J-10S

J-10S 1

J-10S 2

J-10S 3

J-10SY

Background	The aircraft was originally intended as a high-performance air interception fighter but later evolved into a multirole fighter with both air superiority and ground attack capabilities.
Mission	Single-engine multirole fighter
Contractor	Chengdu Aircraft Corporation (CAC)
Current status	Full operational capability / Batch production
Development history	The J-10 development programme began in the late 1980s and the aircraft made its maiden flight on 22 March 1998. The aircraft has been in operational service with the PLA Air Force since 2004. A two-seater fighter-trainer variant designated J-10S was introduced in 2005.
Initial operating capability (IOC)	2004
Inventory	~280, PLAAF Unknown, PLA Naval Aviation Corps
Comparable rivals	Lockheed Martin F-16C/D Fighting Falcon
Design features	“Tailless delta-wing” aerodynamic layout, with a pair of canards, a sweptback vertical tail and two under-fuselage stabilising fins. Adjustable under-chin air intake with a large intake ramp sitting at an acute angle. The cockpit covered by a two-piece bubble canopy is located above the air intake and in front of the canard.
Power Plant	One Russian Lyulka-Saturn AL-31FN turbofan engine
Thrust	76.2kN (7,770kg, 17,130 lb) dry and 122.55kN (12,500kg, 27,557 lb) with afterburning
In-flight refuelling	Yes, with a fixed refuelling probe
Length	15.49m
Height	5.43m
Wingspan	9.75m
Empty weight	9,750kg
Normal takeoff weight	12,400kg
Maximum takeoff weight	19,277kg
Fuel capacity	(Internal) 6,000kg
Payload	6,000kg maximum allowable load
Speed	(at altitude) Mach 2.2 (at sea level) Mach 1.2
Range	(without refuelling) 1,850km
Service ceiling	18,000m
Armament	One internal 23mm single-barrel cannon; Eleven external hard points (5 under-fuselage and 6 under the wings); PL-8 IR-homing SRAAM; PL-12 active radar-homing MRAAM; 500kg laser-guided bombs; 250kg low-drag general-purpose bombs; Unguided rocket launcher pods;
Typical payload configuration	Four PL-12, two PL-8 and one 800-litre drop tank; Two PL-12, two PL-8, two 1,600-litre drop tanks and one 800-litre drop tank; Two PL-8, six 250kg LDGP bombs, two 1,600-litre drop tanks and one 800-litre drop tank; Two PL-8, two 500kg LGB, two 1,600-litre drop tanks, one 800-litre drop tank and laser targeting pod;
Avionics	Chinese multifunctional pulse Doppler fire-control radar; Chinese infrared search and tracking (IRST); Digital quadruplex (four-channel) flight-by-wire (FBW); ‘Glass’ cockpit featuring two large colour multifunctional displays (MFD); Wide-angle head-up display (HUD);
Crew	(J-10) One; (J-10S) Two;