JF-17 and J-10: 21st Century Jets at Yesterday's Price

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JF-17 and J-10: 21st Century Jets at Yesterday's Price​

Nov 18, 2010

By Staff
ZHUHAI

Airshow China is the first international demonstration of the Chengdu JF-17/FC-1, flown here by a team from the Pakistan Air Force. Officials from China’s Aviation Industries of China (Avic) and China Aero-Technology Import Export Corporation (Catic) tell Aviation Week that despite the low price of the aircraft it is not a low-tech piece of equipment, but a “21st century product.”

Catic Vice President Zeng Wen told Show News “one of the most impressive features of the JF-17 is its diverterless air inlets - negating the need for the intakes to be designed with a boundary layer diverter. This is an achievement in aerodynamics that only the most advanced aircraft designs in the world are configured with – and those others are very high-priced designs like the F-22 or F-35. Another element is that the avionics package of the JF-17 is very advanced – it is equivalent to most of the top-level aircraft in the world. There is also a full glass cockpit.

What makes the JF-17 a lower-priced platform given its performance is that it is not an aircraft that was designed from scratch, says Catic. Instead, its on-board systems are a scaled-downed adaptation of the configuration from the other famous Chengdu fighter, the J-10. “This transfer of technology — transposing the aircraft systems from the J-10 to the JF-17 — is what makes the JF-17 so cost-effective.”

Catic cannot confirm which nations are interested in either a JF-17 or J-10 purchase — although there was been significant interest in both platforms by different countries. A short list of prospective buyers for the JF-17 includes Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Egypt, Nigeria and others. What Catic will say is that “almost any of these countries which have in inventory MiG-21s, J-7s, A-5s, older Mirages — even countries with F-5s — would see the JF-17 as an attractive replacement option.”

Sales of the J-10 are a more sensitive subject despite several statements by the Pakistan Air Force that they are interested in the aircraft. “Any country that wants a strong air force would consider a J-10 purchase,” says Catic.

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JF-17 and J-10: 21st Century Jets at Yesterday's Price​

Nov 18, 2010

By Staff
ZHUHAI

Airshow China is the first international demonstration of the Chengdu JF-17/FC-1, flown here by a team from the Pakistan Air Force. Officials from China’s Aviation Industries of China (Avic) and China Aero-Technology Import Export Corporation (Catic) tell Aviation Week that despite the low price of the aircraft it is not a low-tech piece of equipment, but a “21st century product.”

Catic Vice President Zeng Wen told Show News “one of the most impressive features of the JF-17 is its diverterless air inlets - negating the need for the intakes to be designed with a boundary layer diverter. This is an achievement in aerodynamics that only the most advanced aircraft designs in the world are configured with – and those others are very high-priced designs like the F-22 or F-35. Another element is that the avionics package of the JF-17 is very advanced – it is equivalent to most of the top-level aircraft in the world. There is also a full glass cockpit.

What makes the JF-17 a lower-priced platform given its performance is that it is not an aircraft that was designed from scratch, says Catic. Instead, its on-board systems are a scaled-downed adaptation of the configuration from the other famous Chengdu fighter, the J-10. “This transfer of technology — transposing the aircraft systems from the J-10 to the JF-17 — is what makes the JF-17 so cost-effective.”

Catic cannot confirm which nations are interested in either a JF-17 or J-10 purchase — although there was been significant interest in both platforms by different countries. A short list of prospective buyers for the JF-17 includes Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Egypt, Nigeria and others. What Catic will say is that “almost any of these countries which have in inventory MiG-21s, J-7s, A-5s, older Mirages — even countries with F-5s — would see the JF-17 as an attractive replacement option.”

Sales of the J-10 are a more sensitive subject despite several statements by the Pakistan Air Force that they are interested in the aircraft. “Any country that wants a strong air force would consider a J-10 purchase,” says Catic.

JF-17 and J-10: 21st Century Jets at Yesterday's Price | AVIATION WEEK

dont disagree with the article, but when countries or potential buyers start to 'incorporate' their requirements into the 'standard' model, the price will escalate.

for example, in the past PAF incorporated 22 modifications in the A-5 before it was inducted in the PAF (the price went up). similarly 43 modifications were incorporated in the F-7 (evolving in the F-7PG) and the price went up. we all know the 'changes' which have taken place in the JFT fighter program (from super-sabre to now). JFT block II onwards will cost more.