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sealordlawrence said:Well, there is a dish, and it looks like it has three tail-fins, beyond that I have nothing. If it is a fixed wing naval AEW platform it is a game changer compared to what we have seen before and lends credence to the recent rumours (which I still dont believe) that there is a CV under construction in JN.
LowObservable said:Verryyy interresting...
But understandable given the pace of China's carrier development. A carrier with 600+ nm-radius jets and no AEW is a bit of a nonsense, and AEW is one of the most important assets that the carrier brings to air-sea warfare.
chuck4 said:Provided this is a carrier based aircraft, could this be based on the cancelled Yak-44?
Deino said:slightly better ...
sealordlawrence said:Deino,
Is that the sole J-10B aircraft or is that a new airframe?
chuck4 said:The soviets built a dedicated AWAC airframe for their projected catapult carrier. It's the Yak-44. It's not related to An-24.
A closeup photo of the Chinese Hawkeye AEW&C has been posted online. The plane’s designation is JZY-01 or JianZaiYun-01. The literal translation means carrier-borne transport zero one.
The plane, based on the Xian Y-7, has reportedly flown and the leak was covertly approved ahead of the 18th party congress. The engine cowling has been redesigned and the engine comes with a six-blade propeller.
This is correctBlitzo said:An old PS, if memory serves.
TomS said:If it's substantially larger than the Hawkeye, perhaps it isn't meant for carrier use. A smaller, less expensive land-based AEW aircraft might have a niche in the PLAAF or for export.
According to Deino's twitter feed, "there were several rumors claiming, that the maiden flight actually took place on 29th August 2020".
I will let him post some pictures later on.
Dear mods, IMHO the following topic should be merged with this topic.
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