Saturday, 14 January 2012

Chengdu J-10

Chengdu J-10
 J 10 is a multirole fighter aircraft built by People's Republic of China's
Chengdu Aircraft Industry Corporation.
 General characteristics / Specifications


    Crew: 1 (basic), 2 (trainer variant)
    Length: 16.43 m  (53 ft 10 in)
    Wingspan: 9.75 m  (31 ft 11 in)
    Height: 4.78 m (15.7 ft)
    Wing area: 39 m² (419.8 ft²)
    Empty weight: 9,750 kg (21,495 lb)
    Loaded weight: 14,876 kg (32,797 lb)
    Useful load: 4,500 kg (9,920 lb)
    Max takeoff weight: 19,277 kg (42,500 lb)
    Powerplant: 1 × Saturn-Lyulka AL-31FN or WS-10A Taihang turbofan
        Dry thrust: 79.43 kN / 89.17 kN (17,860 lbf / 20,050 lbf)
        Thrust with afterburner: 122.5 kN / 132 kN (27,557 lbf / 29,101 lbf)


Performance


    Maximum speed: Mach 2.2 at altitude,Mach 1.2 at sea level
    g-limits: +9/-3 g (+88/-29 m/s², +290/-97 ft/s²)
    Combat radius: 1600 km with in-flight refueling ()
    Service ceiling: 20,300 m  (66,601 ft )
    Wing loading: 335 kg/m² (69 lb/ft²)
    Thrust/weight: 0.98 (with AL-31); 1.03 (with WS-10A)


Armament


    Guns: 1× 23mm twin-barrel cannon
    Hardpoints: 11 in total (6× under-wing, 5× under-fuselage) with a capacity of 6,000 kg (13,228 lb) external fuel and ordnance
    Rockets: 90 mm unguided rocket pods
    Missiles:
        Air-to-air missiles: PL-8, PL-9, PL-11, PL-12
        Air-to-surface missiles: PJ-9, YJ-9K
    Bombs: laser-guided bombs (LT-2), glide bombs (LS-6) and unguided bombs
    Others:
        Up to 3 external fuel drop-tanks (1× under-fuselage, 2× under-wing) for extended range and loitering time



 Chengdu J-10 Climbing
Chengdu J-10 Front view

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