I was referring to this, not F414.
And it's not clear if that planned engine is going into the KF21 or into the next generation Korean fighter.
The Korean engine is expected to be just 80 lbs heavier than the F414 and that doesn't warrant an F100 size inlet at all in this day and age.
Why would they?
If you're that desperate, F-18E/F production line is still not disassembled.
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I guess the assumption is that KF-21 can be pitched as an off the shelf MRF. Which is not completely without merit for future KF-21 blk 2(EJ).
Hah!if you are referring to WWII, probably more the Beaufighter or Mosquito
And lately, we had the F-15QA...
I get what you are saying, and I agree with the conclusion that US buying the KF-X is unlikely, but its more for politcal reasons than rational ones.
I would not read too deeply into this. The F-35 has its sensors mounted on breakaway panels. So does the B-21. I guess servicing F-22 sensors required either stripping off the skin or the sensor must've been made reachable from inside.
That was more an example than the total advice.
It makes sense that they'd go for a Meteor analogue, but I honestly fear both South Korea and Turkey are putting way too many eggs in the ramjet basket (Turkey especially)...
I don't really see how your reply provides a counterargument to what I said, it just restates the same points in a more explanatory way?
Basically, I think they're not going far beyond arming their own a2a jets, and they won't form the majority of the fleet for at least a decade. It is more of an advanced "RnD with benefits" direction for Korea; their air power is American at source, and will remain to be.
Again, this still doesn't really address the numbers problem, though...
I think no domestic missile produced outside of US/China will realistically come in numbers close to AMRAAM.
That's the point -- it doesn't need to match the production rates of the big legacy AAM producers. A large chunk of US annual production goes straight into US stocks, with the remainder spread across a whole bunch of export customers. It only needs to sustain a higher annual production rate than what you'd realistically expect to receive in peace time from the US/EU...
I just think that with their fleet as it is until 2035-2040 at the earliest, - either US missiles come, or they're screwed. Until 2026, it was also likely not very expected that US help may not come for any reason. South Korea is nowhere near as furiously juche as her northern sister.
How come? It's a rather realistic update compared to F414 or EJ200 which are decades old. Modest TIT uprate compared to EJ200 and rather comparable SFC with slightly higher thrust, and overall comparable/less ambitious compared to the F414EE which has been pitched since when? A decade ago? I can't even remember. I don't see how the new engine "leaps past" what legacy gas turbine makers have to offer already. Perhaps a challenging goal set out by the Korean industry, but it's not their first try either. That's just ignorance on your part.
The new engine is planned as a drop-in replacement of the F414.
Problem is, Hanwha is still in the bidding phase facing off LIG D&A to win the programme.
With as big a change in bypass ratio they're talking about, that's a couple inches of additional fan diameter.
Not if the core is physically smaller but hotter. A lower BPR makes easier to achieve the same thrust (what Soviets did with their late turbojets).
