JF-17 Thunder Multirole Fighter [Thread 7]

[CriticalThought]

 

[deep_blue]

I think that's a protective covering on the HUD.

Is it a b varient or block 3 ?

 

[Windjammer]

Is it a b varient or block 3 ?

Just the ''B'' variant.

 

[deep_blue]

Just the ''B'' variant.

 

[Windjammer]

The JF-17 does boast a roomy cockpit.

 

[Thunder.Storm]

 

[The Accountant]

Just the ''B'' variant.

Why on the B variant hinges are outside ? They can easily be put inside by minor twiking ... it will put some drag at high speeds ..

 

[mkg00179504]

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What's that in the circle?

IRST maybe ?

 

[Knight Rider]

Jf-17B Twin Seater version

 

[fatman17]

JF-17X- A Pakistani Stealth Fighter


Posted by: Larkins Dsouza January 10, 20096 Comments

In what is seen as a counter to India’s effort to jointly develop the Fifth Generation Fighter Aircraft (FGFA) with Russia’s Sukhoi Aircraft Corp, Pakistan’s Kamra-based Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC) and China’s Chengdu Aerospace Corp (CAC) last October inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly develop an advanced, stealthy, single-seat and single-engined derivative of the JF-17 Thunder fourth-generation light multi-role combat aircraft (MRCA) that is already being co-developed by PAC and CAC.

Consequently, the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) is expected to induct only 100 JF-17s into service between this year and 2014, and subsequently switch over to the acquisition of another 150 JF-17-derived fifth-generation stealthy MRCAs between 2015 and 2025. Present plans call for the latter MRCA to be powered by SNECMA Moteurs’ M88-3 twin-shaft bypass turbofan, incorporate a digital glass cockpit and open-architecture avionics suite, and use SELEX Sensors and Airborne Systems’ Vixen 500E X-band multi-mode active phased-array radar, or AESA, an integrated electronic warfare/defensive aids suite being developed by China’s CETC, along with a helmet-mounted sighting-cum-cueing system for which systems from THALES, BAE Systems and Denel Aerospace are being evaluated.

The M88 turbofan for this aircraft will have variable camber inlet guide vanes, while its high-pressure compressor will have a sixth stage, and its exhaust nozzle will be of the ejector type. The turbofan will deliver 50kN (11,250lb) of dry thrust and 75kN (17,000lb) with afterburning. The primary offensive armament to be carried by this aircraft will be two underwing-mounted Hatf-8 (also called ‘Raad’ or ‘thunder’ in Arabic) air-launched cruise missile, which has a range of 350km. For air combat engagements, the stealthy MRCA will be armed with three types of air-to-air missiles: 60km-range PL-12 beyond visual range missile; 15km-range PL-13 within visual range missile; and PL-14 ramjet-powered 100km-range missile. The latter two have been developed by China in cooperation with South Africa’s Denel Aerospace.

 

[CriticalThought]

JF-17X- A Pakistani Stealth Fighter


Posted by: Larkins Dsouza January 10, 20096 Comments

In what is seen as a counter to India’s effort to jointly develop the Fifth Generation Fighter Aircraft (FGFA) with Russia’s Sukhoi Aircraft Corp, Pakistan’s Kamra-based Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC) and China’s Chengdu Aerospace Corp (CAC) last October inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly develop an advanced, stealthy, single-seat and single-engined derivative of the JF-17 Thunder fourth-generation light multi-role combat aircraft (MRCA) that is already being co-developed by PAC and CAC.

Consequently, the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) is expected to induct only 100 JF-17s into service between this year and 2014, and subsequently switch over to the acquisition of another 150 JF-17-derived fifth-generation stealthy MRCAs between 2015 and 2025. Present plans call for the latter MRCA to be powered by SNECMA Moteurs’ M88-3 twin-shaft bypass turbofan, incorporate a digital glass cockpit and open-architecture avionics suite, and use SELEX Sensors and Airborne Systems’ Vixen 500E X-band multi-mode active phased-array radar, or AESA, an integrated electronic warfare/defensive aids suite being developed by China’s CETC, along with a helmet-mounted sighting-cum-cueing system for which systems from THALES, BAE Systems and Denel Aerospace are being evaluated.

The M88 turbofan for this aircraft will have variable camber inlet guide vanes, while its high-pressure compressor will have a sixth stage, and its exhaust nozzle will be of the ejector type. The turbofan will deliver 50kN (11,250lb) of dry thrust and 75kN (17,000lb) with afterburning. The primary offensive armament to be carried by this aircraft will be two underwing-mounted Hatf-8 (also called ‘Raad’ or ‘thunder’ in Arabic) air-launched cruise missile, which has a range of 350km. For air combat engagements, the stealthy MRCA will be armed with three types of air-to-air missiles: 60km-range PL-12 beyond visual range missile; 15km-range PL-13 within visual range missile; and PL-14 ramjet-powered 100km-range missile. The latter two have been developed by China in cooperation with South Africa’s Denel Aerospace.

Thank God that underpowered jet never saw the light of day. It will be better to enhance RD-93 and get consulting inputs from the likes of Russia Rosoboron/China/France Snecma/Britain Rolls Royce to patent our own design. Given the right inputs, we can increase the thrust output, and the stealth aspects as well. And to a large extent, this is what we have been doing per @messiach

I'd like to see a single-engine single seat stealth fighter around enhanced RD-93 with a payload capacity of 4000+ kg, top speed of Mach 1.8+, max alti of 55+K ft.

 

[The Accountant]

JF-17X- A Pakistani Stealth Fighter


Posted by: Larkins Dsouza January 10, 20096 Comments

In what is seen as a counter to India’s effort to jointly develop the Fifth Generation Fighter Aircraft (FGFA) with Russia’s Sukhoi Aircraft Corp, Pakistan’s Kamra-based Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC) and China’s Chengdu Aerospace Corp (CAC) last October inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly develop an advanced, stealthy, single-seat and single-engined derivative of the JF-17 Thunder fourth-generation light multi-role combat aircraft (MRCA) that is already being co-developed by PAC and CAC.

Consequently, the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) is expected to induct only 100 JF-17s into service between this year and 2014, and subsequently switch over to the acquisition of another 150 JF-17-derived fifth-generation stealthy MRCAs between 2015 and 2025. Present plans call for the latter MRCA to be powered by SNECMA Moteurs’ M88-3 twin-shaft bypass turbofan, incorporate a digital glass cockpit and open-architecture avionics suite, and use SELEX Sensors and Airborne Systems’ Vixen 500E X-band multi-mode active phased-array radar, or AESA, an integrated electronic warfare/defensive aids suite being developed by China’s CETC, along with a helmet-mounted sighting-cum-cueing system for which systems from THALES, BAE Systems and Denel Aerospace are being evaluated.

The M88 turbofan for this aircraft will have variable camber inlet guide vanes, while its high-pressure compressor will have a sixth stage, and its exhaust nozzle will be of the ejector type. The turbofan will deliver 50kN (11,250lb) of dry thrust and 75kN (17,000lb) with afterburning. The primary offensive armament to be carried by this aircraft will be two underwing-mounted Hatf-8 (also called ‘Raad’ or ‘thunder’ in Arabic) air-launched cruise missile, which has a range of 350km. For air combat engagements, the stealthy MRCA will be armed with three types of air-to-air missiles: 60km-range PL-12 beyond visual range missile; 15km-range PL-13 within visual range missile; and PL-14 ramjet-powered 100km-range missile. The latter two have been developed by China in cooperation with South Africa’s Denel Aerospace.

Thank God that underpowered jet never saw the light of day. It will be better to enhance RD-93 and get consulting inputs from the likes of Russia Rosoboron/China/France Snecma/Britain Rolls Royce to patent our own design. Given the right inputs, we can increase the thrust output, and the stealth aspects as well. And to a large extent, this is what we have been doing per @messiach

I'd like to see a single-engine single seat stealth fighter around enhanced RD-93 with a payload capacity of 4000+ kg, top speed of Mach 1.8+, max alti of 55+K ft.

Most probably this news is incorrect ... A light weight fighter cannot be stealthy ,,, due to space limitataions it cannot take weapons in internal bay and if weapons are outside there is not stealth ...

 

[Arsalan]

Most probably this news is incorrect ... A light weight fighter cannot be stealthy ,,, due to space limitataions it cannot take weapons in internal bay and if weapons are outside there is not stealth ...

It cannot be STEALTH but it can be STEALTHY
There is a difference.

 

[CriticalThought]

Most probably this news is incorrect ... A light weight fighter cannot be stealthy ,,, due to space limitataions it cannot take weapons in internal bay and if weapons are outside there is not stealth ...

If push comes to shove, you can apply stealth coatings on the external hardpoints + missiles.

 

[Arsalan]

@CriticalThought Definitely a two seater static test bed but Is that protrusion covered in yellow to the front startboard side...irst ???
Yes, it does look different like one whole bubble with out the front separate glass part.

Current theory forwarded by @Shane and which seems very plausible as well, it's the protrusion for IRST.

Not likely. The size of it (compared to size or the height of glass canopy) looks TOO BIG for it to be IRST. May be an illusions and this is the cockpit area? Cant see the hinges either but the canopy is too small for it to be "B" model. Surely different from anything we have seen till now.