JF-17 PFX program

[Ali_Baba]

PFX = JF17C++. All talk of airframe changes / larger airframes, are far off the mark.

 

[studsmart]

If we can install CFT, move the gun to the over-the-wing location, add one additional HP instead of the gun, add extra fuel locations under the skin, update the avionics to full center fusion, and use RD 93MA or equivalent, you have PFX alpha. This is my understanding.

 

[Ali_Baba]

If we can install CFT, move the gun to the over-the-wing location, add one additional HP instead of the gun, add extra fuel locations under the skin, update the avionics to full center fusion, and use RD 93MA or equivalent, you have PFX alpha. This is my understanding.

LOL - this "wish list will never happen"... the airframe structure is fixed and won't be changed as part of PFX.

 

[iron shrapnel]

PFX = JF17C++. All talk of airframe changes / larger airframes, are far off the mark.

What we can hope for is a better engine and a better avionics...
I wish for Conformal fuel tanks but it's just a wish...
I honestly hope PAF is working on those to free up some pylons...
Conformal fuel tanks something like on the F16s would be a major development...

 

[sutton9999]

stretched the body, place the landing gear outward, fit in CM400\large tank at center line.

stretched the wing, to bear cm802\YJ91 at middle pylon.

 

[PakAl]

What we can hope for is a better engine and a better avionics...
I wish for Conformal fuel tanks but it's just a wish...
I honestly hope PAF is working on those to free up some pylons...
Conformal fuel tanks something like on the F16s would be a major development...

Pakistan is looking for a bigger fighter jet than Jf17 ie F16 style medium jet, this is what i believe they are working on, with more range, powerful radars etc so a new design is needed.

 

[Pakistanithinktank]

PFX = JF17C++. All talk of airframe changes / larger airframes, are far off the mark.

PFX supposed to be a medium weight fighter jet compare to JF-17 block 3 which is a light weight fighter jet. This was confirmed recently on an interview.

 

[Michael]

If we can install CFT, move the gun to the over-the-wing location, add one additional HP instead of the gun, add extra fuel locations under the skin, update the avionics to full center fusion, and use RD 93MA or equivalent, you have PFX alpha. This is my understanding.

For modern combat aircraft, conformal fuel tanks (CFTs) hold little real significance. They are merely a measure that some nations have been forced to adopt due to practical constraints and the lack of any better alternative. It is by no means an advanced solution.

Relatively speaking, I believe that for future upgrade programs of the JF-17 fighter, opting to remove the internal cannon entirely—and instead using an external gun pod—would be a better approach.

PFX supposed to be a medium weight fighter jet compare to JF-17 block 3 which is a light weight fighter jet. This was confirmed recently on an interview.

In contrast, I believe that a plan for the PAC to negotiate directly with the CAC—aimed at converting the existing JF-17 production line for the manufacture of J-10CEs—would be more realistic and advantageous for Pakistan.

 

[Be dazzled]

Think of it as F2 to F16.

 

[Pakistanithinktank]

PFX supposed to be a medium weight fighter jet compare to JF-17 block 3 which is a light weight fighter jet. This was confirmed recently on an interview.

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