Need some minor modeling assistance

[+daddyairplanes 10,571]

4 hours ago, EricJ said:

Well the article speculates a bomber, but nobody knows for certain, so there's that.

i believe it specified "tactical" bomber. although some of the other similar headlines went as far as to say space fighter.....

meanwhile, seems PLAAF is moving to specializing roles (interception, strike) rather than go multirole

[+EricJ 4,307]

Well the article wasn't as clear as mud, so it could be, no big deal.

Edited December 26, 2024 by EricJ

[+daddyairplanes 10,571]

hey, no worries

i mean you just gotta listen to the clearest source on anything Chinese

[+EricJ 4,307]

Yeah if I was back in Afghanistan I could just muck around on the SIPR but not no more since I'm gone from there... But yeah somethings gotta be taken with a grain of salt anyway.

[simonmiller416 2,100]

I personally think that it is very likely to be a different concept from the previous fighters.

Just like the B-21 as a bomber, it is also planned to undertake some A2A missions (at least it will become an important part in OCA/DCA), not just a bomber.

And this "J-36" is likely to be a high-altitude, long-range fighter with a low top speed (1.8-2.0M).

Its large-sized weapon bay can accommodate multiple long-range engagement weapons, which are used to attack the next generation bombers, tankers, and AWACS aircrafts and even ground SAMs to isolate the fighter fleets operating in the frontline.

I am more opposed to the concept of "air-space fighter". They may be a little too optimistic about technological innovation. The reason why there are 3 engines is probably that 2 engines are not enough to propel the huge fuselage.

I think that only in SF3 can we see this kind of tactics.

Edited 13 hours ago by simonmiller416

[+EricJ 4,307]

Lol don't get PJB started lol

Fair enough I guess, as stuff is still not known, and frankly don't worry about it much, but would be interesting to see in SF2 at least.