Chengdu J-10 Multirole Fighter Air Craft News & Discussions

[LKJ86]

Finally...
J-10C equipped with WS-10

Via https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/5Jr7e-vzQd6FJP_reufeVA

 

[Beast]

Finally...
J-10C equipped with WS-10
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Via https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/5Jr7e-vzQd6FJP_reufeVA

14.5 tons max thrust? Possible for J-10C to supercruise.

 

[Deino]

That really made my day ... all that would make it a perfect day, is a serial number!

 

[baqai]

this is one aircraft i would love to see flying in PAF's colors

 

[LKJ86]

J-10B

Via @Neo双垂尾蓝光 from Weibo

 

[luciferdd]

J-10C with WS10B

 

[LKJ86]

Via @yankeesama的帧察小队 from Weibo

 

[Deino]

Great comparison of both a J-10C powered by the WS-10C and a J-10B powered by the AL-31FN.

(Image via HF-8086 at https://lt.cjdby.net/forum)

 

[khanasifm]

Great comparison of both a J-10C powered by the WS-10C and a J-10B powered by the AL-31FN.

(Image via HF-8086 at https://lt.cjdby.net/forum)

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Is there now official specs of Ws-10 available especially mtbo, thrust to weight ratio, specif fuel consumption etc and how many operational hours on the type now

does it at least matches al-31 specs exceeding will make sense as well as 80/90 developed vs 2000/2010 developed engines ?

 

[Tiqiu]

About 3 years ago, I said here J10c is called J10c becuase of the use of ws10 engine. If I remember right back then deino said I am the only person had this belief.

 

[Deino]

About 3 years ago, I said here J10c is called J10c becuase of the use of ws10 engine. If I remember right back then deino said I am the only person had this belief.

I think the designation J-10C was never in question - even three years ago - esp. since it is written all over the aircraft's fuselage, wherever You see a construction number. I think - must I must admit, I'm not entirely sure anymore - you were claiming already three years ago, all J-10C were using the WS-10B, which was clearly not the case.

Anyway, You posted the first image of a Batch 05 J-10C and what surprises me, is that CAC indeed changed the engines right in the middle of Batch 04, so that there are AL-31FN and WS-10B powered ones within the same Batch.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1234351938436837376

 

[j20blackdragon]

Anyway, You posted the first image of a Batch 05 J-10C

5 batches of possibly 75 aircraft each? That's a lot of PESA/AESA radars.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1052146508856930304

 

[Deino]

5 batches of possibly 75 aircraft each? That's a lot of PESA/AESA radars.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1052146508856930304

I don't think these were all that large: Batch 01 aka J-10B) was said to comprise only about 54-56 aircraft, Batch 02 had indeed at least 75 aircraft (but I somewhere read these are always even numbers) abut for Batch 03 I only know 03.28 as the highest number, whereas Batch 04 has 04.40

 

[Adam_Khan]

Great comparison of both a J-10C powered by the WS-10C and a J-10B powered by the AL-31FN.

(Image via HF-8086 at https://lt.cjdby.net/forum)

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Deino the link you posted is not working,could you summarize the main differences between the two engines if you don't mind.

 

[LKJ86]

J-10C

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