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Hmm I see. Then they could be testing the new speed limit AND also testing the G-limit of the aircraft at the same time.
J-10 Thread IV
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Hmm I see. Then they could be testing the new speed limit AND also testing the G-limit of the aircraft at the same time.
Nice photos. Anyone know what the transparent glass like circular thing is in the second pic, just behind the radome?
When are they going to put the WS-10B or improved variants on this fighter? latest batch of AL-31s purchased we know should all be for J-10s and not current and future J-11s or J-20s (as much as biased foreign media wants to make it seem like the case). Why does the J-10 use only AL-31s? Reliability can't be the case since J-10 crashes have been attributed to AL-31s so they are not reliable engines. WS-10 can't be to much more unreliable than that. If it's the spooling time issue, then why are they confident in WS-10 in double engine fighters? The spooling problem still exist for those and makes the engine no where near reliable enough to even field on J-11s and others. The fact that they do means there's close to negligible issue with spool up time. Pointing to possible difficulties in mass manufacturing this engine to supply all the massive numbers of fighters China is pumping out that all use this size engine. If we consider that ALL current and projected future PLAAF fighters use the same class engine and they are exchangeable on the J-11 and J-10 platforms (by this I mean both frames have been tested with both WS-10 and AL-31 variants). I think they just can't keep up with the largest demand in the world for this class of engine. How many J-10s, J-11s, and J-20s are being mass produced now? WS-10 production rate can barely keep up with J-11 demand let alone all of early batch J-20s and J-10s. Whatever problems exist in WS-10 are definitely not the ones proclaimed by the anti-China idiots when they show AL-31 orders as proof of inability to build engines.
When are they going to put the WS-10B or improved variants on this fighter? latest batch of AL-31s purchased we know should all be for J-10s and not current and future J-11s or J-20s (as much as biased foreign media wants to make it seem like the case). Why does the J-10 use only AL-31s? Reliability can't be the case since J-10 crashes have been attributed to AL-31s so they are not reliable engines. WS-10 can't be to much more unreliable than that. If it's the spooling time issue, then why are they confident in WS-10 in double engine fighters? The spooling problem still exist for those and makes the engine no where near reliable enough to even field on J-11s and others. The fact that they do means there's close to negligible issue with spool up time. Pointing to possible difficulties in mass manufacturing this engine to supply all the massive numbers of fighters China is pumping out that all use this size engine. If we consider that ALL current and projected future PLAAF fighters use the same class engine and they are exchangeable on the J-11 and J-10 platforms (by this I mean both frames have been tested with both WS-10 and AL-31 variants). I think they just can't keep up with the largest demand in the world for this class of engine. How many J-10s, J-11s, and J-20s are being mass produced now? WS-10 production rate can barely keep up with J-11 demand let alone all of early batch J-20s and J-10s. Whatever problems exist in WS-10 are definitely not the ones proclaimed by the anti-China idiots when they show AL-31 orders as proof of inability to build engines.
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Any info on how recent they are?
I'm more than surprised that we completely lost the track on the current highest c/n built at CAC ... the last bird I remember was 2-54 from January 2017 ! So by now more than 9 months without any recent info.
Deino
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There are rumors about the possibility that ws10 (maybe B) could be installed at J10D.
asif iqbal
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J10C 2-59
So far 59 units in Block 2
How many in Block 1 ? Also around 60?
So 120 x J10C in operation ?
How many J10B built ?
So far 59 units in Block 2
How many in Block 1 ? Also around 60?
So 120 x J10C in operation ?
How many J10B built ?