new AWACS prop variant

posibe AWACS for the Varyag if it enters.

Y-8/an-12 size plane in carrier? not even in US supercarriers...

Gollevainen said:

Y-8/an-12 size plane in carrier? not even in US supercarriers...

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Exactly..Just how big is that plane? Maybe it will be used like a P-3,E-3C or E-3. Does anyone have anymore info????

Could it be that there are actually two competing concepts: 1st the "Ballance Beam" with a system similar to the Swedish EriEye ... and a 2nd with a disk-like rotodome !!

Maybe after evaluation and competing tests only one will be purchansed ??

Deino

I'like to compare the plane with the Y-8 AWACS carrier, which is based on the Shaanxi Y-8 platform aircraft

@Deino, yes, may be they compare the KJ-2000/A-50I AWACS programme and the beam-shape electronically steered phased-array (ESA) radar by testing both on the same plane - Shaanxi Y-8C turboprop transport aircraft.


It also could become a familiy of suppliment special aircrafts
the Y-8J / SKYMASTER AIRBORNE SURVEILLANCE AIRCRAFT

the Y-8 MARITIME PATROL AIRCRAFT

the Y-8’s Erieye-like radar

and additional the Y-8 AWACs ....

I heard they were going to use Y-7 similar to E-2C. But there is no soild evidence.

bd popeye said:

Exactly..Just how big is that plane? Maybe it will be used like a P-3,E-3C or E-3. Does anyone have anymore info????

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perhaps they picked up some tech from the ep-3 that landed on hainan in 2000. then they made a radar and put it on a civilian prop plane.

wait a minute...how do we know if this plane is chinese?

MIGleader said:

perhaps they picked up some tech from the ep-3 that landed on hainan in 2000. then they made a radar and put it on a civilian prop plane.

wait a minute...how do we know if this plane is chinese?

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true, we do not know for sure from the pic, but that looks like the nose section of an Il-76 in the foreground. So it's likely russian or chinese.

MIGleader said:

perhaps they picked up some tech from the ep-3 that landed on hainan in 2000. then they made a radar and put it on a civilian prop plane.

wait a minute...how do we know if this plane is chinese?

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You cannot pick up tech from an electronic intellience planes and fit it on an AEW/AWACS. Also I don't remember Russia or any other country has a solid nose An-12 being used for AEW/AWCAS purposes. So it may well be Chinese