Re: New JF-17/FC-1 Fighter Aircraft thread
JF-17 is of course not on pair with J-10a, JF-17 is however a extremely good plane cost/ability ratio considered, basicly it's doesn't cost much more than a L15 trainer.
It's limited size however also limit it's capabilities like radar and range.
But let's look at why pakistan was so intrested in JF17 in the first place when they started the project with CAC, it's not because it's better than Mirage, F16A/B(Although now it have come quite close to those planes, better even in some field), it's because the JF17 will be affordable and that it will form the basis of Pakistani aircraft manufacturing industry, China was willing to give Pakistan alot of technology coming with this program, and certainly there is political concern but I doubt that CAC will be losing any money on the project.
The plane might also enter service in limited numbers within the PLAAF to replace all the version of the J-7s, and some version of J-8(although later versions of J-8 proberbly would outperform the JF-17 at least in longrange combat), this would be cost effective.
JF-17 is of course not on pair with J-10a, JF-17 is however a extremely good plane cost/ability ratio considered, basicly it's doesn't cost much more than a L15 trainer.
It's limited size however also limit it's capabilities like radar and range.
But let's look at why pakistan was so intrested in JF17 in the first place when they started the project with CAC, it's not because it's better than Mirage, F16A/B(Although now it have come quite close to those planes, better even in some field), it's because the JF17 will be affordable and that it will form the basis of Pakistani aircraft manufacturing industry, China was willing to give Pakistan alot of technology coming with this program, and certainly there is political concern but I doubt that CAC will be losing any money on the project.
The plane might also enter service in limited numbers within the PLAAF to replace all the version of the J-7s, and some version of J-8(although later versions of J-8 proberbly would outperform the JF-17 at least in longrange combat), this would be cost effective.
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