by | October 24, 2013 · 6:40 am
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Cutaway Thursday: Chengdu J-10B “Vigorous Dragon” or “Firebird”

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Too bad it’s in Italian 😦

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3 responses to “Cutaway Thursday: Chengdu J-10B “Vigorous Dragon” or “Firebird””

  1. Busbob
    October 24, 2013 at 9:09 am

    Hey, itsa no bad in Italiano. Looka da firsta item, numero uno isa Radomo! Anna unner da winga issa Bomba!

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  2. Steve
    October 29, 2013 at 11:43 am

    The tradeoff of delta wings always interests me. Lower supersonic drag, much lower wing and fuselage weight (I’ve read estimates of 0.95), but it’s got to bleed energy like a pig at significant alpha. Wish I could ask Lex for a comparative review. 😦

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    • themavf14d
      October 29, 2013 at 12:14 pm

      The B is powered by the WS-10 max rated at 30k lbs 19k dry. Max t/o 43500lb. This being a relatively late generation delta i think the -10 has a similar sustained turn rate to the Gripen, Mirage 2000 and certain variants of the Viper.

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