China Flanker Thread II

[by78]

Were these also old J-11D pics from last year or years earlier?

None of them are recent. The first looks like PSed to boot. I think some people are getting overly excited over an AVIC Shenyang promo video that contains some historical footage. Don't read too much into it.

 

[Deino]

None of them are recent. The first looks like PSed to boot. I think some people are getting overly excited over an AVIC Shenyang promo video that contains some historical footage. Don't read too much into it.

IMO the first one is real, we've seen several of those similar blurred image from last year's September (?) ... however IMO the image in the second row seems psed, since the radar / radome seems to be larger than in any other images and the tilt is in the wrong direction. Maybe it's the J-11B-AESA testbed for the J-16?


Anyway I beg You all not to re-post - at least without thinking and checking twice - anything from PDF and esp. from certain special members.


Deino

 

[by78]

I second Deino's post above:

1) Information posted on PDF/Defence.pk should be regarded with extra suspicion because fidelity to factual accuracy is sadly not on PDF's list of priorities.

2) Anything posted by "grey boy 2" at PDF should be regarded as fanboy fabrication, wild exaggeration, and outright misinformation until proven otherwise.

 

[Deino]

A very beautiful image of a J-11B from the 89th Brigade, Dalian base

 

[Franklin]

I'm less interested in the J-11D. But more interested if there is a MLU program in China to refit the existing Flanker fleet with AESA radar and other modern sub-systems. That is a more worth while effort than the J-11D. You can not only upgrade the older planes but you can also build new ones based on the upgrades.

 

[FORBIN]

Do we know how large is the first brigade that got J16? How many J16 planes does it supposed to have?

I find

20 J-16 + 4 J-16D same number than J-11 units.

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[Deino]

I find

20 J-16 + 4 J-16D same number than J-11 units.

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Not sure, why there's so much quoting Sina lately ???... IMO You can find nearly everything and most of all a lot of crap too.

Given that so far only two J-16D are in test I cannot think that the J-16 brigades we know operational have already 4 J-16D.

Deino

 

[FORBIN]

Not sure, why there's so much quoting Sina lately ???... IMO You can find nearly everything and most of all a lot of crap too.

Given that so far only two J-16D are in test I cannot think that the J-16 brigades we know operational have already 4 J-16D.

Deino

I know and i have yet say several times not only for this internet site ofc but this article was reliable for Q-5 fleet and in more facts confirm ...
Ofc it is a theorical number.

Your a bit difficult i understand the job is not easy ! but still believe a little

Oh come on

 

[siegecrossbow]

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Flankers in action at a recent aerial combat exercise in Southern China.

 

[Air Force Brat]

I know and i have yet say several times not only for this internet site ofc but this article was reliable for Q-5 fleet and in more facts confirm ...
Ofc it is a theorical number.

Your a bit difficult i understand the job is not easy ! but still believe a little

Oh come on

careful their master Forbin, best not to get on the "Charles Xavier" of the SDF's bad side??? really, he teaches school all week long?? does tend at times to build frustration, and he obviously expects his SDF students to "get their work" at a reliable source, use quotation marks, and cite their sources?? LOL