Tomboy
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Hey, guys
I've been reading some DCS forums recently and came across a rather interesting aircraft known as the "Sunbird", a variant of the J-8 meant for export. It is said the Sunbird was meant to carry a radar that rivals the F-15C's radar and fire advanced BVR missiles. However I seem to be unable to find any reference on the english speaking internet other than that forum post and this picture shown below. Do anyone happen to know any more about this aircraft and its intended configuration?
PS: The original DCS Forums post:
forum.dcs.world
Thanks!
I've been reading some DCS forums recently and came across a rather interesting aircraft known as the "Sunbird", a variant of the J-8 meant for export. It is said the Sunbird was meant to carry a radar that rivals the F-15C's radar and fire advanced BVR missiles. However I seem to be unable to find any reference on the english speaking internet other than that forum post and this picture shown below. Do anyone happen to know any more about this aircraft and its intended configuration?
PS: The original DCS Forums post:
A listing of all variants of J-7 and J-8.
For a while, many friends asked me to create a new thread that lists all J-7 and J-8 variants to help with a discussion on J-7, so no one is confused about which variant is which. It took me a while, but here it is. Notice, that minor subvariants with small differences made for specific foreign c...
forum.dcs.world
Thanks!
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