Chinese Air-To-Air missiles, History, Performance & Discussion

[Yamahagi]

I can only cite the source: “Authoritative Report on China’s Most Advanced Active Radar Air-to-Air Missile - Interview with SD-10 Deputy Chief Designer Liang Xiaogeng” [J]. Ordnance Industry Science Technology, 2004(5):17-23.
However, I regret that I currently cannot provide screenshots of the original article.
edit：I’ve located the original article, though the image clarity might be suboptimal.

Spoiler

国产最先进主动雷达空空导弹权威报告——访SD-10空空导弹副总设计师梁晓庚 - 道客巴巴

[141_allen]

How about the chart of the stats?

@Yamahagi

Do u have the original article?

[Yamahagi]

by Fan Huitao, the second chief designer of the PL-12.

[EnglishTeaKett1e]

We could give it a try
But I do think we need more sources

With AIM-120C-5 being potentially considered for addition to Eurofighter and now already added to F-15E, we should push for it.

[NCC105]

it’s time to restart the old topic about changing current PL-12 to SD-10 and remake current PL-12.

[EnglishTeaKett1e]

Yes, we should do it now
post what we have above as well,

@Yamahagi

by Fan Huitao, the second chief designer of the PL-12.

@Yamahagi

I can only cite the source: “Authoritative Report on China’s Most Advanced Active Radar Air-to-Air Missile - Interview with SD-10 Deputy Chief Designer Liang Xiaogeng” [J]. Ordnance Industry Science Technology, 2004(5):17-23.
However, I regret that I currently cannot provide screenshots of the original article.
edit：I’ve located the original article, though the image clarity might be suboptimal.

Spoiler

@Yamahagi

Data sourced from early airshow display boards and an interview with SD-10 deputy chief designer Liang Xiaogeng: SD-10 measures 3.85m in length, 0.203m in diameter, 0.674m wingspan, with total weight of 180kg. Operational altitude 0-25km, maximum speed Mach 4 (achieving 38G maximum usable overload at Mach 4/6,000m altitude). At 10km altitude with 1.2 Mach head-on engagement, maximum launch distance reaches 70km.

@Yamahagi

203mm caliber, 3.9m length, and 200kg weight correspond to PL-12 or SD-10A, while SD-10 weighs 180kg with 3.8m length, and PL-12A weighs 214kg.

@Yamahagi

Simply reduce the terminal body mass to approximately 128kg, increase the total engine impulse to above 160kNs (corresponding delta-V exceeding 1000m/s), then adjust other parameters such as guidance duration based on achieving approximately 100km range under launch conditions of 10,000m altitude, 1.2 Mach head-on engagement.

[NCC105]

too busy these days.

[EnglishTeaKett1e]

Then maybe I can try when I have the time

[actualsize123]

Please do

[141_allen]

I’m going to go ahead and draft one just to see what sources we’ve got.

[Yamahagi]

@Yamahagi

Authoritative Report on China’s Most Advanced Active Radar Air-to-Air Missile - Interview with SD-10 Deputy Chief Designer Liang Xiaogeng[J]. Ordnance Industry Science Technology, 2004(5):17-23.

The interview mentions some information about SD-10A, such as its 100km range capability.
Also it mentions that the delta-V of SD-10 (not SD-10A) is over mach 3 (1020m/s).

[EnglishTeaKett1e]

Accurately modelling the performance metrics of the PL-12/SD-10A BVR missile to narrow the gap to the AIM-120C-5 - Compiling data

The PL-12 is an active-radar, beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile that is part of the arsenal of fighters in the Chinese tech tree, specifically the J-8F, J-10A, and J-11B. The export variant of the PL-12, the SD-10A, is found on the JF-17. The PL-12 currently modelled in the game, in comparison with other ARH missiles in the same class, is a jack of all trades, master of none. In terms of outright range, the R-77-1 and AIM-120A/B variants are superior to the PL-12, but the PL-12 still can ho…

[TIGER_TANK_1]

Thanks for the post. Other than the SD-10 parameters, I also found the “generic target” parameters and the explanation of what 0km means interesting.