hussain0216
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I'm wondering if we can get AC-DC to give PAF rights to play this song on a promotional video of the JF17 in action
We'd love to see the SOM missile integrated with the Thunder.
There's one more feature. I've asked multiple times on this forum and no one seems to know what it is.
JF-17 block 3 prototype has its leading edges painted in radome grey. Is there anything installed there or its just a coincidence?
Oh I know because I was curious and asked them:There's one more feature. I've asked multiple times on this forum and no one seems to know what it is.
JF-17 block 3 prototype has its leading edges painted in radome grey. Is there anything installed there or its just a coincidence?
Ahhh I was expecting something sexier like those L band emitters on Su-35s but still, it's cool that they've switched to composite.Oh I know because I was curious and asked them:
So with the addition of the AESA radar, which has a lot more power than the original radar, the IFF system was suffering from interference. So they moved the IFF antennae from the nose into the leading-edge flaps. Since the antennae are inside the leading-edge flaps, they must be composite to allow EMF waves to go through. So this use of composite is actually not about saving weight.
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If I am not wrong these are the IFF antennae on the non-AESA radar that couldn't be placed inside the radome anymore with the AESA:
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The Azeri's will fly these jets for 20 years and the Indians will still be in denial. lol
Inshallah Iraq will be the 5th Country to fly the JF17 thunder.