The Q-5, J-7, J-8 and older PLAAF aircraft


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drowingfish

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gelgoog said:
The Soviet Su-15 Flagon had roughly the same performance. It was in service until the 1990s. It was considered to be pretty effective.

The MiG-21 was still effective against the Phantom over Vietnam. The Su-15 basically uses two of those engines and comes with an integrated radar. It was the backbone of Soviet air defense units until it was replaced by the Su-27 and MiG-31.

So I think the Chinese J-8II, roughly similar in layout but with more modern radar, was a competent design. Problem is it came out way too late.
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i always thought that J-8II was a copy of Su-15 but that opinion does not seem to be shared by many.
 
siegecrossbow

siegecrossbow

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drowingfish said:
i always thought that J-8II was a copy of Su-15 but that opinion does not seem to be shared by many.
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It is not. Su-15 was a dedicated interceptor but the J-8II is well rounded, closer to a F-4 in terms of overall role. The J-8II has superior sustained turning ability than the J-7 but worse roll rate, which is expected for a twin engined fighter compared with a single engined one.
 
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MiG_23M

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Does anyone have information on the J-8F radar? I'd like to find first hand sources if available, news articles... information with proper sources...
 
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