Chinese Air Force (PLAAF) News & Discussions

[nomi007]

a modified Tu-204C radar testbed for j-20

 

[cirr]

Six KJ-200s in a row

 

[najeeb ahmed]

great and latest news about china arm

 

[Beast]

So PLAAF is not inducting FC-1s at all?

Yes

 

[xunzi]

Beautiful!

 

[cirr]

JL-10

 

[aliaselin]

Beautiful!

The two without hull number seems to be WS-10H

 

[dexter]

PLAAF's SU-30 flanker in flight. There are rumors that Iran is about to purchase Su-30s from Russia. That would be interesting..

 

[nomi007]

FINALLY REVELED ISRAELI INVOLVEMENT IN J-10

Build Your Own Conspiracy Theory Of The Day: Chinese delegation right in front of a Lavi-prototype, mid 1980s.

 

[nomi007]

 

[GeHAC]

Six KJ-200s in a row

4 KJ-200 & 2 Gaoxin-X

 

[cirr]

WS-10 powered J-11Bs，lots of them：

 

[Beast]

I have a feeling the J-10B that enter PLAAF service will be equipped by WS-10 engine.

 

[GeHAC]

I have a feeling the J-10B that enter PLAAF service will be equipped by WS-10 engine.

I tend to believe the first batch would be equiped with AL-31FN cep3.

 

[Beast]

I tend to believe the first batch would be equiped with AL-31FN cep3.

But what we see is only production serie batch in factory test out and test centre batch with AL-31 engine. I believe the one enter service will swap into WS-10 engine.

As for why do they make such a hassle and trouble in doing that? I am not sure. Maybe they want to prolong the life of WS-10. Or they want to quickly expend all AL-31 engine before swapping all engine to WS-10 to standardise all using domestic engine.