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Chinesemulti-rolefighteraircraftfamilyTheChengduJ-10VigorousDragon(Chinese:歼-10猛龙;pinyin:Jiān-10Měnglóng;NATOreportingname:Firebird[5][6]),isamedium-weight,single-engine,multirolecombataircraftcapableofall-weatheroperations,configuredwithadeltawingandcanarddesign,[7]withfly-by-wireflightcontrols,andproducedbytheChengduAircraftCorporation(CAC)forthePeoplesLiberationArmyAirForce(PLAAF),PakistanAirForce(PAF)andPeoplesLiberationArmyNavalAirForce(PLANAF).TheJ-10ismainlydesignedforair-to-aircom...
Chinese multi-role fighter aircraft family
The Chengdu J-10 Vigorous Dragon (Chinese: 歼-10 猛龙; pinyin: Jiān-10 Měnglóng; NATO reporting name: Firebird[5][6]), is a medium-weight, single-engine, multirole combat aircraft capable of all-weather operations, configured with a delta wing and canard design,[7] with fly-by-wire flight controls, and produced by the Chengdu Aircraft Corporation (CAC) for the Peoples Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF), Pakistan Air Force (PAF) and Peoples Liberation Army Naval Air Force (PLANAF). The J-10 is mainly designed for air-to-air combat, but can also perform strike missions.
Development[edit] PLAAF ground crew preparing a J-10B for the Aviadarts-2021 international competitionIn 1981, PLAAF Commander Zhang Tingfa submitted a proposal to Deng Xiaoping for the development of a third-generation fighter for RMB 500 million; it was accepted later that year by the Central Military Commission (CMC). It was the first Chinese aircraft program to...