Deino
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You cannot stop? Don't You?? Again, no-one denies that there have been contacts, that the design is influenced but esp. in the point even the mentioned report from John W. Golan is wrong twice:
First, the J-9IV was already a "a close-coupled, canard-delta arrangement; a single-engine fighter featuring a ventral engine inlet; twin ventral strakes; and an area-ruled fuselage" and the final J-10 is so much different to a Lavi but much closer to the J-9. And second, the J-10 does not use "Soviet-developed avionics systems to supply production versions of the aircraft.”
In contrast to you he however is correct with:
So, why again you try to mix things, deny what other long acknowledged and try to still spin the theory of a clone? It is since in your world there is only black-and-white or since you are so much blinded by hate against anything from China and pure admiration on what's from Russia?
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Israeli involvement in the J-10 appears to have begun at around the same time that China first opened diplomatic relations with Israel in January 1992 . . . Israeli contractors were engaged to provide the aerodynamic and structural outlines for the J-10. The Israeli influences on the J-10’s design are unmistakable: a close-coupled, canard-delta arrangement; a single-engine fighter featuring a ventral engine inlet; twin ventral strakes; and an area-ruled fuselage.
According to Golan, “Israeli involvement in the J-10 program appears to have been curtailed at around the same time, with Russia stepping in to market Soviet-developed avionics systems to supply production versions of the aircraft.”
First, the J-9IV was already a "a close-coupled, canard-delta arrangement; a single-engine fighter featuring a ventral engine inlet; twin ventral strakes; and an area-ruled fuselage" and the final J-10 is so much different to a Lavi but much closer to the J-9. And second, the J-10 does not use "Soviet-developed avionics systems to supply production versions of the aircraft.”
In contrast to you he however is correct with:
However, in 2008, Jane’s reported that in extended interviews with several visiting Russian engineers that Chengdu “benefited from significant, direct input from Israel's Lavi programme - including access to the Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI) Lavi aircraft itself . . . This has included extensive design and performance modeling, wind-tunnel testing and advanced aerodynamic design input . . . Jane's was told how Chengdu officials of the highest level stated how they had one of the IAI Lavi prototypes in their facilities.”
At any rate, the J-10 is more inspired by the Lavi than an outright clone. It is significantly longer and heavier, and has different wings.
So, why again you try to mix things, deny what other long acknowledged and try to still spin the theory of a clone? It is since in your world there is only black-and-white or since you are so much blinded by hate against anything from China and pure admiration on what's from Russia?