The Chengdu J-10 Vigorous Dragon (Chinese: 歼-10 猛龙; pinyin: Jiān-10 Měnglóng; NATO reporting name: Firebird [4] [5]), is a medium-weight, single-engine, multirole combat aircraft using a delta wing and canard design. [2]

The Chengdu J-10 (NATO reporting name: Firebird, also known as Vigorous Dragon, is a single-engine, lightweight multirole fighter aircraft capable of all-weather operation, configured with a...

Oct 13, 2020 · The J-10 (Jian 10 or Fighter 10) is China’s indigenously built multirole fighter aircraft developed by the Chengdu Aircraft Industry. Chengdu Aircraft Industry is part of the China Aviation Industry Corporation I (AVIC I). In the West the …

May 31, 2024 · Page details technical specifications, development, and operational history of the Chengdu (AVIC) J-10 (Vigorous Dragon) Multirole 4th Generation Fighter Aircraft including pictures.

Feb 7, 2024 · J-10 (Project 10/Project 8810?) is a multi-role single-engine fighter being developed by Chengdu Aircraft Corporation (CAC) and 611 Institute. It has been selected by PLAAF as the next generation fighter to replace the obsolete J-7 fighter and Q-5 attack aircraft.

Until the advent of the J-20 stealth fighter, the Chengdu J-10 was the pinnacle of indigenous Chinese fighter design. It is a single engine delta-canard agile multirole fighter which was alleged to be a clone of the IAI Lavi design, enhanced through alleged access to …

The first J-10 prototype conducted its maiden test flight in 1998, and the J-10A and J-10S were inducted into PLAAF service in 2005. A much-improved variant, the J-10B, took to the skies in 2009.

May 25, 2014 · The J-10 is a capable fighter-bomber, which will be operated alongside China's interceptor fleet of J-11 licensed built Su-27 and the imported Su-30MK Flankers. It will boast China's tactical air-to-ground capability replacing the older J-7 and Q-5 attack aircraft.

The first prototype and series aircraft from production aircraft were equipped with AL-31FN which developed 79 kN and 123 kN with afterburn, and which are currently used in Chinese Su-27 and Su-30 Air Force aircraft. A more powerful and sophisticated J-10 variant, the Super J-10 is equipped with AL-31FN M1 supplied by Saturn Lyulka.

The first J-10 prototype made its maiden flight in March 1998 and the aircraft achieved initial operational capability (IOC) with PLAAF by late 2003/early 2004. The J-10 aerodynamic configuration is based on a delta-wing with canard foreplanes design with a …