I expect Iraq to shift away from America and join the China Russia Iran Syria Hezbollah Hamas Egypt alliance. Iran is Shiite majority as is Iraq, and being a neighbor country several times the size, Iran has much political influence over Iraq, as evident in the Iranian arms transfer to Syria by way of Iraq. Iranian Toufan II which is vastly improved AH-1J and very similar to AH-1Z could very well be in the arsenal of the Iraqi military within the near future 😀

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBVJbCbrUPI

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IAIO_Toufan

Toufan II could also soon arm the Syrian military replacing Mi-25 😎

Another candidate could be Chinese WZ-10 which is essentially a more advanced Eurocopter Tiger 😎

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WZ-10

And what distinctive advantage in combat is that?

1. reduced weight

2. cool looks

3. ease of construction and no need for regular maintenance

4. reduced RCS by hiding the titanium engine blades without sacrificing aerodynamics as in the case of a purposely built engine blocker

Chengdu built JF-17 beats Typhoon. JF-17 has DSI, making it deadly compared to Typhoon.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzeWJKUKb5s

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDEXcgscPoA

Including Pakistan which wanted to yank out Chinese radars and avionics from the JF-17 and replace them with French ones, until blocked by India.

RC-400 didn’t have a single advantage over KLJ-7 :rolleyes:

China has very advanced airborne AESA radars.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAJ9IK4Hxv4

http://img688.imageshack.us/img688/7083/zzzradar2.jpg

http://htka.hu/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/J-10B_AESA_02.jpg

I don’t think Chinese have avionics problems with J-31. Engines would be two WS-13 which are equivalent to F414 and generating 22,000 lb each.

RCS has nothing to do with the power of the radar used in tests. RCS of a plane is about how big a sheet of metal is the plane (usually its front) is equivalent to. For instance, 1 sq m RCS mean the front of the plane has as much reflexive property as 1 sq m of flat sheet of (usually aluminum) metal that is held perpendicular to a test radar.

Because the power of the radar in the tests is not a factor in determining RCS, RCS of a plane’s front cannot be calculated but it can only be estimated or should I say guesstimated.

In generally, the smaller is the front of a plane, the smaller the RCS, the more curved (in other words, the less perpendicular it is to the test radar) is the front of a plane, the smaller the RCS, the less dense is the material used in the construction of the front of the plane (for instance, wood is less dense than aluminum), the smaller the RCS.

DSI intakes Improves Aerodynamics over shock variable geometry inlets in what way?? More drag?:rolleyes:

Pls give a more detailed answer.

DSI intakes are fused with the fuselage. No flat surfaces and no gaps mean better aerodynamics.