J-10 Thread IV

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jobjed said:
...No signs of doctoring. WS-10 petals are just plain silver.
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Indeed and I really don't know why again the reposting of old - and when I say old I mean old (aka 9th May 2016) - pop up again the PS-discussion??

Anyway finally some news :)

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Any info on where "Zhang81zhang" took these images ?

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J-10C + PLAAF serials - 20170611 - 1.jpg J-10C + PLAAF serials - 20170611 - 2.jpg
 
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As with the J-10A, it seems the J-10S will continue as a two-seat trainer for J-10B and C versions.

I wonder if some J-10S will receive avionics upgrades to make them compatible with J-10B / C or "electronic" transition will be only through simulators.

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A personal guess on the first combat unit to have received J-10Cs is 43rd Regt at Huairen. The reasoning is as follows:
  1. Various formations were spotted rehearsing for the parade at Huairen including J-20s, J-16s, GX-aircraft, etc.
  2. J-10Cs along with H-6U were spotted both rehearsing and just flying around in general.
  3. It's likely that the J-10Cs and H-6U were also spotted at Huairen.
  4. However, unlike the J-20s and J-16s, zhang81zhang managed to get
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    of the J-10C.
  5. This suggests the J-10Cs were not photographed during spontaneous rehearsals but were photographed during their regular landing/takeoffs from a permanent base.
  6. If Assumption (3) is correct, then the permanent base theorised in Point (5) would be the Huairen air base, which serves the 43rd Regiment currently identified to be flying J-10As.
This conclusion assumes a couple of things including:
  1. Zhang81zhang took the J-10C photos at the Huairen, the same place the J-20s and J-16s were spotted.
  2. The J-10Cs are permanently based at Huairen instead of being temporarily assigned for rehearsals like the other planes.
I can't guarantee the veracity of the two assumptions but this could be a good springboard upon which to further estimate J-10C distributions.
 
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