Chavez Says He May Send US-Made Fighter Jets to Cuba, China

chinawhite said:

@ EternalVigil

**-Actually the J-10 is at parity or better than the F-16. The 16 is just a widly used fighter and people still think its good because of that. -**

that is a very vague way of looking at it.

The J-10 from my opinion is a better plane than the F-16 aerodynamically but in electrics the J-10 is up to block 40-50. The F-16 has recieved many up-grades from its earlier design.

The J-10 is a un-tested plane but is very promising. 100 J-10s are btter than that other junk china has.(J-7, J-8 and a smaller extent J-6)

**-It is a good mud mover for ground attack missions for being single engine but it dies everytime to F-15's and has zero chance vs an F22 or eurofighter.-**

What block are you talking about?

The block 60-70 F-16 has better radar than the F-15A/B/C.

Its radar is a lot more superior than the EF radar. Its radar is a AESA while the eurofighter is using a pulse doppler multimode radar. which doesn't even come close to the performance of a AESA

Regards,

Chinawhite

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tphuang said:

block 60 of F-16 really is something special. I'd match it up against any flanker and eagle. Block 50/52 are very good too, but it depends on the systems that come with it.

As for engine, the engine on J-10 is far better than some of the engines used on earlier F-16. With the 3d tvc on the current AL-31FN, it's engine is at least at the level of block 50/52 F-16s. only 1000 less in thrust, but TVC more than makes up for it. WS-10A would probably be at the level of F110-GE-132 (block 60 engine). Again, less thrust, but has 3D tvc.

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crazyinsane105 said:

China is not going to take the F-16's. It will ruin China's image greatly. Second of all, who knows what impact it might have when the EU decides to lift the arms ban. Remember what happened when China passed the anti-seccession law? The EU decided not to lift the arms ban. Also, what technological advantages will the PLAAF get out of this? Pakistan is getting new F-16's plus it is rumored that Pakistan had China inspect their old ones years ago. I doubt that China will take the offer.

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MIGleader said:

good point. but than who would buy it? cuba wants mig-29s. any other nation under embargo can get migs. too. any nation not under embargo can get new, block 40 f-16s.

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Sczepan said:

what about Iran?

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Chairman Hu said:

They grounded their F-14 planes, according to globalsecurity

The use of the F-16 is probably as ealier mentioned, use them in joint exercise AFTER they are upgraded to block 40 level, and China FINDS a way to destroy them (either tactic or better systems) and this will send a msg to president chen that he cant outspend chairman hu and if China can destroy block 40 classes, there is NO way Taiwan can stand a chance, itz not like China is gonna blow them to pieces, they can be excellent training partners

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