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Hi,
If you don't know if it can be done or not---then why write such a long post that it cannot be done and then in the end be doubtful about your post---.
Bt the way---a company called Saab just did it to their aircraft called Grippen---.
Can we increase the size of the fighter aircraft---this question has been asked times and again---and even though we have answers staring back at us right in front of our faces---we draw blank stares and act confused---.
The first and foremost example in front of us are civilian aircraft----passenger aircrafts---.
Take one---Boeing 737---has been extended and enlarged so many times---. They were all good modifications---till Boeing got carried away---started believing in its own sh-it and came up with the 737 Max---.
In fighter---the japanese decided that their primary aircraft must be able to carry 2 AShM weighing 1000 Kg each---. They came up with a modified copy of the F16 in the form of an F2.
Then recently Saab decided to come up with a slightly larger and more functional version of the Grippen and they did the NG or Grippen E.
A design of a functional aircraft is not restricted to the change in its size---. A larger version of the interceptor aircraft may not be as efficient in that form---but would perfectly well for a strike role---.
The aerodynamics of the aircraft are already determined---its flight pattern shows what it can do---.
To increase it shape and size is not rocket science per say---. It is the function of manufacturing engineering that would allow you to increase the structure within a certain percentage size increase with out effecting the overall performance of the flight pattern of the machine in question---.
Not an expert so can't comment but would like to know that conversion of JF17 to strike platform with Delta wing ....... I think it cannot be said percentage increase or similar type conversion like F-16 to F2. Or maybe I understand wrongly what you said ......