Get ready to witness the power and agility of the J-10, China's formidable fighter jet, as it takes center stage at the MAKS Airshow! Known as the 'Vigorous Dragon,' the J-10 showcases its sleek design and impressive maneuvers in this captivating flight demonstration. From high-speed passes to precision aerobatics, experience the thrill of aviation excellence with the J-10 an iconic aircraft, and a force to be reckoned with in the skies! Don't miss out on this adrenaline-pumping showcase of aerial prowess!

This video, originally posted a decade ago, has now been remastered with improved stabilization and color grading for an enhanced viewing experience. Watch as the August 1st Aerobatic Team from China perform this wonderful solo and team aerobatics flight display in front of the crowds at MAKS 2013 international airshow! ❤️❤️❤️

The Chengdu J-10 Vigorous Dragon (Chinese: 歼-10 猛龙; pinyin: Jiān-10 Měnglóng; NATO reporting name: Firebird), is a medium-weight, single-engine, multirole combat aircraft capable of all-weather operations, configured with a delta wing and canard design, with fly-by-wire flight controls, and produced by the Chengdu Aircraft Corporation (CAC) for the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF), Pakistan Air Force (PAF) and People's Liberation Army Naval Air Force (PLANAF). The J-10 is mainly designed for air-to-air combat, but can also perform strike missions.

In 1988 Israel's defense minister denied a report by The Sunday Times that Israel and China had agreed to develop a fighter derived from the IAI Lavi, a project based on the F-16. In 2006, Russia's SibNIA engineers believed that the J-10 was "more or less a version" of the Lavi, incorporating "a melting pot of foreign technology and acquired design methods... but there are a number of other pieces of other aircraft or technologies that are part of the configuration that they have acquired from different sources." In 2008, Janes claimed that the J-10 benefited from technical information from the Israeli project, citing senior Russian engineers who said they had heard this from Chinese colleagues.

The Chinese assert J-10's features claimed to be from the Lavi are from the manufacturer's own previous aircraft design, for example attributing the J-10's Lavi-like double canard configuration to Chengdu's work on the cancelled J-9 of the 1960s and 1970s; this view is supported by Song Wencong, who worked on the J-9 and became the J-10's chief designer, and PLAAF Major General Zhang Weigang.

SPECS (J-10C)

Crew: 1
Length: 16.9 m
Wingspan: 9.8 m
Height: 5.7 m
Wing area: 37 m2
Empty weight: 9750 kg
Gross weight: 14000 kg
Max takeoff weight: 19227 kg
Fuel capacity:
- 4950 L (3860 Kg) internal
- 4000 L (3120 Kg) external with 3 drop tanks (2x 1600L + 1x 800L)
Powerplant: 1 × WS-10B afterburning turbofan engines, 89.17 kN thrust dry, 144 kN with afterburner

PERFORMANCE

Maximum speed: Mach 1.8
Stall speed: 200 km/h
Range: 1850 km
Combat range: 1240 km
Ferry range: 4600 km
Service ceiling: 18000 m
g limits: +9/-3
Rate of climb: 300 m/s
Wing loading: 381 kg/m2
Thrust/weight: 1.04

Find out more about this aircraft here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chengdu...

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