J-10 Thread IV

[Blackstone]

Honestly, it was already posted on 3. July 2013 !

As such this is a J-10B, an AL-31FN (maybe already series 3) and not yet a radar installed.

Do the WS-10Bs have the same turkey feathers as the As or are there subtle differences?

 

[Deino]

Good question, however I expect - esp. from the WS-10B installed in the '1035' prototype - that externally they have no differences, in the same way You can't differ a AL-31F from an FN only by the feathers.

 

[SpicySichuan]

 

[siegecrossbow]

J-10 crash reported by CCTV. Pilot survived.

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[Deino]

J-10 crash reported by CCTV. Pilot survived.

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Not sure how confirmed this link or report about a J-10A or AS is ... but this nozzle looks IMO more like a WS-10 than an AL-31FN !! :huh:

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Deino



... especially in comparison to the J-10B crash on 15. November 2014.

 

[Blackstone]

Not sure how confirmed this link or report about a J-10A or AS is ... but this nozzle looks IMO more like a WS-10 than an AL-31FN !! :huh:

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Deino

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... especially in comparison to the J-10B crash on 15. November 2014.

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Hopefully, Chinese authorities will be transparent with their crash investigation and conclusion on crash causes.

 

[lcloo]

Saw the news on CCTV, it was reported engine failed. The pilot had to eject below recommended safety altitude because he had to glide the aircraft away from residential areas twice.

The video footage showed conversation between ground control and the pilot minutes before he ejected.

 

[Deino]

... but what do You think about the engine ! Do we know, where this crash occurred ?

 

[taxiya]

We really need to learn to review old posts...

14-ton WS-10 @ Zhuhai Airshow

The engine supposedly comes in "blocks", with the most powerful variant being used aboard the J-11D.

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You beat me to it. I remember seeing this somewhere.

 

[Quickie]

... but what do You think about the engine ! Do we know, where this crash occurred ?

Looks like the AL-31FN engine with its long narrower petals, but why the inner petals is looking like missing.