J-10B crashes near Chengdu

[vsdave2302]

Nope. There are at least two documented J-10A crashes and four other undocumented crashes.

Yes as siegecrossbow said, out of 6 crashes only 2 reported.

Some maybe, some not. As they are only reporting from the scene in initial hours. Later security people cardoned the area. It was reported that 7-8 people are injured including three severely burned, maybe died too. But I would not want the casualties in any way. But as everyone is aware that how strict Chinese government is when it comes to such cases. Thank you.

 

[Keel]

Yes as siegecrossbow said, out of 6 crashes only 2 reported.

It doesnt seem like a high accident rate (touching wood) even if the number is true some 16 years after J-10's first flight in 1998

 

[siegecrossbow]

Bit early to say engine failure?

I don't have the specifics, but I can look them up on the forums.

There was also a publicized report of a Chinese pilot gliding an unpowered J-10A back to base after engine failure.

 

[Levina]

 

[Echo_419]

A Chengdu J-10B fighter crashed on 15 November in Pi county (Pi Xian) near Chengdu city in Sichuan province, Chinese media reported. The pilot ejected safely and landed in a field.

The aircraft landed in an artificial lake located inside a newly constructed residential compound in Pitong Town (Pitong Zhen), the seat of Pi county government. At least seven people were injured, including three suffering "serious burns", media reported. The site was cordoned off by police in riot gear.

The J-10B was reportedly powered by a Saturn AL-31FN turbofan. (Chinese internet)


Pi county is located about 12 km northwest of the facilities of the Chengdu Aircraft Corporation (CAC), the J-10B's manufacturer. The J-10B is an improved variant of the J-10 and its development programme only recently finished. The crashed fighter was painted in yellow, indicating it was a either a new aircraft or a prototype.

The J-10B's yellow paint scheme suggests it is either a testbed or a new aircraft. (Chinese internet)


Photos of the crash site show the engine, identified by Chinese media as a Saturn AL-31FN turbofan, largely intact. The J-10 and J-10B are powered by the AL-31F, although China is developing its own WS-10 turbofan to replace Russian-made engines.

Source: janes(dt)c o m-article-45809/j-10b-crashes-near-chengdu

Good thing that Pilot is safe