Wouldn't the J10C being an air superiority fighter vs being multi-mission depend entirely on the specific load-out used for the particular type of mission?
In what sense did it become a multi-mission fighter from air superiority, what inherent specs were changed? Radar?
Air Superiority Fighter vs. Multi-Mission Fighter. There are many differences in the design phase.
1, Air Superiority Fighter places more emphasis on fighter-fighter combat. They focus more on air maneuverability, flight speed and flight altitude. Weight-carrying capability, low-altitude combat capability, and ground-to-sea search capability are not their focus.
2, The ground/sea attack fighters emphasize more on load capacity, maximum range, low altitude combat capability and radar search capability on the ground and sea.
A general knowledge: air-to-air missiles are usually much lighter than air-to-ground missiles.
The multi-mission fighter seeks more of a balanced capability. It seeks a balance between air, land and sea combat requirements.
Although PAF's J-10CE is positioned as a multi-mission fighter, its original design, the J-10C, is an air superiority fighter. When the PAF's J-10CE takes on the IAF's Rafale, the J-10C's advanced air superiority gene that the J-10C brings to the J-10CE will give it a strong advantage.
However, in terms of multi-mission capability, the J-10CE cannot match the Rafale in any way. This is also due to innate genetics.
Is any Chinese jet using/tested/currently developed with 2D nozzle like that of F35?
@Deino
Currently, there are many TVC technology research papers and invention patents exposed in China. Including many kinds of 3D TVC technology and 2D TVC technology.
At present, only J-10B TVC adopts 3D TVC technology for the actual exposed fighter jet. (Excluding the two latest toys)
For engine reliability, I was mainly talking from the pov of metallurgy.
The superalloy element ratios, West has been working since 1940's...nothing to downplay, but China developed its turbofans from reverse engineering Russian turbofans, and reverse engineering cannot give the jealously guarded ratio for single crystal superalloys.
It is a known fact that GE, Saffron, Rolls Royce, PW, engines are superior.
I'm glad you have a professional perspective. This is very rare for Pakistanis.
But you seem to lack some knowledge of the latest developments in technology.
In the field of turbofan engines, China is indeed a latecomer. The West and Russia are years ahead in this field. As you said, China has also been learning and researching from western countries and Russia in this field for many years.
However, in recent years, China has made very rapid progress in this area. It is no exaggeration to say that we have surpassed our former teacher Russia. At present, our overall level in the field of turbofan engines is on a par with that of western countries. China's current WS-15, WS-19 and WS-20 are no longer “clone projects”. At the level of individual sub-specialties, we have begun to surpass Western countries.
For example: You mentioned high temperature alloys.
China, nowadays, is actually the world's leading exporter of high temperature alloys at the moment, accounting for about 1/3 to 1/2 of the global percentage. a large portion of the high temperature alloy blades of these engine companies you mentioned (GE, Saffron, Rolls Royce, PW) are made in China.
We have successfully developed niobium alloys. Its performance far exceeds that of all the high-temperature alloys now used in turbofan engines around the world.
The problem with it is that it is currently difficult to produce on a large scale. Because, we are doing this research work in the Tiangong space station. We are currently unable to realize this research on the ground. However, Chinese scientists are working on it. China's future engines are expected to fully utilize this new alloy.
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