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Chengdu J-9 VI-III [revised]

2,451 GREDDYsky  6.8 years ago
Auto Credit Based on GREDDYsky's Chengdu J-9 VI-III

[Revised version]
AG1-Afterburner
AG2-Drop tanks

-Realistc flight characteristics
-New paint scheme
-Afterburner
-Detailed aircraft skin
-Improved custom landing gear

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Chengdu J-9 was a designation assigned to a Chinese interceptor aircraft that never progressed beyond initial studies. The J-9 project was abandoned in favour of the Shenyang J-8, which was a safer technological bet for the limited Chinese aviation industry of the 1960s and 1970s.
At the beginning of the 1970s, the 611 Institute proposed a new design using a canard ahead of the delta wing (similar to the Swedish Viggen), but because it requir red new materials (plus having engine performance problems), it was not until 1975 that the design could be completed.
The program was also severely disrupted by the Cultural Revolution. The constantly shifting and unrealistic speed and altitude targets placed by the People's Liberation Army Airforce (PLAAF) frustrated the efforts of the J-9 design team.

Spotlights

General Characteristics

  • Predecessor Chengdu J-9 VI-III
  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 41.9ft (12.8m)
  • Length 70.9ft (21.6m)
  • Height 17.1ft (5.2m)
  • Empty Weight 37,238lbs (16,890kg)
  • Loaded Weight 46,233lbs (20,971kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 0.972
  • Wing Loading 8.0lbs/ft2 (38.9kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 5,808.5ft2 (539.6m2)
  • Drag Points 10404

Parts

  • Number of Parts 342
  • Control Surfaces 5
  • Performance Cost 1,272