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Regarding the AAW hull…is there any independent confirmation, some export material perhaps, that the MFR is indeed an AESA?. The siting, and sizing, of those panels just look completely wrong for an AESA…

You certainly have a point. All ships with APAR (T-45, F124, De Zeven Provinciën, Project 15A/15B) all have their AESA at the highest possible location.

I don’t think there are any English language material. I have seen some screenshots of a CCTV program but have no idea what it said. The designation is the only indication Type H/LJG-346 SAPARS. But other than that, I don’t think there is any technical info showing whether it is an AESA or PESA.

J-17 is a stealthy Flanker that should be on paper superior to Su-35.

what the heck is a J-17?

su35 is a nice plane but China already has moved on to next generation aircraft. does not make sense much to go backwards. j20 for high end and j19/f20 for low end. actually it make more sense for russia to buy j19 from china because russia does not have a program to replace mig29.

Just for fun, we can compare it to old SU-27

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4B00eSuLq0Q

This display is what is called true energy maneuverability. At 4:24 Anatoly Kvotchur did 360° turn in ~13,5 sec (26,6°/s STR)…

People these days just don’t appreciate this kind of turning. Early 1990’s Su-27 (and MiG-29) displays had some pretty tight minimum-radius-turns!

Relax, it’s the same one. And yes, looks like a modified 052C. Wait till we see all the details. 😉

Oops! That was a typo. My bad! 😮 It should have been “More 052D pics?” and not “More 052D?”

More 052D? from HSH :

The APAR has got flatter and bigger? :confused: