Chinese Y-7 AWACS and KJ-600 AWACS

stealthflanker said:
The radome appears to be about 12.2 meters in diameter.

Assuming 450 MHz frequency, it could contain some 36 elements. But should one consider E-2 like 20 degrees elevation beamwidth, it probably reduces to about 30's as each element must be about some 2-3 meters in length (endfire array).

The range is perhaps some 500-600 Km for large targets, while something like F-16 can be picked in some 200 Km's.
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No, surely not, never ever ... at best 7.50

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Deino said:
No, surely not, never ever ... at best 7.50
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I scaled it based on relative size of the dongfeng truck. Where the radome seems to be twice the size of the truck. But anyway The one you provided seems better.

This could mean that it may be well not operating at UHF but in higher frequency. I would expect thicker radome tho, maybe in size of the KJ-500.
 
Its not UHF, it wouldn't make sense. It will be an AESA array, probably only 2 sided to maximise aperture size rather than 3 sided, or maybe even just a single array. (for weight and space reasons).

Most likely its KLC-7 / Silk Road Eye.
 

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Well, should it be optimized for naval environment. UHF would make sense just as the US E-2. It could be AESA too as UHF TRM is perhaps about half wavelength in width, so still practical for airborne carriage.

If it use higher frequency (e.g L-band or S-band) Then it probably desires an all round performance as UHF may not perform as good in overland application. The array shape is according to Dafeng Cao's twitter thread apparently Janus face. Then the question would be whether both faces are radar array Or one face is the array while the others is the IFF.

If both faces are radar array, then it could perhaps indicate L-band operation as IFF mode could be part of it.
 
From Air Force 2001/1,

and as a Maritime Patrol Aircraft.
 

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FighterJock said:
Deino said:
Finally ...

https://twitter.com/x/status/1344912029379919873
View: https://twitter.com/RupprechtDeino/status/1344912029379919873
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Any ideas as to when we might see the full image of the KJ-600 Deino? These images have got me interested in wanting to see more. :cool:
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IMO these images are already available but not to the public - similar to the latest J-20A, J-10C and their new units - but due to the given internet security restrictions, no-one wants to share them yet and as full images yet.

What we see is therefore something like some sort of aircraft striptease step by step ... and I hope we will see it within the next months.
 
Deino said:
FighterJock said:
Deino said:
Finally ...

https://twitter.com/x/status/1344912029379919873
View: https://twitter.com/RupprechtDeino/status/1344912029379919873
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Any ideas as to when we might see the full image of the KJ-600 Deino? These images have got me interested in wanting to see more. :cool:
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IMO these images are already available but not to the public - similar to the latest J-20A, J-10C and their new units - but due to the given internet security restrictions, no-one wants to share them yet and as full images yet.

What we see is therefore something like some sort of aircraft striptease step by step ... and I hope we will see it within the next months.
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I hope we will see the KJ-600 at some point this year as well Deino.
 
It appears that their version of the E2 Hawkeye, the KJ-600 , has also appeared in flying form. In a few years, we'll be seeing this aircraft alongside the FC-31 on the decks of their carriers.
 

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IMO the best images of the new PLAN NA carrier-borne AEW type, the KJ-600 and as it seems, the first time a bit clearer showing the grey painted aircraft.

... the question remains, were these images indeed taken this November and is it the same grey aircraft we know since October 2021?

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overscan (PaulMM) said:
What has been seen is the Y-7 AWACS demonstrator JZY-01, a mockup of an AWACS design on the concrete 'aircraft carrier', and a model of what looks like an E-2 on the desk of people involved in another AWACS project.
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Is it possible that KJ-600s were used for test take-offs from this concrete aircraft carrier ?
 
Interesting find alberchico, it will be good to see the KJ-600 AEW operate from the Fujian.
 
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So when will we see the first cat shots and landings on the Fujian carrier? I would think that it is going to be sooner rather than later.
 
FighterJock said:
So when will we see the first cat shots and landings on the Fujian carrier? I would think that it is going to be sooner rather than later.
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The rumour goes it already happened, but footage might be aired publicly only once Fujian is commissioned, which again might not be far from now according to the rumour mill..
 
Looking forward to the release of the first cat shots and landings videos and photos lancer21, I am incredibly impatient probably like the rest of us on this fourm.
 
lancer21 said:
Just another nice pic.
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KJ-600 #10 seems to be the first time we've seen the actual production model, if you take a close look just under the belly there's a bulbous antenna, similar to the CEC antenna on the E-2D, along with some ports not seen before on the parade model.

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That would be very interesting to know. It would greatly increase the combat capabilities of Shandong and Liaoning if possible.
 
Sferrin said:
The USN, at least, have tested both the Super Hornet and Tomcat from ski jumps. It would stand to reason they did the E-2 as well (though a quick search didn't return anything).
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I always look at the Yak-44 as a guide, which specifically was designed for both catapult and ski jump...but in fairness it had vastly more installed engine power at almost 14 000hp per engine.
It had a 50% heavier takeoff weight than the E-2, as it was designed to carry more fuel, and was to have a COD and ASW variant.
Nevertheless, it's power to weight ratio was far in excess of the E-2, which would made ski jump takeoffs a better proposition.
The E-2 then in turn has itself a better twr over the KJ-600, if one can trust online data for that aircraft, which I doubt.
To my mind, twr is crucial for ski jump takeoffs at typical takeoff weights.
 
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Well... I personally feel that the 076 in the fleet might also be able to accomplish this task.
 

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