Combined Interrogator/Transponder
- Live Virtual Construct (LVC)
- Tactical Data Link
- VHF / UHF Communication System
Weapons Capability
The aircraft is fitted with modern Stores Management System incorporating accurate weapon delivery modes and solutions involving minimum pilot workload. The aircraft is capable of carrying some of the most modern as well as conventional weapons, including:
- Beyond visual range active missiles
- Highly agile Imaging infrared short range missiles
- Air to sea missiles
- Anti radiation missiles
- Laser guided weapons
- Runway penetration bombs
- Stand-off weapons
- General purpose bombs
- Training bombs
- 23 mm double barrel gun
Design Features
Aerodynamic Configuration
- Bifurcated side air inlet with incorporation of latest
- BUMP intake technology for improved performance
- Leading edge maneuvering flaps
- Trailing edge flaps
- Twin Ventral Fins
Landing Gear
- Nose gear with steering
- Main gear with paddle controlled hydraulic brakes and
anti-skid braking system.
Comfortable Cockpit Escape and Egress System
- NVG compatible cockpit conforming to US MIL
- Standard, suitable for 3% to 98% percentile range of pilots.
- Single Piece Stretch Acrylic Transparent Canopy providing a good all-around Field of View
- Ejection Seat
- Latest Martin Baker high performance ejection seat
- Canopy Severance System for additional safety
- French Oxygen Regulation System
- Passive Leg Restraint System
| Environment Control System and Oxygen System
- Effective control of cockpit pressure and temperature
- Effective temperature and humidity control of cockpit
and avionics for optimum performance
- Efficient Anti G system for Pilot
Flight Control System
- Flight control system of JF-17 Block-III aircraft is a full authority, three axis, and quad redundant digital fly by wire system
- Quad-redundancy in Fly By Wire System
- Autopilot, Auto spin recovery and Auto TEF controls
Fuel System
- Total internal fuel 5400 lb (3000 liters)
- Single point pressure refueling system
- External Fuel
- One centre line drop tank 800 liters
- Two under wing drop tanks 800/1100 liters
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