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

the radar wouild probably be the most valueable part of the system. chinese radars arnt so good, and a good look at an f-16s radar would help out alot. while china couldnt reverse engineer the whole plane, it might learn how to built most parts, allowing it to sell the parts to other nations hit by a us embargo.

MIGleader said:

the radar wouild probably be the most valueable part of the system. chinese radars arnt so good, and a good look at an f-16s radar would help out alot. while china couldnt reverse engineer the whole plane, it might learn how to built most parts, allowing it to sell the parts to other nations hit by a us embargo.

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Two things come to my mind, Radars & Engines. Those Pret & Whiteny engines wheather old or new are pretty great machines.

On the other hand Chaves is just saying things just to piss of US.

I'm still doubtful of how much help the engines and radars can be. the ones on block 10/15 should have much less thrust than AL-31F and WS-10A. Also, 1473 should be much better than APG-66, which has like a 50-60 KM detection range.

tphuang said:

I'm still doubtful of how much help the engines and radars can be. the ones on block 10/15 should have much less thrust than AL-31F and WS-10A. Also, 1473 should be much better than APG-66, which has like a 50-60 KM detection range.

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its not the best radar, but it offers valuable technology components for the future development of chinese radars. no one saud copy it.

i dont know much about the engines...like the radar, they might provide some technology for future development, but their value is far less than the radar.
chinese design is already ahead of the f-16, so the airframe will have little use.