Chengdu J-10 Multirole Fighter Air Craft News & Discussions

[Beast]

Again, they blamed Russian engine that make the J-10 down.
PLAAF should stop using Russian engines, remove all current installed ones, and replace by domestic engines.

If not, there'll be some more crash.



PLA pilot hailed as hero for ditching J-10 away from cities
Staff Reporter 2015-10-13 15:45 (GMT+8)

A Chengdu J-10 fighter. (Internet photo)

A J-10 fighter from the PLA's Shenyang Military Region crashed during a training flight on Oct. 12 with the pilot delaying his bailout in an attempt to ensure he did not let his plane go down in an urban area, according to China's state broadcaster CCTV.

The pilot, Li Tong, is the chief of staff of an undisclosed fighter regiment of the Shenyang Military Region. He said his Russian-built AL-31 engine suddenly lost power at an altitude of between 3,400 and 3,500 meters on the night of Oct. 12. The control tower ordered him to eject if he was unable to regain control of the aircraft above 1,000 meters.

Realizing that he was between two undisclosed urban regions, however, Li did not eject until he had dropped to an altitude of 351 meters, the CCTV report said, praising him for his courage.

Yes, they are doing that right now. And can Rome be build in a day? Can 300 J-10A replaced with domestic engine in a single day? No. It will take sometime. In a year or 2, we will see domestic engine equipped J-10 on most plane.

 

[kuge]

Yes, they are doing that right now. And can Rome be build in a day? Can 300 J-10A replaced with domestic engine in a single day? No. It will take sometime. In a year or 2, we will see domestic engine equipped J-10 on most plane.

isnt the gearbox position different in al31 & ws10?

 

[Beast]

isnt the gearbox position different in al31 & ws10?

Then just fixed the gearbox. As simple as that. The gearbox is not the core technology or critical challenging problem.

 

[Deino]

By the way it seems as if that crash occurred already on September 19 !

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[Total Destruction]

J-10B production have been stopped in favor of the J-10C. There is no J-10BS.

I think it's still in production as china requested AL-31FM1 engines to J-10 type B in the last few months , others A&s use AL-31FN

 

[Deino]

There is no FM1 ... only a FN Series 3.

 

[Total Destruction]

There is no FM1 ... only a FN Series 3.

there is actually ..
Take-off Magazine : Salut continues to upgrade AL-31F

The AL-31F-M1 passed its official trials in 2006 and has been ordered by the Defence Ministry since 2007 to equip Sukhoi Su-27SM fighters.

 

[Deino]

YES, but the FM is only suitable for a Flanker (due to its gearbox location) and not compatible to a J-10A. as such there is no version equivalent to the FM a J-10 can use.

1. an AL-31F for the Flanker-series (= gearbox on top) ... + right a WS-10A also Flanker

2. an AL-31FN for the J-10A/AS (= gearbox on the bottom)

3. for completeness ... a WS-10B for the J-10B/C (= gearbox on the bottom)

 

[j20blackdragon]

 

[BoQ77]

Yes, they are doing that right now. And can Rome be build in a day? Can 300 J-10A replaced with domestic engine in a single day? No. It will take sometime. In a year or 2, we will see domestic engine equipped J-10 on most plane.

So since when the J-10A start to change to domestic engines?

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strange angle, nice shot !!!

 

[Akasa]

I think it's still in production as china requested AL-31FM1 engines to J-10 type B in the last few months , others A&s use AL-31FN

Production has supposedly shifted to the J-10C, which also uses the Al-31FN.

 

[Zarvan]

Production has supposedly shifted to the J-10C, which also uses the Al-31FN.

You want to tell me production of J-10 C has begun @Deino @Beast @cirr

 

[BoQ77]

Production has supposedly shifted to the J-10C, which also uses the Al-31FN.

 

[ChineseTiger1986]

The golden tinted canopy looks really nice.

 

[Muhammad Omar]

isn't this J-10B?