In China, we announced the creation of the world's first aircraft airborne radar with active phased array air-cooled. The corresponding radar production of Chinese corporation AVIC was demonstrated at the air show in Zhuhai, According to a blog bmpd.
Demonstrated at the show LKF601E airborne radar developed SRI 607 (Chengdu), which is part of the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) and is designed, According to the developers, to equip fighter J-10A during planned upgrading these planes. Besides, This radar may be installed on the light fighters JF-17 Block 3, created in the interest of Pakistan Air Force and for export.
It should be recalled, that since the 90s of the last century airborne radar aircraft began to equip the system of water equipment. This was due to the fact, that power radars magnification increases their power consumption, which in turn led to the overheating of the, since the air cooling is no longer able to cope. With the installation of liquid cooling overheating problem was solved radar, but there was another – increased weight of the radar.
Create aviation radar AFAR with an effective air cooling will reduce the mass of airborne radar, which will install it on the lightweight models of aircraft.
