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HA9403

J-10C “Baiyi Aerobatics Team” No.1 plane, PLAAF

General Background

The Chengdu J-10 , also known as Menglong. 'Vigorous Dragon', NATO reporting name: Firebird is a Chinese medium-weight, single-engine, multirole combat aircraft using a delta wing and canard design, with a maximum speed of Mach 1.8. It is produced by the Chengdu Aircraft Corporation (CAC) for the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) of China, and exported to the Pakistan Air Force (PAF).

Specifications

Crew: 1

Wingspan: 9.8 m (32 ft 2 in)

Height: 5.7 m (18 ft 8 in)

Wing area: 37 m2 (400 sq ft)

Gross weight: 14,000 kg (30,865 lb)

Fuel capacity: 4000 L (3120 kg) external with 3 drop tanks (2 × 1600L + 1 × 800L)

Powerplant: 1 × WS-10B afterburning turbofan engines, 89.17 kN (20,050 lbf) thrust , 135 kN[92][93] - 144 kN[94] with afterburner

Maximum speed: Mach 1.8

Stall speed: 200 km/h (120 mph, 110 kn)

Combat range: 1,240 km (770 mi, 670 nmi)

Ferry range: 2,950 km (1,830 mi, 1,590 nmi)

Rate of climb: 300 m/s (59,000 ft/min)

Wing loading: 381 kg/m2 (78 lb/sq ft)

Thrust/weight: 1.04

Missiles: Air-to-air missiles:

PL-8

PL-10 (J-10C)

PL-15 (J-10C)

Air-to-surface missiles:

KD-88[33] standoff land attack missile

YJ-91[33] anti-radiation missile

Bombs: Laser-guided bombs: (LS-500J,[97] LT-2)

Glide bombs: (LS-6, GB3, GB2A, GB3A, GB250)

Unguided bombs: 250 kg, 500 kg

Other: Up to 3 external fuel drop-tanks (1 × under-fuselage, 2 × under-wing) for extended range and loitering time

Avionics: Radar

KLJ-7A AESA Radar(J-10C)

Type 1473H pulse-doppler fire-control radar (J-10A)

Externally mounted avionics pods:

K/JDC01A targeting pod (on J-10A)

Type Hongguang-I infra-red search and track pod (on J-10A)

CM-802AKG targeting pod for KD-88 and YJ-91 (on J-10C)

KG600 electronic countermeasure pod

Blue Sky navigation/attack pod

WMD-7 Targeting Pod