... Ok.
My point is that scramble's reasoning about WS-10 powered J-10Cs don't really make sense to me.
J-10 Thread IV
- Thread starter Jeff Head
- Start date
... Ok.
My point is that scramble's reasoning about WS-10 powered J-10Cs don't really make sense to me.
Why would they produce just airframe without engines? Clearly, they aren't waiting for foreign ones. So entire batches of domestic engines must have not passed the factory floor.
Seems like there was a production hiccup in the engine side. Color me disappointed. Let's just think that they found a faulty component with certain batches of engines and decided to scrap equipping them.
Seems like there was a production hiccup in the engine side. Color me disappointed. Let's just think that they found a faulty component with certain batches of engines and decided to scrap equipping them.
Usually when they park them outside the factory like that it means that they produced a lot more inside and have no where to put them.
Could it be that production of the WS-10 is still limited and because of J-15 production for Shandong or J-16 using those engines they temporarily stopped J-10 production? If the engine model is the same a Flanker type will use two engines. Considering J-15 and J-16 production that could impact a lot of J-10 aircraft.
Assuming some of those aircraft under the tarps do lack engines, it could just reflect that the engine and airframe production scale are not yet synced up.
A difference of just a few months could mean an entire batch of aircraft might be waiting that amount of time for engines, but it's not a huge deal. If they're scaling up production of engines to match airframes, that is bound to happen to a degree. More relevant is the amount of time elapsed.
Personally I am skeptical of Scramble's suggestion that J-10C production has "stopped".
I don't see how on earth they could conclude that simply based on pictures taken from the outside.
I was talking to park them at their destination bases... but nice to see so many parked waiting to get dispatched.
What is the current normal production rate?
I think this is the most likely explanation. Probably some re-equipping or unit raising got delayed and there is just no operational need for these airframes just now.
Uhmm not directly related to the j-10c stop production rumor, but it just comes to mind, has there any news/rumor regarding a possible j-10a MLU program ongoing or in the near future? The earliest j-10 is more than 15 years old, so it’s about the time...but currently, we haven’t heard anything regarding a possible MLU, I’m curious on why...
Like, if there is going to be an MLU,
Like, if there is going to be an MLU,
- are they going to replace the al-31?
- Are they going to upgrade to DSI intake?
- How many airframes change they need to do to a j-10a for it to upgrade to j-10c level, and most importantly, does it worth it? or it might be more economical to build a new j-10c instead?