WAS this pic taken before SU 27/30 were made or after ??Old pic of the J15, but still sexy non the less:
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A quick take-off run:
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A sexy J10, J20 lineup before some low altitude maneuvers:



Did you know that those white barrels stacked along the side of the ship are life rafts? I sure didn't:Models for air wing scheduling practices:
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JF17 suits smaller country with limited budget. China have a mass land to defend, PLAAF sure don't want to replace J7 which can hardly fly 1000km away from its airport with another plane with similar range. That's for one.Why China not using their own JF-17 in their arsenal???![]()
well the look is simply awesome! very futuristic looking plane
It means you have sold gift as (AID) a sub standard plane to your beloved PakistanJF17 suits smaller country with limited budget. China have a mass land to defend, PLAAF sure don't want to replace J7 which can hardly fly 1000km away from its airport with another plane with similar range. That's for one.
JF17 is to small to have sufficient weapon load according to Chinese requirement or to accommodate more sophisticated avionics to upgrade or to expand its capabilities.
RD93 is a russian engine. China sure don't want to deal with another russian engine in addition to AL31