J-10 Thread IV

A

Aeronaut96

Just Hatched
Registered Member
by78 said:
That's not what I meant. The person I was replying to was very specific about the inboard wing hardpoints not being wired for data at all and only suitable for "dumb" bombs. I was merely pointing out that laser bombs aren't dumb free-fall bombs, and furthermore, there has to be some data exchanged prior to release, such as the armed state of the laser bombs and maybe whether they have achieved a lock on the beam, and so on. A very rudimentary data exchange, yes, but data exchange nonetheless.
Click to expand...

Umm... You are right for the older legacy laser guided weapons that didnt require an active exchange of data from the aircraft, however, when it comes to advanced LGBs, there definitely is a data exchange! These types are called the dual mode LGBs, mainly american origin, they get GPS/INS data from aircraft prior to release and are made to ride the laser beam in terminal phase of flight. This actually caters for bad weather impediment.


Not sure if the LGBs of chinese origin are using this, but i have an idea that they are!
 
S

SpicySichuan

Senior Member
Registered Member
SinoSoldier said:
As per Weibo:
Please, Log in or Register to view URLs content!


And guess which media outlet reported it as an Su-35 being shot down by Taiwan? :D
Click to expand...
I read about Taiwan shooting down a PLA Su-35, but obviously it came from India news. Also, the crash site appear to be crowded by farmers speaking either Guangxi or Guangdong dialects. Nothing close to Fujian or Taiwan.
 
S

SpicySichuan

Senior Member
Registered Member
SinoSoldier said:
As per Weibo:
Please, Log in or Register to view URLs content!


And guess which media outlet reported it as an Su-35 being shot down by Taiwan? :D
Click to expand...
Seems like it is a J-10C. If so, not sure if the PLAAF would have to ground the entire fleet for a month to ensure the engines are maintained appropriately. Or if the AL-31FN series 3 really suffer from "underwear" quality issues.
 
Blitzo

Blitzo

Lieutenant General
Staff member
Super Moderator
Registered Member
Josh Luo said:
Seems like it is a J-10C. If so, not sure if the PLAAF would have to ground the entire fleet for a month to ensure the engines are maintained appropriately. Or if the AL-31FN series 3 really suffer from "underwear" quality issues.
Click to expand...

Why do you think that? Not every crash of an aircraft requires the grounding of an entire fleet; it depends on the nature of the specific accident.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top