Chinese air to air missiles

[Blitzo]

It is there to simulate having weight on the pylon. I’m guessing that they removed fins for convenience.

It's not just a dummy missile afaik

It's blue and it has a seeker so it should be some sort of onboard guidance for training purposes.

As to the missile that it is simulating, I'm not fully sure if it's a PL-8 or PL-10, but it's big deal either way
Just a SRAAM training round.

 

[siegecrossbow]

It's not just a dummy missile afaik

It's blue and it has a seeker so it should be some sort of onboard guidance for training purposes.

As to the missile that it is simulating, I'm not fully sure if it's a PL-8 or PL-10, but it's big deal either way
Just a SRAAM training round.

In this instance the seeker is not transparent though.

 

[Blitzo]

In this instance the seeker is not transparent though.

Yes, which is why I suspect it is a training missile for PL-8B, which has that non transparent, white seeker.

 

[lcloo]

It is there to simulate having weight on the pylon. I’m guessing that they removed fins for convenience.

I believe that weight simulating inert missiles are painted in red. Please correct me if I am wrong.

 

[siegecrossbow]

I believe that weight simulating inert missiles are painted in red. Please correct me if I am wrong.

Not sure that’s the case in PLAAF. Do we have an example?

 

[lcloo]

Not sure that’s the case in PLAAF. Do we have an example?

Example, this red color missile on the J10B prototype. May be not PLAAF but the manufacturers are the ones using them.

 

[no_name]

It could be used in exercise for lock-on practice?

 

[lcloo]

It could be used in exercise for lock-on practice?

My under standing for air to air missiles (exclude air to ground missiles) is:-

1. White color = Live missiles
2. Blue color = practice missiles with real seeker head but no warhead.
3. Red color = Dummy missiles for aerodynamic testing and weight loading, used mainly by AVIC factories during flight testings.

 

[siegecrossbow]

My under standing for air to air missiles (exclude air to ground missiles) is:-

1. White color = Live missiles
2. Blue color = practice missiles with real seeker head but no warhead.
3. Red color = Dummy missiles for aerodynamic testing and weight loading, used mainly by AVIC factories during flight testings.

Do blue missiles have functional engine?

 

[lcloo]

Do blue missiles have functional engine?

No, they don't have engines, they are just like USAF's CATM - Captive Air Training Missiles. They are used for training pilots in target acquisition and lock-on procedures, and no actual launch.