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Pakistan To Buy Up To 150 Chengdu J-10s

Zeke From Hong Kong, joined Dec 2006, 7727 posts, RR: 73
Posted (3 years 6 months 2 weeks 3 days 1 hour ago) and read 5471 times:

Toady's SCMP has an article stating that Pakistan will buy up to 150 Chengdu J-10 depending on the final price. It seems that LM has lost out with its bid to re-quip the PAF with new F-16s.

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This is an interesting development, the J-10 which is thought to have development links with the IAL Lavi
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as well as a F-16 that was reverse engineered (obtained from Pakistan in the 1990s).

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Looks like US military exports has helped China to build a competitive "Chinese Copy" of the F-16, which is now beating the "brand name" aircraft in serious orders.

original article (subscription only) http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP...D&vgnextfmt=teaser&ss=China&s=News

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L-188 From United States of America, joined Jul 1999, 29352 posts, RR: 62
Reply 1, posted (3 years 6 months 2 weeks 3 days ago) and read 5459 times:

Well in a geo-political word it probably isn't that surprising.

Pakistan has been burnt by US embargos from time to time and they have bought significant Chinese junk in the past.

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Spudh From Ireland, joined Jul 2009, 274 posts, RR: 1
Reply 2, posted (3 years 6 months 2 weeks 2 days 20 hours ago) and read 5403 times:

Thats got to be all down to $$$$$'s and bang for your buck. The J-10 has probably got conservatively 85% of the capability (probably superior close in a2a) of the F-16 and is probably between 60 and 70% of the cost. Its got to make financial sense from a banking perspective alone.

Lumberton From United States of America, joined Jul 2005, 4708 posts, RR: 21
Reply 3, posted (3 years 6 months 2 weeks 2 days 19 hours ago) and read 5373 times:

Did the Russians finally agree to let them transfer the engine?

"When all is said and done, more will be said than done".

Spacepope From Vatican City, joined Dec 1999, 2739 posts, RR: 1
Reply 4, posted (3 years 6 months 2 weeks 2 days 15 hours ago) and read 5300 times:

Quoting Lumberton (Reply 3):
Did the Russians finally agree to let them transfer the engine?

I thought the engine spat was all over the FC-1 (JF-17).

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Acheron From Spain, joined Sep 2005, 1418 posts, RR: 1
Reply 5, posted (3 years 6 months 2 weeks 2 days 6 hours ago) and read 5143 times:

Quoting Zeke (Thread starter):
competitive "Chinese Copy" of the F-16

At this point, with the J-10B, I'd hardly consider it a "chinese copy". I think its the chinese aircraft with most potential(except for the J-11 but that is an exact copy of the Flanker, anyway).

Quoting Lumberton (Reply 3):
Did the Russians finally agree to let them transfer the engine?

Quoting Spacepope (Reply 4):
I thought the engine spat was all over the FC-1 (JF-17).

It is. The problem with J-10, its related to the development of the WS-10A as a replacement of the AL-31F engine.

DEVILFISH From Philippines, joined Jan 2006, 4429 posts, RR: 1
Reply 6, posted (3 years 6 months 1 week 3 days 1 hour ago) and read 4640 times:

Maybe the NSAWC should acquire some for DACT?

Now, even the movie has a spin-off.....

http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/as...deo-chinas-top-gun-features-3.html

I wonder if there's an equivalent word for "maverick" in Mandarin...

[Edited 2009-11-16 20:33:43]

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