China J10B Fighter Cobra J-turn performed with WS 10 TVC Engine at Zhuhai airshow 2018

[atan651]

I can watch it all day

My hands and fingers got so numb clicking on all these beautiful pictures and videos from Zhuhai in the last 2 days!

 

[HariPrasad]

The J-10B is looking sweet.

YES BUT IT SEEMS THAT NO EFFORT IS BEEN MADE TO HIDE TURBINE BLADE AND IT WILL GIVE VERY HIGH RCS.

 

[Zhukov]

Wow just wow. What a stability and the crisp smooth angles are insane. China means business. I honestly hope this engine can be fitted on our JF-17. Hard work and dedication. That is what China stands for. One can only marvel at Chinese dedication and achievements.



Insane maneuvers.

No we cannot. JF17 have smaller space for smaller engine similer to one fitted in Mig29. This J10 houses The same AL31 engine as present in Su27 Flankers. WS10 is also similar in size of AL31.

Probably it is the only single engine jet in the world that is capable of doings all those stunts in one show.

F16 have done it. But not the regular F16. F16 VISTA variant was a Tech demonstrator with TVC Noozles. It performed P.Cobra Successfully

 

[OIO]

wo cao!

 

[Hamartia Antidote]

F16 have done it. But not the regular F16. F16 VISTA variant was a Tech demonstrator with TVC Noozles. It performed P.Cobra Successfully

Seems the 1950’s era single engine Saab J35 Draken could do it.

https://theaviationist.com/2012/04/12/cobra-draken/

 

[royalharris]

it must be fake，how can china do this？when no western single engine fighter did it before in the air show.

 

[war&peace]

Seems the 1950’s era Saab J35 Draken could do it.

https://theaviationist.com/2012/04/12/cobra-draken/

Old Russian Mig-25 could fly at Mach > 3 ..much faster than F-35 at Mach 1.2...I guess Draken lacked an AESA radar and modern avionics.

 

[Zhukov]

Seems the 1950’s era sinks engine Saab J35 Draken could do it.

https://theaviationist.com/2012/04/12/cobra-draken/

Not the most artistic and Beautiful Cobra Maneuver, It pulled mid way through didnt tilted the nose back as modern Cobra Maneuvers i have seen by F22, Su27, Mig29, F16 VISTA. but still a big feat from a 2nd Gen Jet. Impressed

 

[Hamartia Antidote]

Old Russian Mig-25 could fly at Mach > 3 ..much faster than F-35 at Mach 1.2...I guess Draken lacked an AESA radar and modern avionics.

I believe the Draken was retired by Sweden in 1993 before AESA came into fighter jet production.

 

[war&peace]

I believe the Draken was retired in 1993 before AESA came into fighter jet production.

Yeah so then the comparison is meaningless. Compare with F-35.. I pretty sure F-35 cannot do this ..not even attempt. It's aerodynamic performance is a lot worse than F-16.

 

[Hamartia Antidote]

Not the most artistic and Beautiful Cobra Maneuver, It pulled mid way through didnt tilted the nose back as modern Cobra Maneuvers i have seen by F22, Su27, Mig29, F16 VISTA. but still a big feat from a 3rd Gen Jet. Impressed

More like 2nd or 1st gen.

 

[gambit]

Yeah so then the comparison is meaningless. Compare with F-35.. I pretty sure F-35 cannot do this ..not even attempt. It's aerodynamic performance is a lot worse than F-16.

If the maneuver is worthless in real combat, then why should we care?

 

[haidian]

Not only the cobra stunts, it did other stunts too, watch the whole video and you can see it, in Chinese we call the stunt "Falling Leaf"

 

[Beast]

 

[war&peace]

If the maneuver is worthless in real combat, then why should we care?

It was answer to the previous post. F-35 is definitely a better fighter than J10B ..both are different gen. A/C. But I was talking in terms of the aerodynamic performance only