Need some minor modeling assistance

[+daddyairplanes]

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]

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

Edited December 26, 2024 by EricJ

[+daddyairplanes]

hey, no worries

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

[EricJ]

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]

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 January 4 by simonmiller416

[EricJ]

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.

[simonmiller416]

Some Mach 4 monsters

[simonmiller416]

This Lightweight Tactical Pilot Transfer Vehicle is a nice topic too

[simonmiller416]

Well

[simonmiller416]

[simonmiller416]

Another project, yes

[+daddyairplanes]

8 hours ago, simonmiller416 said:

Another project, yes

and i was just joking on another post about Red Tail F-35s escorting these! 

[simonmiller416]

That flying diamond

[simonmiller416]

Some interesting ideas, judging from the current images, the J-36 has a lot of space inside the fuselage, so many people imagine that it will have a very large weapons bay, and even be able to carry ballistic missiles such as the DF-21 inside.

I recall that Northrop had a patent for a "weapons tray" during the ATF project.

If, and I mean if, the J-36 implements this technology in the huge weapons bay...28xPL-15...

Well of course, I don't think this is realistic, both technically and practically, so I don't think I'll do it.

Interesting tho...

 

[simonmiller416]

I'm adjusting the most complex flight control system I've ever met.

 

[+Menrva]

I found this posted in a Discord server, it's another preview of the J-36's weapons bay, more plausible if you like:

[simonmiller416]

Errr how...?

[+Coupi]

The fired AAM looks like the PL-11... derivated from the AIM-7 family (Sparrow, Aspide,...). The other showed static AAM (#11009001) seems to be an inert SD-10. 

Edited May 17 by Coupi

[Wrench]

Is that a PLAAF Frogfoot I spy????

[EricJ]

I want to say North Korean than PLAAF

[simonmiller416]

16 hours ago, Wrench said:

Is that a PLAAF Frogfoot I spy????

 

16 hours ago, EricJ said:

I want to say North Korean than PLAAF

 

Yes as EricJ said,North Korean Air Force.

So I am surprising.

[simonmiller416]

23 hours ago, Coupi said:

The fired AAM looks like the PL-11... derivated from the AIM-7 family (Sparrow, Aspide,...). The other showed static AAM (#11009001) seems to be an inert SD-10. 

Yes, I roughly guessed that the missile launched was a copy of the AIM-7.

I don't think they will be PL-11 and other PLs, bcuz I don't think China will directly provide assistance in this regard.

They are likely North Korean imitations, including the SDB-ish mmunition lying on the ground.I'm curious how NK makes these, tho it's really easy to just make a shell.

[simonmiller416]

I made a corresponding model by imitating the photo that missile placed on the ground.

I can't read Korean, but I guess the opening words represent active radar guidance or juche.So I named it Juche-11 and make it AHM.

Edited May 21 by simonmiller416

[simonmiller416]

Another Little Buddy

[simonmiller416]

Some WIP projects, because a friend mentioned this, J-11 family

It's like a tree with many branches: 11A 11A (MLU) 11B 11BH 11BG 11BHG.

They usually have subtle or significant differences in the layout of MWS, HUD, engine, radar, etc. This requires me to make adjustments in many aspects such as model, skin, data, avionics, etc., which is also a very tedious task.