Chengdu J-10 Multirole Fighter Air Craft News & Discussions

[Deino]

By the way with the first number being clearly a 7 ... it seems as if our friend is or will be assigned to a Brigade, maybe also the 170. Brigade at the FTTC ?

Deino

 

[cnleio]

 

[Mr304_AJ]

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@cnleio whats the Current status of Naval version J-10, is it start using WS-10A engine or its using still the older one used for PLAAF J-10A and J-10B version..

 

[Deino]

@cnleio whats the Current status of Naval version J-10, is it start using WS-10A engine or its using still the older one used for PLAAF J-10A and J-10B version..

Sorry to step in !!! ... but maybe for all with a similar frequently popping-up question:

None of the J-10A/AS or in case of the PLANAF J-10AH or SH uses the WS-10B ! Simply none ... they all use the standard AL-31FN.

So far only the no. 1035 J-10B prototype and now the last two batch 01 J-10B (no. 1-54 & 1-55) are using the WS-10B.

Deino

 

[Blue Marlin]

Sorry to step in !!! ... but maybe for all with a similar frequently popping-up question:

None of the J-10A/AS or in case of the PLANAF J-10AH or SH uses the WS-10B ! Simply none ... they all use the standard AL-31FN.

So far only the no. 1035 J-10B prototype and now the last two batch 01 J-10B (no. 1-54 & 1-55) are using the WS-10B.

Deino

that would mean the engines are mature enough to be installed or later j10b/c's then wouldn't it?

 

[Deino]

The WS-10B ?? ... Honestly I don't think so, at least not the earlier A-models.

I can't think that - like Beast always claims - all so far delivered J-10Bs (now more than 80 !) are only sitting around and waiting for the WS-10B to be delivered even if I won't exclude that some day they will replace their engines.

 

[cnleio]

@cnleio whats the Current status of Naval version J-10, is it start using WS-10A engine or its using still the older one used for PLAAF J-10A and J-10B version..

As @Deino said ... as far as we can see, current naval version J-10AH and J-10SH all r using Russia AL-31 jet engines, only naval version new J-11BH fighters using domestic WS-10. The domestic WS-10 series jet engines will wildly equiped by new J-10B and J-10C fighters not old J-10A/S ... coz
1. China can't provide enough WS-10 jet engines timely for all 400x J-10A/S/B/C fighters
2. If old J-10A/S fighter install WS-10 too, it seems need to change airframe structure and update flight control system from AL-31 to WS-10 jet engine ... that will cost money and time for 200+ J-10A and J-10S fighters.

Simply speaking, we might won't see WS-10 on any J-10A and J-10S fighter ... only on new produced J-10B and J-10C fighters. The J-10A/S project closed, now ChengDu focus on producing J-10B/C, no update plan for old J-10.


Naval J-10AH and J-10SH with AL-31

Naval J-11BH and J-11BSH with WS-10

 

[帅的一匹]

J11BH looks very sexy.

 

[The Eagle]

As @Deino said ... as far as we can see, current naval version J-10AH and J-10SH all r using Russia AL-31 jet engines, only naval version new J-11BH fighters using domestic WS-10. The domestic WS-10 series jet engines will wildly equiped by new J-10B and J-10C fighters not old J-10A/S ... coz
1. China can't provide enough WS-10 jet engines timely for all 400x J-10A/S/B/C fighters
2. If old J-10A/S fighter install WS-10 too, it seems need to change airframe structure and update flight control system from AL-31 to WS-10 jet engine ... that will cost money and time for 200+ J-10A and J-10S fighters.

Simply speaking, we might won't see WS-10 on any J-10A and J-10S fighter ... only on new produced J-10B and J-10C fighters. The J-10A/S project closed, now ChengDu focus on producing J-10B/C, no update plan for old J-10.


Naval J-10AH and J-10SH with AL-31
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Naval J-11BH and J-11BSH with WS-10
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Good to see that now China is on the way of own produced engines and as starter WS-10 and then on and on, way to go guys and hope to see more matured power plants.

 

[Tiqiu]

J-10B Vigorous Dragon Improvement Over J-10A
J-10B Vigorous Dragon Improvement Over J-10A – China Defense Observation

 

[Deino]

By the way with the first number being clearly a 7 ... it seems as if our friend is or will be assigned to a Brigade, maybe also the 170. Brigade at the FTTC ?

Deino

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"Henry K:" reports (translated from http://www.forcesdz.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=33&t=233&sid=bda63d787b393c8047ef72c42dea3750&start=5700):

According to the spotters in Chengdu, at least three J-10B with the painting of the Armée de l'air and the Chinese engine WS-10B flew today around thefactory132. One of them is registered 78117. What entity owns ?

That would fit exactly my predictions of being assigned to the 170. Brigade FTTC.

Deino

 

[Tiqiu]

 

[Deino]

They were all posted already ... could You guys please check a bit if the images are new or only old stuff !??

This tread - like many others too - becomes so big if so often old images were posted.

Thanks,
Deino

 

[Tiqiu]

Sorry, my fault. Please delete it.

 

[cnleio]

15 years of J-10 family evolution

Interesting there's a Lavi ... @500