J-10 Thread III (Closed to posting)

[xiabonan]

It should also be noted that the AL-31 M1 and M2 both comes with thrust vectoring control. I don't think that during testing the J-10B airframe or the software was designed or tested for TVC. If its not the AL-31 M2 with 145 kN but the AL-31 M1 with only 132 KN then what happened to the WS-10A that also has 132 KN ?

You do realise there's more to an engine other than thrust. Yes thrust is important but it is far from the whole picture. Just like pixels for cameras or clock speed for CPUs.

 

[xiabonan]

By the way it has been noted that the J10B is equipped with AESA radar rather than PESA. If so it will be the first fighter aircraft in PLAAF to be equipped with an AESA radar.

 

[Totoro]

so that means PLAAF will start using the M2 even before Russia does? interesting!

in theory, yes. salyut is a company like any other, it will do business with those who pay. maybe even china helped to get m2 development ready in time, who's to know? r-77 missile, for example, wasn't even used in russian air force for good 15 years, up until recently, while other countries purchased it and used it.

 

[asif iqbal]

A bit better + two more !

Stunning aircraft!! Very nice curves

There was a time when it looked very likely that JF-17 Block II, J15 and J10B will all be using Chinese engines, all of them were wrong

 

[Equation]

I believe it was one of our members, "Engineer" who stated that the first batch of J-10b will be equipped with Al-31 engines anyway and than WS-10 as the next batch rolls by.

 

[SinoSoldier]

Possible cockpit layout of the J-10C, which is rumored to be in prototype stage.

 

[Blackstone]

Possible cockpit layout of the J-10C, which is rumored to be in prototype stage.

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And will probably use AL-31x engines.

 

[Blitzo]

Possible cockpit layout of the J-10C, which is rumored to be in prototype stage.

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Where did you get that from?

It looks like there's more clutter there than a J-10A's old style cockpit.

 

[latenlazy]

Where did you get that from?

It looks like there's more clutter there than a J-10A's old style cockpit.

Looks like the usual art from someone on CJDBY.

So much for the supposed improvements in Chinese jet engine manufacturing.

Supply and quality are two different concepts.

 

[Blitzo]

So much for the supposed improvements in Chinese jet engine manufacturing.

Well... either way you look at it, Chinese jet engine manufacturing has improved. Equipping new flankers with WS-10As is no mean feat.


But it can't meet every indigenous demand, and no one expected the indigenous industry to.

If the J-10Bs Al-31 is indeed a new uprated one, it says less about china's aerospace industry than it does about Russias.