I mean, it would take extra resources+money+manwork in general for dtalink channels that are never gonna be used. So what’s the point?
I mean, the radar could have been originally designed for use in other aircraft as well, just that it never got the chance to be fielded on anything other than J-8F.
According to SAC, the WS-10B’s thrust is up 12% over the WS-10A – around 144kN.
By the way, I never heard something called WS10D in China lol.
It’s a fan/unofficial designation for the engine that was fitted to later batch of J-16.
It was known that early J-16 used WS-10A, but later batch had notably different engine nozzle and was more similar to what we know is on WS-10B, but since WS-10B’s oil cooler position is off to the side, like AL-31FN, WS-10D was given to what we think is WS-10B but for the Flanker platform, aka different oil cooler.
It should perform the same as WS-10B otherwise.
J-16 never used WS-10A but WS-10B with 2 different nozzles.
The early version (same nozzle as J-10C)
The late version
Was WS-10B ready in 2015-2016? That was when J-16 reached IOC.
Yeah. A paper from SAC in 2013 specifically mentioned a 12% thrust increase for the WS-10B.
I remember WS-10D is the ultimate WS-10 for J-20, which has even more thrust, used as WS-15’s substitute before it’s ready
That’s WS-10C, which military thrust sees a notable bump over the B and likely tailored for the J-20’s supercruise demands.
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Now thats interesting… that A2G guided munitions J-11B can use which would require the targeting pod?
there will be Ls-6 and BG bombs for sure, but will gaijin dare to use Chinese AG missiles like the C-704 and KD88??
im doubtfull they will give any chinese planes standoff air to ground missiles before j-16.expect Ls-6 bombs for j11B
matter of fact, how long do you think it will be until we see j16 ingame ?
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hard to say, we’ll see with gaijin’s mood
is the radar has been fixed?
No
Probably have to wait until tomorrow to see
Does anyone have the in-game weight of the J-11B and the Su-27 or J-11? Saw a report saying the plane is too heavy, I’ve got the sources to report this if somebody has the in-game data on the weight.