April 29, the maiden flight of D1101-- J11D's No.01 prototype
although the Su35 import process is still moving on, the indigenous effort to further improve the homemade J11/Su27 serial never stopped..
recently ,J-11D single seat Air Superiority Fighter---the latest evolution varient of J11 family shew up from the years' rumors finally...this project is the further evolution/improvement of the J-11B fighter (the fully localized Su-27sk with indigenous WS10A engine and 14XX planar slot array antennas Doppler Radar, other part/sub-system are based on the full TOT agreement of Su27sk with the some improvement according to the latest R&D and tech which China Aviation Industry mastered)...J-11D could be seen as the successor of J-11B which the production is finished after around 150 jets delivered (but the two seater varient -J11BS is still in production)...the improvement including:
1. AESA radar(inclined mounted array and radome )with new Avionics architecture
2. Improved/Latest batch of WS-10A Engine
3. Improved structure with more composite
4. fully digital FBW
5. IFR probe
6. RCS reduction method
7. Next-Gen A2A weapon package: PL15 MRAAM+ PL10 SRAAM
J-11D has quite close relation to another important project, J16 twin-seat Attacker which has been under development for quite while and is very close to the final approvement. J11D's modern Avionics architecture should be based on the one on J16 but it might be a simplified version.
although the Su35 import process is still moving on, the indigenous effort to further improve the homemade J11/Su27 serial never stopped..
recently ,J-11D single seat Air Superiority Fighter---the latest evolution varient of J11 family shew up from the years' rumors finally...this project is the further evolution/improvement of the J-11B fighter (the fully localized Su-27sk with indigenous WS10A engine and 14XX planar slot array antennas Doppler Radar, other part/sub-system are based on the full TOT agreement of Su27sk with the some improvement according to the latest R&D and tech which China Aviation Industry mastered)...J-11D could be seen as the successor of J-11B which the production is finished after around 150 jets delivered (but the two seater varient -J11BS is still in production)...the improvement including:
1. AESA radar(inclined mounted array and radome )with new Avionics architecture
2. Improved/Latest batch of WS-10A Engine
3. Improved structure with more composite
4. fully digital FBW
5. IFR probe
6. RCS reduction method
7. Next-Gen A2A weapon package: PL15 MRAAM+ PL10 SRAAM
J-11D has quite close relation to another important project, J16 twin-seat Attacker which has been under development for quite while and is very close to the final approvement. J11D's modern Avionics architecture should be based on the one on J16 but it might be a simplified version.
the surface of this single seat fighter project also explained the slow and tough Su35 procurement negotiation on the way...Russian sources repeatedly said that the export Su35 would be as same as those in RuAF and any change would cost more time and funds which is very 'unrealistic '...as we said before, the PLAAF want a customized Su35 using china provided AESA radar and Avionics with the China weapon package intergrated...the most attractive parts of Su35 project are the new 14.5 tons thrust 117S engine ,the flight control with vectoring nozzles intergrated and the improved airframe structural design which is stronger with more payload and longer service life and has more inner space ...
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