J-7E

J-7E

J-7II

J-8B

J-7E

J-7II

J-8B

China

VII Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
10.7	11.3	11.0

Class:

Fighter

Jet fighter

Research:300 000

Purchase:830 000

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Description

The J-7E is a rank VII Chinese jet fighter with a battle rating of 10.7 (AB), 11.3 (RB), and 11.0 (SB). It was introduced in Update "Red Skies".

Based on the already well-developed J-7II and its modifications (J-7IIH/B/M; C/D), J-7E offers a very different way to upgrade a Fishbed - not only does it have a more powerful engine and additional fuel, it also comes with the iconic Chinese Fishbed's double-delta wing with slats, making it a formidable competitor in terms of overall manoeuvrability and especially at lower speeds, which no Soviet Fishbed can ever offer. With its newer PL-5B missile, J-7E can prove its abilities over his competitors and use its amazing manoeuvrability to finish off enemies once and for all.

General info

Flight performance

Air brakes

Allows you to dramatically reduce the flight speed by releasing special flaps

Drogue parachute

Reduces braking distance when landing on any runway

Max speed

at 12 000 m2 387 km/h

Turn time24 s

Max altitude16 000 m

EngineShenyang Liming WP-13F

Type

Cooling systemAir

Take-off weight10 t

Describe how the aircraft behaves in the air. Speed, manoeuvrability, acceleration and allowable loads - these are the most important characteristics of the vehicle.

Characteristics	Max Speed (km/h at _,___ m)		Max altitude (metres)	Turn time (seconds)		Rate of climb (metres/second)		Take-off run (metres)
	AB	RB		AB	RB	AB	RB
Stock	___	___	16000	__._	__._	__._	__._	___
Upgraded	___	___		__._	__._	__._	__._

Details

Features
Combat flaps	Take-off flaps	Landing flaps	Air brakes	Arrestor gear	Drogue chute
_	_	_	_	_	_

Limits
Wings (km/h)	Gear (km/h)	Flaps (km/h)			Max Static G
		Combat	Take-off	Landing	+	-
1365	500	___	___	___	~__	~__

Optimal velocities (km/h)
Ailerons	Rudder	Elevators	Radiator
< ___	< ___	< ___	N/A

Engine performance

Engine			Aircraft mass
Engine name		Number	Basic mass		Wing loading (full fuel)
_____		_	_,___ kg		___ kg/m2
Engine characteristics			Mass with fuel (no weapons load)			Max Takeoff Weight
Weight (each)	Type		_m fuel	__m fuel	__m fuel
___ kg	_____		_,___ kg	_,___ kg	_,___ kg	_,___ kg
Maximum engine thrust @ 0 m (RB/SB)			Thrust to weight ratio @ 0 m (___%/WEP)
Condition	100%	___%/WEP	_m fuel	__m fuel	__m fuel	MTOW
Stationary	___ kgf	___ kgf	_.__	_.__	_.__	_.__
Optimal	___ kgf (_ km/h)	___ kgf (_ km/h)	_.__	_.__	_.__	_.__

Survivability and armour

Flares/Chaff

Aircraft countermeasures to distract IR and radar-guided missiles and also AA radar

Crew1 person

Speed of destruction

Structural1 365 km/h

Gear500 km/h

Examine the survivability of the aircraft. Note how vulnerable the structure is and how secure the pilot is, whether the fuel tanks are armoured, etc. Describe the armour, if there is any, and also mention the vulnerability of other critical aircraft systems.

Modifications and economy

Repair costBasic → Reference

AB2 750 → 3 987

RB8 074 → 11 707

SB8 247 → 11 958

Total cost of modifications265 000

411 000

Talisman cost2 900

Crew training240 000

Experts830 000

Aces3 000

Research Aces1 140 000

Reward for battleAB / RB / SB

100 / 310 / 600 %

238 / 238 / 238 %

Modifications

Flight performance	Survivability	Weaponry
Fuselage repair Research: 11 000 Cost: 17 000 350 Compressor Research: 11 000 Cost: 17 000 350 New boosters Research: 15 000 Cost: 23 000 480 Wings repair Research: 22 000 Cost: 34 000 710 G-suit Research: 14 000 Cost: 22 000 450 Engine Research: 14 000 Cost: 22 000 450	Airframe Research: 15 000 Cost: 23 000 480 Cover Research: 14 000 Cost: 22 000 450	NR_30_belt_pack Research: 11 000 Cost: 17 000 350 HF-6 Research: 11 000 Cost: 17 000 350 Flares/Chaff Research: 11 000 Cost: 17 000 350 HF-14 Research: 15 000 Cost: 23 000 480 PL-2 Research: 15 000 Cost: 23 000 480 NR_30_new_gun Research: 22 000 Cost: 34 000 710 Type 250 Research: 22 000 Cost: 34 000 710 EFS Research: 14 000 Cost: 22 000 450 Type 500 Research: 14 000 Cost: 22 000 450 PL-5B Research: 14 000 Cost: 22 000 450

Armaments

Offensive armament

The J-7E is armed with:

• 1 x 30 mm Type 30-1 cannon, belly-mounted (60 rpg)

Because the addition of a new fuel tank to the lower left side of the aircraft and compensate for the weight of newer missiles, unlike his predecessor, J-7E has only a single Type 30-1 cannon on the starboard. For pilots without good skills, these 60 rounds will be very painful to use albeit 30mm gun has good ballistic and damage (a few round burst can tear down most aircrafts) ; while in SB, J-7E comes with a HUD and the rangefinder is linked to it, making it somewhat useful to track down enemies and gun them down with a bit more precision.

Suspended armament

The J-7E can be outfitted with the following ordnance:

• Without load
• 2 x PL-2 missiles
• 2 x 250 kg 250-3 bombs (500 kg total)
• 2 x PL-2 missiles + 2 x 250 kg 250-3 bombs (500 kg total)
• 2 x PL-5B missiles + 2 x 250 kg 250-3 bombs (500 kg total)
• 4 x 250 kg 250-3 bombs (1,000 kg total)
• 2 x 500 kg 500-3 bombs (1,000 kg total)
• 2 x 500 kg 500-3 bombs + 2 x 250 kg 250-3 bombs (1,500 kg total)
• 2 x PL-5B missiles + 2 x 500 kg 500-3 bombs (1,000 kg total)
• 2 x PL-2 missiles + 2 x 500 kg 500-3 bombs (1,000 kg total)
• 4 x PL-2 missiles
• 4 x PL-5B missiles
• 2 x PL-5B missiles
• 2 x PL-2 missiles + 2 x PL-5B missiles
• 8 x Type 130-2 rockets
• 2 x PL-2 missiles + 8 x Type 130-2 rockets
• 2 x PL-5B missiles + 8 x Type 130-2 rockets
• 16 x Type 130-2 rockets
• 14 x Type 90-1 rockets + 8 x Type 130-2 rockets
• 8 x Type 130-2 rockets + 2 x 250 kg 250-3 bombs (500 kg total)
• 8 x Type 130-2 rockets + 2 x 500 kg 500-3 bombs (1,000 kg total)
• 14 x Type 90-1 rockets + 2 x 250 kg 250-3 bombs (500 kg total)
• 14 x Type 90-1 rockets + 2 x 500 kg 500-3 bombs (1,000 kg total)
• 14 x Type 90-1 rockets
• 2 x PL-2 missiles + 14 x Type 90-1 rockets
• 2 x PL-5B missiles + 14 x Type 90-1 rockets
• 28 x Type 90-1 rockets

Usage in battles

Describe the tactics of playing in the aircraft, the features of using aircraft in a team and advice on tactics. Refrain from creating a "guide" - do not impose a single point of view, but instead, give the reader food for thought. Examine the most dangerous enemies and give recommendations on fighting them. If necessary, note the specifics of the game in different modes (AB, RB, SB).

Pros and cons

Pros:

• New engines with higher thrust and overall acceleration thanks to the lighter weight than Soviet MiG-21s.
• Unique double-delta wings that gives impressive manoeuvrability at its tier.
• The very first Chinese aircraft with a multifunctional HUD, and the first PLAAF aircraft that came with CCIP.
• Comes with RWR and 72 countermeasures.
• PL-5B missiles, if used properly, can make very short work of your enemies with its 30G overload.
• Vast variety of ground attack weaponries.

Cons:

• Single gun on starboard and only 60 rounds.
• Missile launch overload of only 4G.
• Doesn't come with any semi-active radar-homing missiles due to the lack of radar.

History

The story of J-7E goes way back to 1980s.

During the early 1980s, mainland China had better relationships with European countries who seek to open up their military equipment market; thus during these days the older J-7II received a overhaul upgrade coded J-7B (or F-7M in foreign market) with British electronic equipment; while at the same time Chinese got their hands on a few MiG-21MF from Egypt for upgrading the PLAAF fleet with a faster and radar-equipped aircraft, which later became the J-7C/D. This failed to meet Central Military Commission's and PLAAF's requirements on low speed dogfights, though they were impressed by the R-13-300 engines on them and thus it became the Shenyang Liming WP-13 engine.

Although all these must be supported with a higher military budget (which wasn't available in the 1980s due to the economic reform) and during the late 1980s, most of the budget went to the later J-10 "Firebird"; while there were the mass of the older Shenyang J-6 fleet that needed replacement. So the CAC (Chengdu Aircraft Corp.) decided based on their foreign users of F-7 suggestions on improving the overall manoeuvrability.

Thus, the J-7IV (later became J-7E) program started in 1987 and by May 1991, it made its first flight and 2 years later it came into PLAAF commission.

The main improvement was the manoeuvrability, with the new WP-13 engine and the iconic double-delta designed by Northwestern Polytechnical University (西北工业大学 in Xi'an, Shaanxi) with a slat that can be lowered to 25° (and in fact the first PRC fighter with slats) that really helped its manoeuvrability - in a PLAAF's exercise in 1993, it was concluded that it was 43% better than older J-7II, as well as longer range with additional fuel tanks at the cost of giving up the port side cannon due to decreasing usage of cannons. Other improvements included additional pair of pylon, domestic avionics with a HUD, as well as some of the cockpit gauges were digital.

These 260 J-7Es built from 1994 to 2001 became the cornerstone for PLAAF and in 2006; based on the later F-7PG that eventually came with a radar; the ultimate Fishbed of Mainland China- the J-7G came into service, with HMDs and latest avionics.

Media

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See also

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• reference to the series of the aircraft;
• links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.

External links

• Official data sheet - more details about the performance