JF-17 Thunder Multirole Fighter [Thread 5]

[Kompromat]

LOTS and LOTS of time needed to mature that platform.

Patience young Padawan.

WS-13 is under development for around a decade and is being vigorously tested since 2009.

 

[Informant]

WS-13 is under development for around a decade and is being vigorously tested since 2009.

Testing requires a minimum of 7 years to a decade. Engine testing is extremely tedious and slow.

 

[Kompromat]

Testing requires a minimum of 7 years to a decade. Engine testing is extremely tedious and slow.

I know. The WS-13/17 is expected around 2016.

 

[Informant]

I know. The WS-13/17 is expected around 2016.

Yup. But expect more time. We still dont have a Mach 2.0 plus machine in our arsenal. We need twin engined jets and it will be inevitable in the future. If the WS series works through then our headache of acquiring Chinese twin engined jets will be a lot less.

 

[Windjammer]

 

[Munir]

Clearly to be seen the newly added antenna on the back (yellow)....

 

[Windjammer]

Clearly to be seen the newly added antenna on the back (yellow)....

Seems to be one under the belly too or has that always been there. ?

 

[Munir]

I think it is the link with the ZDk03. I know that the block 1 (the first 50 planes) does not have any link. Since the block 2 will have that I guess the are testing an older frame so that later on PAC can upgrade the first 50 with standard procedure.

 

[Dazzler]

One is a permanent fixture in China for engine tests.

more than one

 

[SBD-3]

I think it is the link with the ZDk03. I know that the block 1 (the first 50 planes) does not have any link. Since the block 2 will have that I guess the are testing an older frame so that later on PAC can upgrade the first 50 with standard procedure.

the one popping upward in the middle is the datalink antenna. So there is a reason to believe that some data link might be present. But what kind? is debatable.

 

[Munir]

the one popping upward in the middle is the datalink antenna. So there is a reason to believe that some data link might be present. But what kind? is debatable.

The one in the middle is Rohde und Shwarz UHF/VHF communication antenna. You can see that on the PAF Mirages, F7's, C130 and even or Turkish F5 or their Awacs... Not a link... Voice communications.

 

[Bratva]

The one in the middle is Rohde und Shwarz UHF/VHF communication antenna. You can see that on the PAF Mirages, F7's, C130 and even or Turkish F5 or their Awacs... Not a link... Voice communications.

Encrypted Voice communications I believe since it's a SDR?

@Oscar your previous posts led me to believe Rohde SDR was a main data link hardware. But Munir post implying otherwise. So additional hardware will be installed in JF-17 for data links?

 

[Munir]

Encrypted Voice communications I believe since it's a SDR?

@Oscar your previous posts led me to believe Rohde SDR was a main data link hardware. But Munir post implying otherwise. So an extra set of equipment will be installed in JF-17 for data links?

Indeed encrypted. I thought that is normal in military aviation. I am pretty sure we do not have links in the system we are using right now. It is basically F16a with only WVR and dumb bombs. Block 2 will be jumping tnear block50 (not the plus).

 

[Informant]

more than one

 

[krash]

Yup. But expect more time. We still dont have a Mach 2.0 plus machine in our arsenal. We need twin engined jets and it will be inevitable in the future. If the WS series works through then our headache of acquiring Chinese twin engined jets will be a lot less.

Correct me if I'm wrong but the F-16 and the F-7 are both Mach 2.0 birds.