JF-17 Thunder Multirole Fighter [Thread 7]

[Tipu7]

A question

Since we have gotten CAMM ER and Aster 30 is on the cards as well (Allegedly) what are the chances that we can get Meteor as well?
What if JF17B are upgraded with Grifo E and meteor while blk 3 gets Pl 15. Is that route worth going?

@Bilal Khan (Quwa) @iLION12345_1 @Akh1112

No, there won't be any Meteor for Jf17. It's primary weapons and sensor suite will remain Chinese.

 

[Windjammer]

 

[maverick1977]

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It seems like the one in the middle is block B, turning away.

 

[White and Green with M/S]

It seems like the one in the middle is block B, turning away.

No its a regular single seat version look at its vertical tail, B have more swept back tail than single seater JFT-A

 

[Windjammer]

It seems like the one in the middle is block B, turning away.

Negative, it's an Alpha that has a Grey nose after overhaul.

 

[maverick1977]

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reminds me of top gun Split when jester and viper approached Maverick and Iceman.

 

[ghazi52]

 

[araz]

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i don't any see dual rails sir in that pic but standard single rails with 4 BVR sir

Look again and closely. The DERs are very much there. It possibly points to a higher thrust and more efficient engine as one of the reasons given for not using DERs was the increase drag and reduced range.
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[Akh1112]

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Look again and closely. The DERs are very much there. It possibly points to a higher thrust and more efficient engine as one of the reasons given for not using DERs was the increase drag and rexuced range.
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Its a screenshot from DCS...

 

[Danish Moazzam]

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Hornet looks from this angle due to the Lerx

 

[White and Green with M/S]

Hornet looks from this angle due to the Lerx

are you talking about middle one??? its definitely looking hornet

 

[Danish Moazzam]

are you talking about middle one??? its definitely looking hornet

Yes the Middle Thunder breaking away.

 

[Thorough Pro]

Overhauled one look sleek due to grey nose cone

Negative, it's an Alpha that has a Grey nose after overhaul.

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[Big_bud]

A couple of questions from the Jef experts here which I'm sure have been discussed before several times but are buried somewhere in 100s of threads.

Can someone please help me catch up with these:

1. Is jf 17 a relaxed static stability design or not? If not then is unstable design a key component of 4th gen fighters? What other 4th gen fighters come with a stable design?

2. Can Jef super cruise? The following link says it can: (some more claim the same too, just mentioning one)

Pakistan's JF-17 Aircraft 'Top Contender' For Malaysian Fighter Jet Contract -- Korean Media

JF-17 Thunder - In an interesting twist to the Malaysian Air Force’s hunt for a Light Combat Aircraft, the China-Pakistani JF-17 fighter ‘Thunder’ has now thrown its hat in the ring.

eurasiantimes.com

On wikipedia (which is a very unreliable source) it says jef's cruising speed is 1,359 km/h i.e. Mach 1.1? So can it supercruise? If yes then in what configuration?

@Bilal Khan (Quwa) sir can u help?

 

[ghazi52]