JH7 is garbage. Been upgraded many time will retire soon.
Hi,
That is an extremley sensless ONE LINER from a poster like you---written without givin any thught to what you were saying.
In this day and age of technology---electronic warfare packages--and missiles that find their own target with as little a push and a nudge---fly so far and hit their targets that it is beyond imagination---and that also they can do in the silent mode-----an aircraft in itself has become nothing but a conduit that delivers the materials of death and destruction.
The power of technology has brought down many a mighty to their knees---just like the great inception of AK47 in the hands of freedom fighters in its time.
This is the age when the ordinary and the average have become extraordinary---because now they can rely on a MASSIVE CRUTCH---
There is an aircraft out there---KFIR---close to 35 years old aircraft---been mothballed----. Then someone decided to give it a technology upgrade----. Now it comes with another 40 years of lifespan---and that too guaranteed----an aesa radar that is one of the most potent in its class--- a set of BVR and WVR missiles that can scare the day lights of any pilots and can also launch smart weapons.
Then there is a 60 years old warhorse---that has just come out of the reconditioning shop---totally refurbished to serve for another 50 years and the capability to launch a plethora of smart weapons----with the launching capability that is un-imaginable a few months ago to the general public--- .
A B52---that is going to launch a smart anti ship missile from 250 + miles away and then run away and the target not knowing what or where the missiles came from---a massive aesa radar and jamming capabilities not seen before and BVR launch capabilities as well.
Now if that little piece of ---- aircraft the JF 17---a hybrid copy of the MIG 21---F7PG---Mirage 3 / 5---F5----can become a 4th gen aircraft with some sweet gizmos and weapons system----then what is wrong with the JH7B---.
The JH7B is the same aircraft as would be the JF 17 with out the aesa or with out the BVR capability. If the JF 17 can look pretty and presentable with all that make up and doodahs---the why the JH7B look better with an aesa that is twice as big---with 4 times the BVR carrying capacity---antiradiation paint---and 4x the loiter time.
Technology is what is going to rule the skies---thru the aircraft---.
Just like 7---or 8 years ago---posters on this board would jump on me when I discussed the superiority of the BVR missiles and how the air combat would change---where pilots would be trained to take BVR shots and then run away and how the game has changed and you guys were still in your man behind the machine and WVR---and some super stu-ds over here would patronize me----and everyone of them has been proven wrong.
Specially those who claimed that let the America air force fight the Pakistani air force and we ( paf ) will teach them a lesson---and I told them it won't happen even in their dreams---there were so many of those over here---now they all have their mouths shut---salala check post strike and OBL.
As a leading poster---it is your obligation to write something with reason and a narrative.
Why when a modified B52 with all the electronic gizmos become such a massive threat---then why can't any other aircraft in a similar situation, with similar upgrades.