Fighter Jets
Overview
The Chengdu J-10 is a Chinese-designed multirole fighter introduced in the 2000s. Developed to modernize China’s tactical air fleet, it combines a delta wing with canard foreplanes. The aircraft serves in air defense and strike roles.
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Specifications
Units
- Engine
- 1 × Woshan WS-10A Taihang or Saturn-Lyulka AL-31FN
- Engine type
- Turbofan
- Thrust
- 29,101 lbf · 129 kN
- Avionics
- Digital fly-by-wire flight control system and HOTAS
- Wing tips
- No winglets
- Seats
- 2 economy · 1 business
- Crew
- —
- Cabin width
- —
- Cabin height
- —
- Cabin length
- —
- Exterior length
- 50 ft 10 in · 15.50 m
- Tail height
- 15 ft 8 in · 4.78 m
- Fuselage diameter
- 4 ft 3 in · 1.30 m
- Wing span
- 31 ft 10 in · 9.70 m
- Baggage volume
- —
- Gross weight
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- Empty weight
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- Max takeoff weight
- 40,600 lb · 18,400 kg
- Max landing weight
- —
- Max payload
- 9,900 lb · 4,500 kg
- Fuel capacity
- 1,480 gal · 5,600 L · 4,500 kg (Jet A)
- Max cruise speed
- 1,261 kt · 1,451 mph · 2,335 km/h
- Maximum speed
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- Cruise speed
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- Approach speed
- 110 kt · 127 mph · 204 km/h
- Range
- 2,100 nm · 2,420 mi · 3,890 km
- Fuel burn
- 0.82 nm/gal · 0.40 km/L
- Ceiling
- 65,600 ft · 20,000 m
- Rate of climb
- 46,300 ft/min · 235 m/s
- Takeoff distance
- 650 ft · 200 m
- Landing distance
- 620 ft · 190 m
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