Ask anything Thread (Air Force)

[Alfa_Particle]

Howdy everyone. Question; do we have any idea of what sort of thrust numbers we might get from the WS-19? I searched across the forum and saw wildly different numbers but also it's really difficult to search through threads with hundreds of pages.

I will stand by the 118-127 kN.

 

[MeiouHades]

I will stand by the 118-127 kN.

I agree, seems reasonable considering the EJ-270 proposed something similar as well so it's definitely doable. But it'd be nice if there were some more information on it.

 

[siegecrossbow]

Should be similar to EJ-200 stats.

 

[MeiouHades]

Should be similar to EJ-200 stats.

Isn't the EJ-200 only 90kN? As far as I know the prototype WS-19 managed to achieve somewhat north of 100kN.

 

[gk1713]

Does anyone know if the regulation changed about close window during land or off in dual-use airport

 

[FirebirdFan]

Does anyone have a non-scanned or a translated to english copy of the "Radar cross-section effect of canard" paper from June of 2020? thanks.

 

[MeiouHades]

I find it interesting how both China and the United States jumped on the same network centric/system of systems warfare doctrine (though, I guess the US would be the first since we started the push for BVR capability) but Russia doesn't seem to have done so, or at least not nearly to the same extent. Indeed; it seems like this doctrine really is the "correct answer" for almost all high-intensity future conflicts.

 

[Ringsword]

Iwant to know how the terms of a light,medium,heavy aircraft=specifically fighters-are assigned-isn't rather arbitrary ,considering the technology available of every nation build it?

 

[siegecrossbow]

Iwant to know how the terms of a light,medium,heavy aircraft=specifically fighters-are assigned-isn't rather arbitrary ,considering the technology available of every nation build it?

Rule I use —

light fighter: uses single medium thrust engine or two small thrust engines.
Medium fighter: uses single high thrust engine or two medium thrust engines.
Heavy fighter: uses two or more high thrust engines.

 

[Maikeru]

Rule I use —

light fighter: uses single medium thrust engine or two small thrust engines.
Medium fighter: uses single high thrust engine or two medium thrust engines.
Heavy fighter: uses two or more high thrust engines.

With examples:

Light - Single Medium Engine - JF-17, Gripen, Tejas; 2 x small - F-5
Medium - 2 x medium - Typhoon, Rafale, Super-Hornet, J-35; 1 x large- J10, F-16, F35
Heavy (2 x large) - Flanker series, F-15, J-20, F-22, Su-57