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The J-10 programme can trace its origins back to the cancelled J-9, a Mach 2.5 canard-delta fighter, which is a blend mixture of MiG-23 and Saab JA-37 Viggen.
J-10 is supposed to be a single-seat single-engine multirole fighter aircraft with general performance matching aircraft such as France Mirage 2000 or U.S. F-16C/D. Even after fifteen years of development since 1988 its not ready for actual deployment. This speaks volumes how much Chinese have expertse in building even a mid tech fighter.
Work on the J-10 began in the 1980s as a counter to the Soviet fourth-generation fighters the MiG-29 Fulcrum and Su-27 Flanker. That mkes it even older than LCA project The original mission was air superiority, but now its supposed to be multirole fighter to replace the crappy Shenyang J-6, Chengdu J-7, and Nanchan Q-5, which dominate the air fleets of the PLAAF.
The original design of the J-10 was based on the cancelled Israel Aviation Industry (IAI) Lavi lightweight fighter. China and Israel started collaboration in the early 1980's and full-scale co-operation was underway by 1984. After the 1987 cancellation of the Lavi programme, its design was taken over by the CAC, and the IAI carried on with the development of avionic equipment. So the plane is mostly Israeli and not Chinese. Since Israelis have stopped support the Chinese are not able to finish the project. However, the Lavi project had included many elements that Israel could not develop by itself, and China cannot obtain these key technologies from the United States, which has consequently substantially increased the technical difficulties of the F10. In addition, there are certain difference between the Israeli and Chinese requirements for the aircraft. Since Israel already already had fighters such as the F-15, its primary requirement for the Lavi was short-range air support and interdiction, with a secondary mission of air superiority. In contrast, the Chinese Air Force is interested in replacing its large fleet of outmoded J-6 and J-7 fighters, for which air superiority capabilities remain a top priority while the air-to-ground attack capability is of secondary importance. China nor Israel is capable of developing the propulsion system required by the J-10,
As i already indicated J-10's development has Fly-By-Wire (FBW) and engine problems, which resulted in the loss of the No.2 prototype aircraft and its test pilot in 1997. So Russia gave them Russians also agreed to offer its Lyulka Saturn AL-31F turbofan engines. FBW is tested in another failed project called J-8 (i will post real face of J-8 later) so the FBW is not reliable.
China tried to make it more complicated by trying to integrate F-16 A/B features and technologies which Pakistan has illegaly given to them.
Some 30 aircraft were suoopsed to be built by 2005. Till now the testing is not over
The acquisition of Su-27, after China had attempted for years to develop the J-10 aircraft with equivalent technology to perform similar functions, demonstrates a lack of confidence in domestic industrial capabilities. China’s record on reverse engineering aircraft has not been impressive, and it remains in doubt whether the J-10 will ever join China’s interceptor inventory.
It is unclear what specific technologies and systems J-10 has.
Its very clear that J-10 will meet the same fate as J-8,FBC-1 (Flying Leopard) etc.
Some prototypes of J-10 has been delivered to the PLAAF Flight Test & Training Center for evaluation in February 2002 . But they were not happy with it and thats why J-10 is still under development and testing.
I think J-10 will go the j-8 way and PLAAF will be forced to accept J-10 as they did with J-8
J-10 is supposed to be a single-seat single-engine multirole fighter aircraft with general performance matching aircraft such as France Mirage 2000 or U.S. F-16C/D. Even after fifteen years of development since 1988 its not ready for actual deployment. This speaks volumes how much Chinese have expertse in building even a mid tech fighter.
Work on the J-10 began in the 1980s as a counter to the Soviet fourth-generation fighters the MiG-29 Fulcrum and Su-27 Flanker. That mkes it even older than LCA project The original mission was air superiority, but now its supposed to be multirole fighter to replace the crappy Shenyang J-6, Chengdu J-7, and Nanchan Q-5, which dominate the air fleets of the PLAAF.
The original design of the J-10 was based on the cancelled Israel Aviation Industry (IAI) Lavi lightweight fighter. China and Israel started collaboration in the early 1980's and full-scale co-operation was underway by 1984. After the 1987 cancellation of the Lavi programme, its design was taken over by the CAC, and the IAI carried on with the development of avionic equipment. So the plane is mostly Israeli and not Chinese. Since Israelis have stopped support the Chinese are not able to finish the project. However, the Lavi project had included many elements that Israel could not develop by itself, and China cannot obtain these key technologies from the United States, which has consequently substantially increased the technical difficulties of the F10. In addition, there are certain difference between the Israeli and Chinese requirements for the aircraft. Since Israel already already had fighters such as the F-15, its primary requirement for the Lavi was short-range air support and interdiction, with a secondary mission of air superiority. In contrast, the Chinese Air Force is interested in replacing its large fleet of outmoded J-6 and J-7 fighters, for which air superiority capabilities remain a top priority while the air-to-ground attack capability is of secondary importance. China nor Israel is capable of developing the propulsion system required by the J-10,
As i already indicated J-10's development has Fly-By-Wire (FBW) and engine problems, which resulted in the loss of the No.2 prototype aircraft and its test pilot in 1997. So Russia gave them Russians also agreed to offer its Lyulka Saturn AL-31F turbofan engines. FBW is tested in another failed project called J-8 (i will post real face of J-8 later) so the FBW is not reliable.
China tried to make it more complicated by trying to integrate F-16 A/B features and technologies which Pakistan has illegaly given to them.
Some 30 aircraft were suoopsed to be built by 2005. Till now the testing is not over
The acquisition of Su-27, after China had attempted for years to develop the J-10 aircraft with equivalent technology to perform similar functions, demonstrates a lack of confidence in domestic industrial capabilities. China’s record on reverse engineering aircraft has not been impressive, and it remains in doubt whether the J-10 will ever join China’s interceptor inventory.
It is unclear what specific technologies and systems J-10 has.
Its very clear that J-10 will meet the same fate as J-8,FBC-1 (Flying Leopard) etc.
Some prototypes of J-10 has been delivered to the PLAAF Flight Test & Training Center for evaluation in February 2002 . But they were not happy with it and thats why J-10 is still under development and testing.
I think J-10 will go the j-8 way and PLAAF will be forced to accept J-10 as they did with J-8
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