Chinese Trainer Aircraft (JL-8, JL-9, JL-10 (L-15), etc.)

New JL-10 image.

siegecrossbow said:

New JL-10 image.

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Interesting ... seems to be a lighter grey that the Zambian one but a PLAAF JL-10 I would have expected something different !

A hint could be the pitot, since the Zambian had none.

Deino said:

Interesting ... seems to be a lighter grey that the Zambian one but a PLAAF JL-10 I would have expected something different !

A hint could be the pitot, since the Zambian had none.

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Does that mean the Zambian one uses the rumored PESA radar?

Not sure, but it could be !

Deino said:

Interesting ... seems to be a lighter grey that the Zambian one but a PLAAF JL-10 I would have expected something different !

A hint could be the pitot, since the Zambian had none.

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A new customer perhaps?

Blackstone said:

A new customer perhaps?

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Maybe ... but isn't it more likely that this is indeed the first PLAAF-aircraft than another so for un-announced foreign customer ??

Huitong has updated his JL-10 section:

It was rumored in August 2015 that the first batch of

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s are ready to be delivered to PLAAF, also featuring a small fire-control radar and wearing a light blue color scheme.

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Do we have an image in that scheme ??

Hmmm AVIC-boss & JL-10 ... I finally want one in PLAAF-colours !

Another PLAAF Training brigade converted: the Harbin Flying Academy, 3rd Training Brigade at Kaiyuan/Tieling ...

I wish that Guizhou would just convert all the JL-9's into the new configuration with the broad wing, all-moving slats, DSI intakes and CFTs.

And then hint that better engine and radars are available (at a very reasonable cost) to the customer.

Then the PLAAF scraps all it's old JJ-7's and gets the new JL-9's.

After all, the old birds are practically obsolete, and the JL-9 isn't expensive...

Just wishing...