F-2

The Iraqi’s played around with putting French EXM on their Fulcrums but I’m not sure how well it worked out for them.

https://m.doc88.com/p-7035489262127.html# Chinese translation of society of experimental test pilots paper on apg-68(v)9. Recommend google lense. Has some interesting info on the Radar family as a whole.

Chinese translation of Society of experimental test pilots paper on apg-68(v)9. Explains a bit how it works vs older versions and how it gains that range (and thus why older versions might lack. Recommend google lense.. https://m.doc88.com/p-7035489262127.html#

@Figaro9 Credit for the drag info this is all I have on JF-17 performance mig-29 aerodynamic manual is easily accessible online. I have a paper on the OEF as well. “ПРАКТИЧЕСКАЯ АЭРОДИНАМИКА САМОЛЕТА МИГ-29” https://www.key.aero/forum/modern-military-aviation/5509-raaf-vs-malaysian-mig-29s It seems even with the base F404 engine, 35 degree AoA limit and AIM-9M the F/A-18 can muscle out a slight advantage over the fulcrum. Our 402 powered one might have a comfortable superiority even if the Fulcrum is dangerous. I notice the advantages mentioned sound a lot like how the F-86 and Mig-15 stacked up. 枭龙飞机与竞争机型的对比研究.pdf

Hey guys! here is the hornets drag polar in this thesis https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/232847155.pdf you can use some of the 402 data from the gao report to calculate sections of the flight envelope. I haven’t tried but I was told it seems accurate. While the old f404 hornet falls out of the sky the 402 is a hot rod. im less sure about the mirage. I have engine data but nothing on drag. I’d have to search some French papers http://elodieroux.com/ReportFiles/ModelesMoteurVersionPublique.pdf I’m actually not at all sure how accurate it is. Maybe it is. It’s been described as equally to the hornet in game and I understand the Rafale and 402 hornet are well matched in real life but I don’t know. We have an aerodynamic manual for the Mig-29 and thrust curves. Could we calculate that?

I asked this in another thread and @Beamscannerhad some good information

From the J-8 designers biography, google translated.

I’ve always wanted to go to Hamamatsu and see the F-2 mock up, it’s the original 1992 EMD mock up Mitsubishi Komaki Plant Museum is another I wanted to see. J8M, Zero, F-2 wing, Fs-x models and a lot more.

Two reports on J-8 radars. The top is from a University thesis https://m.doc88.com/p-7252361064576.html The second is a report on an upgraded version fitted to the J-8III, later it was back fitted to late model J-8 (release statement on page 2 bottom by the Chinese “Released by the Ministry of Electronics Industry of the People's Republic of China on 1996-06-14”) https://m.doc88.com/p-9909000233569.html# anyway it seems to support KLJ-1 is a Chinese domestic version of apg-66 with homemade parts. J-8pp in terms of sensors and armaments should be very similar to production late model J-8 while the cockpit should have some similarities.

@FlankerFan35 Thanks for these image of J-11a with pl-12

AI as in NPC

Apparently in real life they are starting to carry them on the centerline stations. why not a AI J-11B? Pl-12 is in game and we have fairly detailed radar specs, and I have thrust curves for the AL-31f and WS-10a

An early Su-27? Probably, with available info and information from SME, papers, info behind the scenes. Maybe not ED because Russia but if someone set out to do it maybe. Later ones? Maybe some of the economy Su-30mkk versions. I’ve seen people have or get their hands on stuff. I’d give it a few years but I’m sure eventually.

https://imgur.com/gallery/tX6Zo57 one of the early J-10 prototypes was compromised. The office of naval intelligence used this information to simulate the J-10 for threat analysis in the 1996 and 97 challenges to naval strike https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=buf.39072023126307&view=1up&seq=36 I wrote the DIA and ONI they seemed positively inclined to release the documents though it’s a long wait. This is an R29 powered version but the chief engineers memoirs helpfully explains the differences which are primarily the intake and rear fusalage size (the first AL-31F powered prototype was two large and had to be reduced to match the R29 version’s performance). While waiting I’ve gotten some excellent information in the form of two documents on the KLJ-1 radar (predecessor of J-10’s KLJ-3) and a presentation by 14 institute on transmitters on the Klj series of radars including the J-10. So hopefully in a few months a J-10A might be possible.

Just some minor grips block 30 has slightly worse acceleration the block 50, about a second subsonic and a bit more supersonic where the F110-ge-100 has some known issues low and fast. The block 50 has the best acceleration but they are close. Block 30 has slightly better turning under comparable loads. Both aircraft are quite close to each other. i wouldn’t say block 32 is bad. Both the block 25 and 32 weigh about as much as a late block 15. The original block 42 is probably the only truely underpowered F-16.

Why a block 32 out of all blocks?

Those numbers can get bigger too. With landing gear down I think F-14 is a cool million.

Unclassified briefing on APG-79. I’m actually kinda impressed by the content. Perhaps if combined with commercial AESA algorithms a simulation is possible? It certainly makes the Super Hornet more attractive. https://www.secretprojects.co.uk/attachments/apg-79-pdf.702813/

I have some docs on Klj series transmitter specs and performance as well as ws-10a thrust curve. Wonder if anything is out their on avonics.

I hope the Super hornet comes to DCS but I kinda agree unless we can get a block II it’s very difficult to justify. maybe if it was ten years ago before the legacy bug was in DCS it would have been perfect. maybe if DCS gets a Dynamic campaign like another well known sim the super might make sense. Maybe someone will start the process the declassify some of the needed systems and get really lucky. for now know it just doesn’t seem feasible. I think AESA will always be kinda a non starter but hopefully eventually systems needed for an early block II get declassified.

https://books.google.com/books?id=qFGICwAAQBAJ&pg=PT140&dq=python+3+missile+boresight&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&ov2=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjttL-O29__AhXDEVkFHR1rASgQ6AF6BAgCEAM#v=onepage&q=python 3 missile boresight&f=false seems Python 3 is capable of 45 degree off boresight shots?

MSIP II Eagle is also close (a little more advanced actually but close) the Saudi, and Japanese eagles which are also large operators.

So I found some documentation on KLJ-1. It appears the radar is a Chinese version of APG-66. Same modes/settings with some RWS for PL-12. It seems the J-8F is simply J-8PP but an all Chinese go it alone. Rather then abandon PP it seems they decided to do it themselves.

MSIP II is a great compromise. Entered service in 1986, was the Eagle of the gulf war and Kosovo. Appropriate sparrow and amraam shooter. Very well documented radar. It’s also arguably what the FC3 Eagle actually represents regardless of what the manual says, and fits the original LOMAC setting. That said I’m not sure sure APG-63 PSP, APG-70, APG-63(v)1 should be all that different. I don’t know if any eagles with mech scan radar got HMD or the works. If they did it must have been pretty close to the end right before a lot of them got AESA.