1/48 Trumpeter J-7GB - 02862

J-7G is an improved variant of the J-7E by CAC, which first flew in 2002. Equipped with a new KLJ-6E PD radar, which is reported to be SY-80 radar, meaning Celestial Eagle in Chinese. This radar is a Chinese development of the Italian Pointer-2500 ranging radar used for the Q-5M, and the Italian radar itself was a development of Pointer radar, the Italian copy of the Israeli Elta EL/M-2001. In comparison to the Italian Grifo series radar on Pakistani F-7s, the SY-80 weighs more at 60 kg, and the range is also shorter at 30 km. However, the radar does have a feat that the Italian radars do not have: it is fully compatible with helmet-mounted sights (HMS) so that both the radar and HMS can be worked together to control PL-8/9 air-to-air missiles. One 30 mm gun was removed, and a more powerful engine was installed.

• Scale: 1/48
  
• Item Type: Plastic Model Aircraft Kit
  
• Model Brief:
  • Length: 317mm
  • Wingspan: 173mm
    
• Total Parts: 160+
  
• Photo Etched Parts: 1 piece
  
• Total Sprues: 9 sprues and tires
  
• Released Date: 2015-12
  
• More Features:
  • The kit consists of over 160 parts, includes 8 clear parts
    
  • Fuselage & wing with finely engraved panel lines