J-10 Thread IV

[plawolf]

It is at fist surely a hint that reliability issues have been solved so far that they can be used in a single-engined type ...

Was there every any real, substantive evidence to suggest any reliability problems with the WS10A/B?

I know earlier models had slower spool up times compared to AL31s, not sure if they managed to solve that, but where did the reliability issues rumours first appear.

Per my recollection, it's more of a chicken and egg story.

People were asking why J10s weren't using WS10As while J11s were, it wasn't long before someone guessed unproven reliability on account of its newness, and then that quickly got turned around into that the J10s weren't using WS10A because of reliability issues/concerns, and thus achiving perpetual circular reasoning.

 

[tphuang]

Was there every any real, substantive evidence to suggest any reliability problems with the WS10A/B?

I know earlier models had slower spool up times compared to AL31s, not sure if they managed to solve that, but where did the reliability issues rumours first appear.

Per my recollection, it's more of a chicken and egg story.

People were asking why J10s weren't using WS10As while J11s were, it wasn't long before someone guessed unproven reliability on account of its newness, and then that quickly got turned around into that the J10s weren't using WS10A because of reliability issues/concerns, and thus achiving perpetual circular reasoning.

i don't know what you would call real, substantive evidence, but plenty of big shrimps on Chinese bbs talked about it.

 

[Blackstone]

i don't know what you would call real, substantive evidence, but plenty of big shrimps on Chinese bbs talked about it.

What were some details of WS-10A/B failures? Were they more quality problems or performance shortfalls?

 

[vesicles]

I thought it was mainly a quality control issue. So they were having trouble scaling up the production. So not so much about being unreliable.

 

[vincent]

I thought it was mainly a quality control issue. So they were having trouble scaling up the production. So not so much about being unreliable.

Poor quality control vs poor design/material

 

[Blackstone]

Poor quality control vs poor design/material

Maybe all of the above.

 

[latenlazy]

Maybe all of the above.

If it were poor design, then they wouldn't even be trying to outfit their fighters with the engine.

 

[Equation]

If it were poor design, then they wouldn't even be trying to outfit their fighters with the engine.

Naysayers just can't stand it to see China engines and many other high tech stuff advancing.

 

[Deino]

Ohhh, look how many J-10Bs are ready for delivery !! ... and all I want is a number !

 

[asif iqbal]

Is that yellow primer first from the left a twin seater ??

Scores of J10B !! Wow