KJ-600 carrierborne AEWC thread & possible KY-600 (?) COD aircraft

[Michael90]

Yea

It's no accident that PLAN is showing off the KJ600 AWACS so readily-it is the linchpin of the PLAN's aerial battle kill-chain strategy-ala Sindoor/PAF victory-with the delightfully surprising maturity of the 5Gen -J35N with it's advanced VLRBVRAAM like PL15's/PL16's(?) backed by J15TS -PLAN intends to fight/win its battle its way not the opponent's way.Excellent.Only downside-Iam losing sleep again like J36/J50 episode 9 months back but it's a sacrifice I willingly and delightfully make.

h I believe more will be built for the upcoming carriers. Since China is just starting her carrier wing build up. There is still much more to come. I believe the next KJ600 will use the new engines AEP500 instead of the current WJ-6C

 

[johncliu88]

 

[aubzman]

Operating from carrier Fujian.

There seems like a lot of hot exhaust gas hitting the rear vertical and horizontal stabilizers if the soot on those surfaces is any indication. I wonder just how well the aluminum structure will stand up to it over time. The USN E2C, by comparison, has its vertical stabilizers offset from the hot engine exhaust.

 

[lcloo]

There seems like a lot of hot exhaust gas hitting the rear vertical and horizontal stabilizers if the soot on those surfaces is any indication. I wonder just how well the aluminum structure will stand up to it over time. The USN E2C, by comparison, has its vertical stabilizers offset from the hot engine exhaust.

Nothing will happen. The temperature of the exhaust air is relatively cool compare to the temperature tolerance of the tail deformation. These aircraft had done 4 or 5 years of flight testings, they would have covered this area already.

 

[by78]

A few more from carrier Fujian.

 

[taxiya]

There seems like a lot of hot exhaust gas hitting the rear vertical and horizontal stabilizers if the soot on those surfaces is any indication. I wonder just how well the aluminum structure will stand up to it over time. The USN E2C, by comparison, has its vertical stabilizers offset from the hot engine exhaust.

Turbo prop's thrust is 90% ambiant air, only 10% is from hot exhaust which is quickly mixed with the cool air due to the propeller. See what people do in Saint Martin airport runway.

 

[Atomicfrog]

And there is already a third "operational" KJ-600 aka no. 12 @huitong

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These huge cockpit windows should give very nice visibility for the crew.

 

[berkut]

3 KJ-600 on deck

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Do we know how many KJ-600s are currently in flight?
Are there only three prototypes, or are there more?

¿Sabemos cuantos KJ-600 actualmente hay en vuelo?
son sólo 3 prototipos o hay mas unidades?

 

[Deino]

Do we know how many KJ-600s are currently in flight?
Are there only three prototypes, or are there more?

¿Sabemos cuantos KJ-600 actualmente hay en vuelo?
son sólo 3 prototipos o hay mas unidades?

Based on the numbers I think we have definitely 7101, 7103, 7104, 7105 & 7106 as prototypes… some mention also a likely 7102 and as it seems we have the numbers 10, 11 & 12 with PLA-markings.

 

[aubzman]

Nothing will happen. The temperature of the exhaust air is relatively cool compare to the temperature tolerance of the tail deformation. These aircraft had done 4 or 5 years of flight testings, they would have covered this area already.

I am sure the designers have taken the heat emitted by those big turbo prop engines into consideration but for an aircraft is constructed out of aluminum and I personally would prefer to see the hot exhaust from a turboprop engine not directly hitting the rear control surface of the aircraft. If Grumman, who have been building the E2 AWACS for decades, saw fit to move both the horizontal and vertical stabilizers of that aircraft out of the direct line of the hot engine exhaust then that is good enough for me but I fully accept that just because the Americans do something one way doesn't mean that is the only way it can be done.