J-10 Thread IV

[siegecrossbow]

I think there was a news around mid this year suggested the newest batch of airforce junior pilot was trained in CJ-6, JL-10 then directly J-10, so yeah, don't know how long those J-7 could still be used even as training

The PLA is frugal. They’ll fly them until the lifespan has been exhausted. Once all the J-7s are retired you’ll see the older J-10s and flankers filling in for them.

 

[GTI]

The PLA is frugal. They’ll fly them until the lifespan has been exhausted. Once all the J-7s are retired you’ll see the older J-10s and flankers filling in for them.

Are any of them converted into [targeting] drones? I’ve always thought it would be a great idea for PLAAF to use scores and scores of J-7, J-8 and Q-5 drone conversions for certain... umm... contingencies...

I’m thinking something similar to Israeli Airforce vs Syrian SAMs, Bekaa Valley, 1982.

 

[Inst]

J-7s could potentially be converted into combat drones as well. They're useful in any case as they can potentially absorb enemy fire.

 

[Temstar]

I think J-6 UCAV is already a thing, one theory is that they will be used en masse against Taiwan in early waves to soak up anti-air missile.

 

[siegecrossbow]

I think we’ve gone way off topic and I am responsible for this. I apologize. Let’s get back to topic please.

 

[by78]

Remember when a J-10 struck a bird a month ago and crashed in an orchard but was reported as a Su-35 shot down by Taiwanese air defense by some morons? I sure do. CCTV released the HUD video from the crash.

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Here's the cockpit video of that bird strike incident on Youtube.

 

[siegecrossbow]

Flight Global's prediction for J-10 during the early 90s. It is actually pretty accurate.

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[Hendrik_2000]

A Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force pilot had to bail out of his plane and parachute to safety after two birds struck the aircraft, causing the engine to shut down. The black box recovered from the crash showed that the pilot swerved away from residential areas several times in the last 37 seconds of the flight. He ejected only three seconds before the aircraft crashed.

 

[HaldilalSDF]

The J-10Cs with the serial number '68136', '68137 & '68232' assigned to the 72nd Air Brigade under the Central Theater Command. Image by Weimeng via Huitong's CMA-Blog.

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[xyqq]

Generation gaps in platforms (J-10A vs. J-10C in the post above) as well as weapons. Also lacking the formation stripes on both planes and missiles . However, all planes have low-visibility numbers.



J-10A and J-10S taking off simultaneously:



Original note: Two J-10 fighter jets attached to an aviation brigade of the air force under the PLA Southern Theater Command take off simultaneously from the runway during a ferry flight training exercise on October 16, 2020. (eng.chinamil.com.cn/Photo by Gu Haodong)