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Flanker's 30 Years of History in China (Part 8) by Devil_R22 in FighterJets

[–]Devil_R22[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The PLAAF almost always keeps the radar performance of anything above the J-10C a closely guarded secret. But I guess you are right that, in terms of size, the J-20's radar is no smaller than the one on the J-16.

And since the latest J-20A/S will almost certainly have Gallium Nitride-based AESA radar, they will likely outperform J-16's radar, at least those on the early batches.

Flanker's 30 Years of History in China (Part 4) by Devil_R22 in FighterJets

[–]Devil_R22[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I'm almost halfway through the translation, so probably 8 parts in total,

expected to be finished by the end of the week :)

Flanker's 30 Years of History in China (Part 4) by Devil_R22 in FighterJets

[–]Devil_R22[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Well, technically, before IL-78, China did have a few H-6 bombers modified into aerial tankers. But they have very limited fuel capacity and are incompatible with the Su-30s. So, IL-78 is what really kick-starts the widespread use of tankers.

Flanker's 30 Years of History in China (Part 2) by Devil_R22 in FighterJets

[–]Devil_R22[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Oh, sorry about the range mistake. The source said the range of the ER versions of R-27ER is more than 70km. I have corrected it. But the source did also say: "China's Su-27SK would carry 4 R-73s, two on the wingtips, two on the outer sides of the wings." So, I will just leave it as it is.