Light is might! Choose your favourite copycat indigenous light multirole fighter!

[p_o_d_2_2]

Isn't the F-2 just a F-16 that was modified to have a longer range in order to patrol the waters around Japan? That may be completely wrong, but I think I remember reading something like that.

[Pilotasso]

F-2 is a completely new plane. Has larger airframe, larger wings, 11 VS 9 hardpoints of the falcon, has AESA radar, totaly new cockpit, large MFD's basicaly anything you dream of a fighter on that class. The only snag is that it doesnt have an active BVR missile like the AMRAAM..yet. One is planed and under development.

 

The F-2 is to F-16 what the SUperhornet is to the legacy F-18. Similar contours but much better. Thats why one F-2 also costs as much as 4 F-16's.

 

Cockpit details:

2 MFD's of similar size to those on F-16C and a third on the middle is visible. It also has a very large HUD similar to that on F-15E

[p_o_d_2_2]

gotcha, thanks for clearing that up :)

[Meyvn]

will one F-2 beat 4 F-16?

[p_o_d_2_2]

If the F-16's have AMRAAM's I bet the F-2 will loose.

[Pilotasso]

will one F-2 beat 4 F-16?

No, but an F-2 will do stuff no F-16's can, like carrying 4 hapoon like antiship missiles, fire them at ships while it scans the air for bandits at the same time. And still has enough hardpoints for 4 more AA missiles. Not only that it has more range, and the larger wing area makes it more manueverable at higher altitudes.

 

If the F-16's have AMRAAM's I bet the F-2 will loose.

 

That is one weakness that will be remedied soon, as I said an AMRAAM type missile is being developed and integrated on the F-2. But It does have AIM-7 Sparrow capability right now.

[mikoriad]

Just thought I's post another F-2 pic...

 

 

[Xealot]

Personally, I find the F-2 uglier than the F-16

 

but my personal vote goes for the J-10

looks sweet =)

 

I think the Ching Kuo resembles the F/A-18 on the front.. or maybe thats just me..

 

 

The intakes are more at the front than on the F/A-18 and the aircraft seems overall smaller.. or maybe its just that angle ^^

[p_o_d_2_2]

They look a lot alike to me too.

 

 

How does the F-2 compare to a F-16 Block 60?

[Meyvn]

What Ching Kuo looks like depends on the view angle. Sometimes it looks like F18, sometimes it looks like F16.

 

Does F-2 has two seat version? Otherwise the pilot might get too busy when doing a Air-Sea attack and A-A task at the same time.

[Pilotasso]

Does F-2 has two seat version? Otherwise the pilot might get too busy when doing a Air-Sea attack and A-A task at the same time.

:lol:

 

You misssed the first post on this thread, thats a 2 seat version. This version is for training pilots.

F-2's cockpit is made to reduce the pilots workload, its primary role is ship hunting though the japanese are keen on the idea of making at least 1 AA squad. After all it has AESA.

[Pilotasso]

They look a lot alike to me too.

 

 

How does the F-2 compare to a F-16 Block 60?

 

2 very different planes for 2 very different tasks. Block 60 is for long range ground attack. F-2 is for providing a naval defensive ring arround japans Islands. Its a naval strike fighter in its original conception. While the block 60's main weapons are JPS muntitions and LGB's, F-2's are armed mainly with anti-ship missiles. Block 60 is equiped with AESA APG-80 and IRST and F-2 has a japanese made AESA radar. Details about this radar are very scarce, but the requirements were for long range sea searching with otpion for silmultaneous AA target track. Should be quite potent as well.

 

If block 60 was ever to be evaluated VS the F-2 the block 60 would probably win at low altitudes thanks to its GE 132 engines. F-2's have PW-129's, thus being a slightly heavier airframe it enjoys a smaller T/W ratio. However F-2's have reduced wing loading compared to the block 60's wich will mean in manueverability terms, the F-2 is likely to overtake block 60 at medium to high altitudes. In addition F-2's will probably be easier to fly with a full load than the block 60s. F-2's has 11 hardpoints VS 9 of block 60's.

For now Block 60 has better BVR capability but will be short lived as F-2 will have big sticks of their own soon.

[Meyvn]

:lol:

 

You misssed the first post on this thread, thats a 2 seat version. This version is for training pilots.

F-2's cockpit is made to reduce the pilots workload, its primary role is ship hunting though the japanese are keen on the idea of making at least 1 AA squad. After all it has AESA.

 

:book: aha, I see. Since they could even afford F22, they surely won't mind to spend some more money on a Mega "F16" :megalol:

[chrno120]

I chose J-10..

 

pardon my little korny:

Better watch out for those Japanese F-2s. They might volt-in together and turn into a Gundam. :lol:

[D-Scythe]

If block 60 was ever to be evaluated VS the F-2 the block 60 would probably win at low altitudes thanks to its GE 132 engines. F-2's have PW-129's, thus being a slightly heavier airframe it enjoys a smaller T/W ratio. However F-2's have reduced wing loading compared to the block 60's wich will mean in manueverability terms, the F-2 is likely to overtake block 60 at medium to high altitudes. In addition F-2's will probably be easier to fly with a full load than the block 60s. F-2's has 11 hardpoints VS 9 of block 60's.

For now Block 60 has better BVR capability but will be short lived as F-2 will have big sticks of their own soon.

 

Japanese F-2s are powered by General Electric GE-129 engines, not Pratt and Whitney ones. Furthermore, the advanced F-15/16 engines from both GE and PW, that is, the GE-129 EFE/132 and the PW-229A, all offer about the same level of thrust, around 32 000 lb AB with potential for growth to thrusts in excess of 35 000lb.