KJ-600 carrierborne AEWC thread

[ansy1968]

And another major news ... the first clear images - ok, at least parts of it - of the XAC KJ-600 carrierborne AEW.

And the most important piece is this...

(Images via @angadow from Weibo)

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Hi Deino,

The striptease had begun, can't wait to see her in full grandeur.

 

[Deino]

Hi Deino,

The striptease had begun, can't wait to see her in full grandeur.

Indeed ...

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1344945057707778050

 

[jimmyjames30x30]

Indeed ...

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1344945057707778050

There is also a very subtle difference: the two outermost vertical stabilizers on E-2 series have the longer pieces below the horizontal stabilizer, and the shorter pieces above the horizontal stabilizer. While on the KJ-600, The shorter pieces are below the horizontal stabilizer, and the longer pieces above the horizontal stabilizer.

 

[Richard Santos]

The nose gear oleo strut seems unusually long. Could it be that the nose gear is specifically designed to Compress a lot under catapult pull, and then forcefully Un compress at the end of the catapult run to help the aircraft pitch up? Recall the McDonnell Douglas F-4K has precisely this feature to help it take off from british carriers. If this feature indeed exists on the Chinese AWAC, It suggest the aircraft is very heavy, much heavier than E-2, and right on the edge of the catapult’s ability to launch it.

 

[Totoro]

E-2 is quite small and cramped. Wouldn't be surprising if KJ600 was designed as a somewhat larger and heavier plane, with more room for electronics/control personnel/fuel or simply future growth space. It already seems half a meter to a meter longer, judging by that one satellite image, and it's impossible to tell yet if its fuselage has a bit bigger diameter, for example.

 

[escobar]

New pic?

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1354365176397537284

 

[Hendrik_2000]

Yes it is new photo From Henri K blog
A new photo series of China's first on-board AWACS, designed by AVIC Group's 603 Institute, is taken by a surfer near Yanliang. The prototype made its maiden flight in 2020. Some speak of the appearance of the plane not far from Shanghai, to be confirmed

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1354404038834409475

 

[Atomicfrog]

more off toppic:

A turbo prop has an security advantage in carrier operations. The propeller creates an additional air flow over the wing, that increases the lift at lower speeds (see video below). The Yak-44E was scheduled for initial trials on the 1143.6 / Varyag that was not equipped with catapults. That strengthens the assumption that turbo props can takeoff without catapult, at least when not fully loaded.

Even C-130 have been tested on carrier, and they didn't use the catapult or arresting gear... a big advantage is a low stall speed.

 

[Orthan]

Yes it is new photo From Henri K blog
A new photo series of China's first on-board AWACS, designed by AVIC Group's 603 Institute, is taken by a surfer near Yanliang. The prototype made its maiden flight in 2020. Some speak of the appearance of the plane not far from Shanghai, to be confirmed

Its not a surfer, rather a internaut.

 

[by78]

Oneninety. So blurry as to be almost useless, but at least we know the colors of the primers they used.