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crobato

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Amplitude of the combined wave is only equal to the two combined waves, but not the ones that were canceled, even assuming different points of time, this energy is not transferred. The only other explanation is that the energy is still there but is not visible because of no amplitude. If the waves change their phase, then the amplitude will reappear.

I say quantum mechanics because EMF are not pure wave forms like sound waves. They also have a particle nature like in photons. The photons will still be there from both canceled waves, but without amplitude, they are invisible to the receiver.

Now why DSI didn't make it officially as an upgrade? You can ask why the F-16XL wasn't accepted either, even though it was a successful experiment. The F-15 with canards was also a successful experiment, it wasn't adopted either. Why didn't the USAF F-16s get the Block 60 upgrades? Why did it take so long to upgrade F-15s?

There is an aversion to upgrading older designs because it lessens the motivation offered to the Congress to sponsor more expensive, and more profitable, new generation projects. This is not about getting more bang out of the money but getting more bucks period. Not everything that happens in the defense industry occurs from pure technology virtues, a lot has to do with sheer politics. Not just in the US defense industry, but also with everyone else. To answer the question why they did this, why they didn't do that, one has to scratch for more than technological answers.
 
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mean_bird

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according to a chinese web site, adapting DSI inlet reduced the overall weight by 300 kg.
Although F-16 first tested flight with DSI inlet way back in 1995,is there any reason why it never adapted by USAF?

Because US is phasing out the F-16 and replacing them with the JSF, F-35 which as we all know uses it. Same goes for its major exports, which are expected to be F-35 to all its major allies.
 

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... an new one via "snowhole" from CDF !!!

And I have that strange feeling that this is only the beginning of more ... :D

Deino
 

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Wow, those are some great photos. But I have to wonder if it's PS. The PLAAF has never used such a good paint scheme as I know.

I dunno, something about it whispers PS to me. Experts?
 

jackbh

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Hmm, I don't think it's any new paint scheme but rather black and white photographs or some sort of gray scaled photograph. The plane is probably yellow colored like we saw before.
 

Scratch

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Now to me that's the least of the photos I would call PS'ed. It would have to be photo of a "old" J-10 with the changes (pictured at the right angle) addded. It just looks right to me.
The paint job is really nice done. Something I would exspect when you want to hide the plane during testing, actually.
But maby it's already some kind of coating also.
 

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Ah yeah you could be right jackbh.. But lol I hope it isn't in black and white. If china could have such a nice paint scheme it would be awesome.
 

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Now to me that's the least of the photos I would call PS'ed. It would have to be photo of a "old" J-10 with the changes (pictured at the right angle) addded. It just looks right to me.
The paint job is really nice done. Something I would exspect when you want to hide the plane during testing, actually.
But maby it's already some kind of coating also.
Why would you say it's the least PS'ed? But as jackbh said, it may just be a black and white setting on a camera. The 01 designation on the DSI is similar to the other prototype pictures we've seen. There is even a slight colour change.
Old photo: DSI dark yellow. Rest of plane: not so yellow
New photos by Deino: DSI: Dark grey. REst of plane: lighter grey.

I dunno. I could jsut be paranoid.
 
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