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Chengdu J-10 Multirole Fighter Air Craft News & Discussions

No changes for new J-10 at all except for engine and radar difference maybe electronic warfare material. Semi stealth idea is ridiculous. I guess could be more powerful engine or a thrust vector engine type of WS-10.
 
No changes for new J-10 at all except for engine and radar difference maybe electronic warfare material. Semi stealth idea is ridiculous. I guess could be more powerful engine or a thrust vector engine type of WS-10.

I don't give this "new" J-10 rumor too much credence, but Semi stealth is not that ridiculous depending on how stealthy they want. Say a 0.1m^2 frontal stealth (say 20 degree cone), does not care about any other angle is perfectly doable in low cost fashion.

ie, add structural absorber fillings on leading edge surfaces, saw-tooth treatment on trailing edges, semi-recessed carriage for two pl-15 under chin/intake...etc

Such upgrades still give very meaningful advantage in BVR fight.
 
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I will probably be off-topic a bit, but I found a very interesting canard design in J10. Most canard is symmetry section profile close to NACA00xx series, but J10 uses a complex twisted profile for canard. It seems it will generate lift at 0 AOA. Is it going to be more complex for aerodynamic design and FCS. What do you guys think? Does anyone know why they use this design?
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News are in air Iran is pretty much interested to her good number of J10CE, any reality?
 
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