Chinese Air to Air Missiles

Not again ... I must admit, PLA designation system is going a bit wild recently :(o_O; yesterday the re-use of the PL-11 designation, now the new missile - we formerly expected to be the PL-16 - as the PL-15E!


PL-15E + J-35A.jpg PL-15E aka PL-16.jpg
 
Well, it's basically just a compressed-carriage PL-15, right? It might simply be viewed as a PL-15 for J-35 weapons bay.
 
Folding fin variant should still get a different designation.
A) so users know what they are talking about
B) because there must be some slight differences in performance, due to extra weight, extra drag, a bit less mid body lift etc. if it was so easy and beneficial to put folding wings on a2a missiles, everyone would be doing it. Save for 2 fins on r37, i cant think of any other a2a missile doing it.
 
The PL-12AE air-to-air missile is a medium-to-long range radar air-to-air missile with the characteristics of long range, high guidance accuracy, and strong anti-interference ability.

It can undertake beyond-visual-range air combat missions and is used to attack fighters, bombers, drones, cruise missiles and other aerial targets.

The carrier platforms are Xiaolong, Menglong, large drones, etc.;
  • the launch method is rail and catapult
  • the maximum available g load is 38
  • the attack distance is ≥120km
  • the guidance method is a combination of strapdown inertial navigation/Beidou satellite + two-way data link correction + active radar terminal guidance
  • the missile length is 3939mm, the missile diameter is 203mm, and the mass is ≤214kg
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New member here. What are the dimensions of the PL-15 / PL-17 especially the wingspan? Can't seem to find them online
 
siegecrossbow said:
PL-15 is around the same length as PL-12 (4m) but has bigger girth and cropped fins. PL-17 is 2 meters longer.
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Based on placards of SD-10A/PL-12, and PL-15E/PL-15, the PL-15 has the same fuselage diameter as PL-12 (203mm), but is a little bit longer (3996mm vs 3930mm)

Of course, by virtue of having cropped fins, PL-15 has an overall narrower footprint than PL-12, but we don't have confirmation of the specific finspan of PL-15 (only that it is narrower than PL-12)


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Blitzo said:
Based on placards of SD-10A/PL-12, and PL-15E/PL-15, the PL-15 has the same fuselage diameter as PL-12 (203mm), but is a little bit longer (3996mm vs 3930mm)

Of course, by virtue of having cropped fins, PL-15 has an overall narrower footprint than PL-12, but we don't have confirmation of the specific finspan of PL-15 (only that it is narrower than PL-12)


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Would extrapolating the AIM-120D be a good estimate?
 
PL-15 doesn't have published wingspan, as said. But given that we have plenty of images around, and given that we have SD-10 dimensions, one can measure both missiles and then extrapolate the figures for the PL-15.

Anyway, when I measured PL-15, I got something like 560 mm for rear fin span and 430 mm for mid body wing span. Give or take.
 

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