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Chengdu J-10A Vigorous Dragon

Specifications

General characteristics

Crew: 1 (basic), 2 (trainer variant)

Length: 15.5 m (50 ft 10 in)

Wingspan: 9.7 m (31 ft 10 in)

Height: 4.78 m (15.7 ft)

Wing area: 39 m² (419.8 ft²)

Empty weight: 8,000–9,730 kg (17,637–21,451 lb)

Loaded weight: 18,500 kg (40,785 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[15] / 129.4 kN (27,557 lbf / 29,101 lbf)

Performance

Maximum speed: Mach 2.2 at altitude,[15] Mach 1.2 at sea level

g-limits: +9/-3 g (+88/-29 m/s², +290/-97 ft/s²)

Combat radius: 550 km (341 mi)

Service ceiling: 18,000 m (59,055 ft)

Wing loading: 335 kg/m² (64 lb/ft²)

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

Avionics

NRIET KLJ-10 multi-mode fire-control radar

Externally-mounted avionics pods:

Type Hongguang-I infra-red search and track pod

BM/KG300G self-protection jamming pod

KZ900 electronic reconnaissance pod

Blue Sky navigation/attack pod

FILAT (Forward-looking Infra-red Laser Attack Targeting) pod


Chengdu J-10 Specifications

Version: J-10A

Manufacturer: Chengdu Aircraft Industry Co. (CAC)

Country: China

Type: Multirole fighter

Powerplant: Lyulka Saturn AL-31F turbofan (1x)

Thrust: 27,557 lbs / 122.58kN with afterburning

Length: 52.4 ft / 14.57 m

Height: 17.4 ft / 4.78 m

Wingspan: 35.11 ft / 8.78 m

Weight: 21,494 lbs / 9750 kg (empty)

Speed: Mach 1.85 1966 km/h / 1,222 mph (at altitude)

Crew: 1