Chengdu J-10 Multirole Fighter Air Craft News & Discussions

LKJ86 · Nov 7, 2018

LKJ86 · Nov 8, 2018

The video of J-10B TVC: https://tieba.baidu.com/p/594066228...07887&unique=F262700B88910FE4FC78A92A819BD5AB

khanasifm · Nov 8, 2018

https://www.defensenews.com/air/201...ess-on-stealth-fighter-jet-at-zhuhai-airshow/

most Western air forces have concluded that the usage of thrust vectoring for an edge in a dogfight is generally not worth the extra cost, weight and complexity, given “most modern dogfighting missiles have lock-on-after-launch capabilities, 50 G turn rates and relatively large no-escape zones.”

Beast · Nov 8, 2018

khanasifm said:
https://www.defensenews.com/air/201...ess-on-stealth-fighter-jet-at-zhuhai-airshow/

most Western air forces have concluded that the usage of thrust vectoring for an edge in a dogfight is generally not worth the extra cost, weight and complexity, given “most modern dogfighting missiles have lock-on-after-launch capabilities, 50 G turn rates and relatively large no-escape zones.”

Don't u know most western countries are plain sourgraped? Can't eat the pie and claim it's sour. They don't implement becos the technology hurdle is too great. You need to have a highly reliable but strong heat withstanding mechanism to ensure it work long hours. It's not as easy as you think. This is tip of the aviation technology.