improved PLA J-10 Fighter in test for Intake’s Enhancing Beams removed
Beijing, Sept.18 (China Defense Mashup Report) — Recently Some unleashed photos display that An Improved Variant of PLA Air Force J-10 Fighter is in flight test because of its intake’s enhancing beams removed. The J-10 (Jianji-10, or Jian-10) is a single-engine, all-weather multi-role fighter aircraft designed by Chengdu Aircraft Design Institute (also known as 611 Institute) and built by the Chengdu Aircraft Corporation (CAC). Its original intake design created a gap between the air intake and the forward fuselage and requires six small beams to enhance the structure for high-speed flight. Many Analysers believes that these small supporting beams seriously increase the RCS of J-10.