Chengdu J-10 Multirole Fighter Air Craft News & Discussions

[SBD-3]

Major Notable Points:-
1) Chin-mounted diffuser supersonic inlet (DSI) air inlet. This helps to eliminate all moving parts on the inlet, lightening the overall weight and reducing the aircraft’s radar signature.
2)electronic-optic targeting system (EOTS), commonly found in Russian AC's
3) electronic warfare and countermeasures (EW/ECM) equipment (mounted at the tip of the tailfin)



Thanxs to weki, sindefence and other sourcees
Sinodefence

To add to your points
4) Integrated IRST
5) More composits
6) Installation of Paylons for increased weapons load
7) New AESA
8) CIP suite replacing dedicated avionics
9) A possible Ramjet Based BVRAAM (PL-14)
10) Increased Max Airspeed to 2.0 Mach

 

[SBD-3]

On Missiles front, The most possible WVRAAM for FC-20 will be A-Darter while BVRAAM will be PL-14 (if it shows up) otherwise expect MICA or T-Darter like BVRAAM produced by AWC

 

[Jungibaaz]

On Missiles front, The most possible WVRAAM for FC-20 will be A-Darter while BVRAAM will be PL-14 (if it shows up) otherwise expect MICA or T-Darter like BVRAAM produced by AWC

I don't know about the PL-14...

Could you please share what you know about it?

 

[xuwei]

 

[xuwei]

 

[TaimiKhan]

Surely J10B is a nice fighter plane.

But I don't know I find its Fuselage bit too long. I am sure it is having its aerodynamic benifits.

Ya its a 'long' plane, can any experts explain the benefits?

How is it too long ??

F-16 length: 49 ft 5 in

J-10: 50 ft 10 in

Difference is 1 ft 5 inches, so its nearly equal to the length of an F-16, thus not that much bigger fuselage. And the difference may be due to the length of the engine fitted in J-10 as its lengthier compared to some some models of the engine powering F-16s.

 

[SBD-3]

I don't know about the PL-14...

Could you please share what you know about it?

Little is known about this missile, its more likely a ramjet based missile which would be in the similar class of Vymple R-77 and AIM-120D AMRAAM. But there is no official acknowledgement by China as like other programs.

 

[Arsalan]

Ya its a 'long' plane, can any experts explain the benefits?

how long dear??
it is 50 ft 10 in, compared to

F-16
Length: 49 ft 5 in
that is 1ft 5 in shorter

if we want to pick a huge fighter aircraft the names are to be Su-27, Su-30 and F-15. although twin engine but these are real big boys..

regards!

 

[farhan_9909]

I don't know about the PL-14...

Could you please share what you know about it?

I think it is like Europian meteor BVR.
powered by ramjet engine...
bt is still underdevelopment

 

[rockstarIN]

how long dear??
it is 50 ft 10 in, compared to

F-16
Length: 49 ft 5 in
that is 1ft 5 in shorter

if we want to pick a huge fighter aircraft the names are to be Su-27, Su-30 and F-15. although twin engine but these are real big boys..

regards!

But it really look very long, isn't it?

 

[trident2010]

But it really look very long, isn't it?

Yes !!

I was also talking about the proportions. If you see any other fighter say F-16 or F-18, they looks fairly balanced. I am sure J-10 is a potent aircraft but I don't like its long look.

cheers

 

[SBD-3]

Yes !!

I was also talking about the proportions. If you see any other fighter say F-16 or F-18, they looks fairly balanced. I am sure J-10 is a potent aircraft but I don't like its long look.

cheers

I see the issue here, here look at the first pic and then look at the second pic

you see that J-10 and Typhoon are roughly of same size, the only difference is that of canards placement.In J-10 the canards are placed behind cockpit whereas in typhoon, the canards are ahead of the cockpit, Grippen has the similar type of positioning as J-10 so their noses look long where as if you see the typhoon and J-10, both are roughly of the same size. So its primarily canard placement which is making you think that J-10 is a "long" aircraft. And secondly being sexy is another thing but effectiveness is the main goal of aircraft design. B-2 is no way as handsome as any other bomber, but it does its job like no other. similarly F-22 may not be as sexy as typhoon but it remains the king of the skies

 

[cloneman]

I don't know about the PL-14...

Could you please share what you know about it?

 

[siegecrossbow]

Well the J-10 is affectionately nick named the "stick" by Chinese aviation enthusiasts. I think this has to do with the fact that the actual body of the plane isn't as wide as that of the F-16.

In my opinion the J-10B is a much sexier plane than the J-10A due to the slanted radome and the removal of "braces" above the engine intakes.

 

[justanobserver]

similarly F-22 may not be as sexy as typhoon but it remains the king of the skies

Are you kidding me?! F-22 is way more sexy than the Typhoon. It's helmet looks more high tech than the Euro-canard !