Shenyang J-16

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The Shenyang J-16 (Chinese: ?-16) is a tandem-seat, twinjet, all-weather,
multirole strike fighter designed and manufactured by the Shenyang Aircraft
Corporation in China.

In an effort to transform the PLAAF from a defensive-oriented air force to a
offensive-defensive dual purpose one, the Chinese sought after planes with
multi-role capability and enlisted the JH-7 as its close air support platform.
Gradually, the JH-7 fighter bomber's lack of air-to-air combat proficiency leads
to the PLAAF acquiring the Su-30MKK multirole fighter. The J-16’s design comes
from the Su-30MKK variant and has improved avionics, along with a domestically
produced engine, the WS-10B.

The J-16 features an AESA radar and an improved Electro-Optical Targeting
System, with longer target acquisition distances and multiple target tracking
capability. The J-16 has a slightly different vertical stabilizer compared to
the J-11 fighter or J-15 naval fighter. It is also equipped with pylons for
Chinese PL-8 air-to-air missiles, another difference compared to earlier J-11
variants. The J-16 is able to carry a wide range of ordinance, including PL-8,
PL-10 air-to-air missiles, super and subsonic anti-ship missiles, satellite
guided bombs, cruise missiles and electronic countermeasure (ECM) jammers. In
2018, a J-16 was seen armed with newer PL-10E and PL-15 air-to-air missiles.


Role
Multirole strike fighter

National origin
People's Republic of China

Manufacturer
Shenyang Aircraft Corporation

Introduction
2013

Status
In service, in production.

Primary user
People's Liberation Army Air Force

Produced
2012–present

Number built
128+

Developed from
Shenyang J-11BS

The first few photos of J-16 were published on Chinese internet websites around
June 2012. According to media reports, China developed the Shenyang J-16 fighter
based on the Shenyang J-11B airframe, with modifications from the Russian Sukhoi
Su-30MKK that was sold to China in 2000. In April 2014, the PLAAF took delivery
of a regiment of J-16s.

Specifications

General characteristics
Crew: 2
Length: 21.9 m (71 ft 10 in)
Wingspan: 14.7 m (48 ft 3 in)
Height: 6.36 m (20 ft 10 in)
Wing area: 62.04 m2 (667.8 sq ft)
Empty weight: 17,700 kg (39,022 lb)
Gross weight: 26,000 kg (57,320 lb)
Max takeoff weight: 35,000 kg (77,162 lb)
Powerplant: 2 × Shenyang WS-10B afterburning turbofans, 96 kN (22,000 lbf)
thrust each dry, 145 kN (33,000 lbf) with afterburner

Performance
Maximum speed: Mach 2.4
Range: 3,000 km (1,900 mi, 1,600 nmi)
Combat range: 1,500 km (930 mi, 810 nmi)
Ferry range: 4,500 km (2,800 mi, 2,400 nmi)
Service ceiling: 20,000 m (66,000 ft)
Rate of climb: 325 m/s (64,000 ft/min)

Armament

1 × 30 mm GSh-30-1 cannon with 150 rounds
Munitions on twelve external hardpoints, including: 8 × PL-12, and 4 × PL-9
air-to-air missiles
Various bombs and rockets including BeiDou satellite-guided bombs and
laser-guided bombs
Anti-ship and anti-radiation missiles
Electronic countermeasure (ECM) pods




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