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before 2010, China test the idea, thephoto of J-10 wind tunnel test model with conformal fuel tank is published.I love J10C as it's a very versatile platform, can use Thrust vectoring nozzles, AESA radars, a Variety of Missiles and Avionics. I would love to see it with Conformal tanks as well, I hope the Chinese are working on it!
Some Fan ideas are below.
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However, Air Force believes that this kind of conformal fuel tank with limited capacity is of little significance to improve the combat capability of the J-10, and that the conformal fuel tank cannot be abandoned after running out of fuel. in addition, it also involves major structural modifications to the rear fuselage and deceleration plate of the aircraft, which is not as simple and efficient as the dual hanger in increasing the carrying capacity of air-to-air missiles.