J-10 Thread III (Closed to posting)

[tphuang]

Wasn't there something about the J10 setting the speed record for the PLAAF? M2 sounds a tad low to manage that.

there was, even more than J-8II and su-27, so mach 2 is the surprising part. But then again, this may or may not be true.

Here are the photos of the new regiment of J-10 that are part of the fly show I guess. At least it looks like the numbers begin with 3. I mean when you have a new division like 24th division, you always suspect that it could just be your eyes playing tricks or the picture are PS'd from 44th division.

 

[Infra_Man99]

The J-10A's listed max speed of Mach 2.0 could be a regulatory limitation and NOT a physical limitation. Maybe China wants to hide the top speed for strategic and tactical reasons, or maybe China's military tells its pilots to fly below Mach 2.0 under most situations to prolong the lifespan of the aircraft. The USAF and US Navy did the same with the F-15 and F-14. The F-15 possibly flew faster than the listed M 2.5 and the F-14D flew a lot faster than the listed M 1.88, but the USAF and the US Navy told its fighter pilots to limit their planes' top speeds to these listed speeds. The US military made these limitations because it wanted to stretch out their fighter planes lifespans for as long as possible. The pilots could only break these regulations under real fighting situations and during very few training purposes.

According to what I have read, the fighter pilot is playing with fire if he repeatedly hits beyond M 2.0 in aged fighter jets. Even new fighter jets need lots of maintenance if the fighter jets constantly experience speeds above M 2.0. Russian and Chinese engines are probably less durable than American and European engines.

 

[RedMercury]

Max speed could be a safe speed (safe for engines?), and the record setting was "do not try this at home".

 

[Maggern]

Indeed. Although I don't know exactly how rigorous testing is with these aircraft, I'm sure they kept their speeds within reasonable limits and prefer not to crash the plane and kill the pilot in order to find the possible top speed. Or, they simply calculated top speed from ordinary flight data.

 

[A.Man]

China Claims: Overall J-10's Performance Is Better Than F-16's & Mirage 2000's.

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[danielchin]

I think they keep making this kind general comparison only because the Taiwanese Air Force is operating both F-16 and Mirage 2000-5.

 

[Deino]

... Here are the photos of the new regiment of J-10 that are part of the fly show I guess. At least it looks like the numbers begin with 3. I mean when you have a new division like 24th division, you always suspect that it could just be your eyes playing tricks or the picture are PS'd from 44th division.

You are correct, seem to be 3..5.-numbers from the 24. Division!

Deino

 

[A.Man]

It Was A Very Short Vedio!

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[maozedong]

this J-10B engine looks like WS10.

 

[Lion]

[qimg]http://www.fyjs.cn/bbs/attachments/Mon_0910/27_136179_170c5a3657e8e4a.jpg[/qimg]

this J-10B engine looks like WS10.

It is still J-10A but I have to agree, the engine doesn't looks like AL-31F.