can the Chengdu do this :P
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Is the F-111 still heavily classified?
some of it probably still is
i doubt the chengdu can dump and burn though
and i doubt it can carry over 30 thousand pounds of weapons
35k for the FB-111A, also dont think the Chengdu can carry 6 nukes with a top speed of mach 2.5
I think every stealth strike fighter has less payload capability than the previous generation, but it is a payoff in many situations
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funny enough the F-111 has internal bomb bays. and apparently one time IAS was mach 3.2 at 60k feet in an F-111. so it is a 6th gen air supremacy fighter in disguise as a 3rd generation tactical bomber
So you just don’t understand modern aircraft? So a troll pretty much? F-111 was a failure in service, the costs alone made it a failure for the insane amount of maintenance needed. It was no fighter, it was a bomber, a fast bomber. The Su-34 is more comparable to it and still blows it out of the water.
The new Chengdu aircraft is a heavy fighter for a lack of a better word. It is meant as both A2A BVR supremacy and extreme long range deep penetration strikes in very contested airspace. It’s looking like it’s a loadout of 4x Pl-17 and 4x Pl-15 (some claim 6x PL-17 while others claim 6x Pl-15 instead) while having a very small RCS, claimed smaller than the J-20 by a significant margin. Can the F-111 achieve air superiority by striking AWECS 300-500km away? No. Can the F-111 penetrate contested air space with SAM’s and adversary 5th generation fighters? No.
Now, since I’m sure you are well aware of why the F-111 != good aircraft, maybe we can keep this thread back on topic, and not further derail it USfanboyisms?
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once they sorted out initial flaws it was a great bomber/strike aircraft, as seen in gulf war.
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the Su-34 entered service in 2014, the F-111F was retired in 1996
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can the Chengdu dump and burn? no
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we know fuck all about this thing and yall are already making a post about it wtf
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Video if it flying
looks like a flying Dorito to me honestly.
Is this your photo?
meanwhile the F22 in Arizona :
china Internet
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what engine is that thing suppose to use? 20tons class?
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It’s WS-10C/WS-15 for the current prototype phase.
WS-10C is 14.2-14.7 ton thrust range
WS-15 figures is around 16 tons of thrust.
We don’t know the final powerplant though.
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WS-15 look to be on part with AL-51. My guess its that That jet its on the 22 to 25 tons maybe a little more. But even with 16tons class engine it will have really good TTW ratio.
Other guess it that the engine wont be really that powerful but will be more fuel efficiency.
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