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There will be a heavier version of the FC-31 for PLAAF use.
A heavier version? i wonder what the differences will be between the one for PLAAF and the export model.
My hope is the engine. The PLAAF doesn't operate any planes with RD-93/WS-13. Why would it suddenly start now? A slightly enlarged FC-31 powered by WS-10 would make perfect sense to me. The WS-10 is a mature engine already in service with the J-11B/BS. It always baffled me why China would ignore the WS-10 and go for RD-93/WS-13 in the first place. RD-93 is a foreign engine and we have no news regarding the status of WS-13. But perhaps the answer is very simple. The FC-31 with RD-93/WS-13 is an export plane sharing the same engines as FC-1/JF-17. A completely different plane will be in service with the PLAAF to form the 'low' end of the high-low mix. The high end will be J-20 powered by WS-15. This is all just a theory of mine.