Click here for several credible links >>>
www.abovetopsecret.com...&singlepost=1470228
The US govt is creditable and even Israel's director general of defence have acknoledged it. ... and moreover several chinese sources themselves have
confirmed it.
Infact, THERE ARE HARDLY ANY LINKS ON THE www ON THE J-10 THAT DONT MENTION THAT ITS BASED ON THE LAVI .... its common knodwledge to everyone that has
even vaguely been following aviation.
I am not saying its an outright copy (like the J-7 of the Mig-21) but is based on the Lavi, meaning that its a slightly modified version of it.
The LCA is .......
and chinawhite, i dont understand you...what on earth does the LCA have to do with this thread
....and what do you find hilarious about it
... someone might mistake you for a comedian one of these days
..please if you have anything against any other thing go address it in a
dedicated thread
if you dont have creditble proof like globalsercruity.com or some other known military site then please dont talk.
dont flood us with you 2002-2003 garbage
The advise is more applicable to you if i may suggest
Most of the websites that i have quoted are the same ones that you yourself have used innumerable times in other discussions...and i suggest you do
what you ask me to if you cant accept the
hard reality and try to derail things by bringing up other aircrafts that have no relation or
connection to the thread topic whatsoever....and adding your never failing foul language to it to rake up a flame war
Infact several sources that i have quoted are chinese sources and are updated in 2005....and others are more credible than globalsecurity
The truth is harsh and hard to accept.....if you cannot do so, then do what you have suggested to me...otherwise dont deflect things by bringing up
non-related topics..and using foul language...and disrupt other people ..by initiating a flame war
Having disruptive conversations with you is the last thing i desire but your posts leave me with little choice
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Getting back, *breath of fresh air*
The J-10 was concieved in
1984, and has finally been deployed in
2005, despite being a modification of an Israeli design, has extensive
Israeli assistance in control software & composite materials for its wings, despite the fact that its engines & sensors are Russian, despite that fact
that China illegally obtained an F-16 from Pakistan, and
despite crashes that killed its chief test pilot and several torturous years.
However, the first actual flight of the J-10 might have taken place two years earlier - in mid-1996 - but suffered from an engine malfunction with
unknown consequences. In late 1997 the second flying J-10 "1002" prototype was lost in a crash which also killed the chief test
pilot.
www.aeronautics.ru...
The
development of J-10 has proven to be tortuous.
The prototype was rumored to have first flown in 1996, but the project suffered a serious
setback in late 1997 when the 02 prototype lost control
and crashed, as the result of certain system failure, presumably with either the FBW system or the engine.
www.air-attack.com...
The development of J-10 has proven to be
tortuous.
The first prototype was set to fly between 1995-96, powered by a newly designed WS-10 turbofan. However the development of this indigenous engine
suffered some serious difficulties and thus the rear fuselage and engine intake were forced to be redesigned in order to accommodate an alternative
AL-31FN engine imported from Russia. As the result, the first prototype (01) made its maiden flight on March 23, 1998, two years behind the schedule.
The project suffered another setback between 1998-99 when the 02 prototype lost control and crashed, caused by certain system failure, presumably
with either the FBW system or the engine.
mil.jschina.com.cn...
Anyway its the final result that counts and finally the J-10 has come good
[edit on 27-7-2005 by Stealth Spy]
... i mean even chinese sources admit it.... 
