J-10 Thread III (Closed to posting)
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11月8日珠海航展现场，歼十首席试飞员雷强在接受媒体采访的过程中透露了一些信息。他表示，国产“太行” 发动机已进入部队服役，他个人对于“太行”的性能非常满意，并且认为“太行”的性能要超过俄制 AL-31FN。
另一位歼十的飞行员严锋则表示，歼十的舰载型很快就会有了。
November 8 Zhuhai Airshow site, Jian Shi (J-10) Lei Qiang(雷强), chief test pilot course in an interview revealed some information. He said that China-made "Taihang" engine has entered the military service, he was personally "Taihang" very satisfied with the performance, and that the "Taihang" performance to more than Russian-made AL-31FN.
Jian Shi(J-10) Yan Feng(严锋, 24th Division Commander of PLAAF), another pilot said, Jian Shi(J-10) and the Carrier Variant will soon have.
Exactly my thoughts ... and esp. these repeated reports about the carrier-version makes me very suspicious.
But, let's wait and see ...
Deino
i would think 'jian shi' refers to flanker variants.
Also, su33, and j15 wont be able to take off with full payload only from the first take off position. from the second take off position the planes should get enough speed to pull it off. perhaps with unfavorable winds they might be shy a ton or two from the max payload.
Also, su33, and j15 wont be able to take off with full payload only from the first take off position. from the second take off position the planes should get enough speed to pull it off. perhaps with unfavorable winds they might be shy a ton or two from the max payload.
I think Jian Shi refer to J-10 and not the flanker variants.
This is pretty significant news. Lei Qiang and Yan Feng are both high ranked Chinese pilots and Lei Qiang is the first person to test fly the J-10 in 1998.
AL-31M is more powerful than WS-10A,Russia report offering AL-31M to retrofit J-11.
Semi-Lobster
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Isn't the WS-10A supposed to have about 10% more thrust than the original AL-31F IIRC? So does that imply that the AL-31M is a larger improvement over that?
Either way Russian engines have a notoriously short light span compared to their Western counterparts, and one of the strong points of the WS-10A that its lifespan is more comparable with Western engines than Russian ones
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