J-10 Thread IV

[B.I.B.]

After giving it some thought I've come to the conclusion that it is a good thing that the J-10B managed to upstage the J-20 at this year's Zhuhai. Military fans have been ignoring the J-10 series ever since the J-20 came out and once they put TVC engines on the J-20 or J-31, no one will care about the 4th gens any more. This is J-10's last hurrah before more advanced fighters supplant it.

There will still be situations where the J10 is well suited. Block C D E. Might make useful exports to her neighbours.
The j10 was introduced when..
2012_13?. Thats only a service time of 5yrs.Look at the F16 it must have been in seevice close to 35yrs?

 

[jobjed]

There will still be situations where the J10 is well suited. Block C D E. Might make useful exports to her neighbours.
The j10 was introduced when..
2012_13?. Thats only a service time of 5yrs.Look at the F16 it must have been in seevice close to 35yrs?

The J-10 was introduced in 2003.

 

[B.I.B.]

The J-10 was introduced in 2003.

Are you sure?
I was thinking when it was inducted into the PLAAFa quick ceck has shown you to be more correct than I.
Me bad.

 

[SinoSoldier]

Are you sure?
I was thinking when it was inducted into the PLAA

First flight in 1998, introduction in 2003, declassified in 2006.
You might be thinking of the J-10B.

 

[ZaZa]

Here is a good news,some guy met the pilot of the J10TVC(a PLAAF lieutenant colonel) at the show today,they chatted a little bit,the lieutenant colonel said he will performing one more time during the public open days.

Dont know which day though.But if anybody still there ,you can hold your breath and wait.


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[Gloire_bb]

no one will care about the 4th gens any more.

You throw fresh and capable fighter out of the window tad too fast.

 

[SinoSoldier]

The closest video of the TVC so far:

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[Hyperwarp]

The closest video of the TVC so far:

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Is there a YouTube version?

 

[by78]

A couple more...

 

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These last few images nicely show how the TVC construction works. The outer petals which are not wholly movable in all directions (except for their ends) and which hold in place the inner petals which are the ones that do the moves. I'd say the outer part of the structure is different even from the MATV, even though the inner petal movements might be the same. (green lines are inner petals, or the inner nozzle, red lines are outer petals, which only contract and expand, but can do so unevenly)