CHENGDU J-10: REVEALING THE DRAGON

The J-10 jet fighter is officially revealed by CCTV. The J-10 is a state-of-the-art, very advanced, very capable, and extremely powerful 4.5th-generation multirole fighter jet. SPECIFICATIONS: - Speed: Mach 2.2 - g-limits: +9/-3 g (+88/-29 m/s², +290/-97 ft/s²) - Combat radius: 1,800 km (1,118 mi) - Range (without refuelling): 3,000 km (1,864 mi]) - Service ceiling 20,000 m (65,600 ft) - Wing loading: 335 kg/m² (64 lb/ft²) - Minimum thrust/weight: - With afterburner: 0.98 - In-flight refuelling: Yes WEAPONS: - Guns: 2× 23 mm internal cannon - Hardpoints: 11, 3 under each wing and 5 under the fuselage - Missiles: - Air-to-air: PL-8, PL-9, PL-11, PL-12 - Air-to-surface: PJ-9, YJ-9K, 90 mm rockets - Rocket launcher pods - Bombs: laser-guided bombs (LT-2), glide bombs (LS-6) and unguided bombs COMPARABLE TO: - F-18 "Super Hornet" - Eurofighter "Typhoon" - JAS-39 "Gripen" - MiG-29 "Fulcrum" - Dassault Mirage 2000 - Mitsubishi F-2 - F-16 "Falcon" (latest versions)

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YouTube | May 6, 2008

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