J-10 Thread IV

[MastanKhan]

Hi,

The 50 aircraft in 3 years delivery time to Pakistan look like the J10B's---. China had offered 20 of them last year---but Pakistan refused / put a hold on them---.

 

[Alvaritus]

Hi,

The 50 aircraft in 3 years delivery time to Pakistan look like the J10B's---. China had offered 20 of them last year---but Pakistan refused / put a hold on them---.

The word in the interwebs and forums says the 50 ACs are more JF-17's

I have no doubt j-10 its good enought for PAF, and "better" than JF-17, the question is "It is worth (price wise) to PAK? (having JF-17's and F-16's)

My guess its that PAK will wait for FC-60

 

[Jeff Head]

Hi,

The 50 aircraft in 3 years delivery time to Pakistan look like the J10B's---. China had offered 20 of them last year---but Pakistan refused / put a hold on them---.

No.J-10s of any type have been delivered to, or built for Pakistan.

 

[Jeff Head]

The air force of Chengdu Military Area Command of Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) conducted a combat drill on April 21. J-10 fighters participated in the training, which has effectively improved the decision-making ability of the troops, and tactical level of the pilots.
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[jkliz]

So I assume the J-10B has entered service in the PLAA, so is it true they stopped production of it and started working on the J-10C?

 

[Deino]

So I assume the J-10B has entered service in the PLAA, so is it true they stopped production of it and started working on the J-10C?

Yes, confirmed is the 170. Brigade FTTC with 78x1x-serials - and maybe with 10x3x-numbers a regiment within the 2. Division.

 

[jkliz]

Yes, confirmed is the 170. Brigade FTTC with 78x1x-serials - and maybe with 10x3x-numbers a regiment within the 2. Division.

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So about 78 J-10Bs in service? Sorry, Im sort of just getting into military enthusiasm.

 

[Deino]

So about 78 J-10Bs in service? Sorry, Im sort of just getting into military enthusiasm.

Sorry to ask, but why do You think 78 ???

Confirmed are 43 J-10Bs (by serial 1-43 as posted above) and usually a PLAAF regiment has 24 single-seater + 4 twin-stickers, the FTTC units are a bit smaller maybe ... so with these 43 aircraft at least 2 regiments can be equipped.

Deino

 

[jkliz]

Sorry to ask, but why do You think 78 ???

Confirmed are 43 J-10Bs (by serial 1-43 as posted above) and usually a PLAAF regiment has 24 single-seater + 4 twin-stickers, the FTTC units are a bit smaller maybe ... so with these 43 aircraft at least 2 regiments can be equipped.

Deino

Ohh...well you see when you said "78x1x-serials", I thought you meant 78 fighters that had been in service. My mistake. I skim read way too often.

 

[Deino]

No, the 78x1x-serial consists of two secretly connected numbers (to say so) ... the xx usually denotes the individual aircraft within a regiment, while 781 denotes the Brigade by 781 - 611 = 170. Brigade.

This pattern however works only for the Brigades, for the regular Divisions - as with the second serial - You have to use a different one: 1Yx3x - 11 = 2. Division. Here the Yxx-number is a bit different to the xx used by the Brigades:
the first regiment within a Division has numbers from Yxx = 001 to 049
the second regiment within a Division has numbers from Yxx = 051 to 099
the first regiment within a Division has numbers from Yxx = 101 to 149 or 150

That's the mystery of the PLAAF's serial system and that's the reason why I'm so much interested in the full serials ....

Deino