New PLAN (China) Fighter

[supersean]

Fellow wonks.... here is an interesting write up with pics on the new J-10B fighter prototype.

http://china-pla.blogspot.com/2009/07/n ... s-out.html

Is it just me or is the plane design circa 1970's? It looks to be the bastard son of a torrid affair between a f16 and a Saab Gripen

[supersean]

and even more interesting was to see that the Gripen is powered by a powerplant built by Volvo/GE. Is the weapon guidance system built by Delphi?

[Princess Leia]

Is it just me or is the plane design circa 1970's? It looks to be the bastard son of a torrid affair between a f16 and a Saab Gripen

Have you never seen the Lavi?

[supersean]

Is it just me or is the plane design circa 1970's? It looks to be the bastard son of a torrid affair between a f16 and a Saab Gripen

Have you never seen the Lavi?

Indeed I have... I see that it appears the J-10 is roughly based on this design, circa 1980 design so right on point to my observation. Also the J-10 seems to have a great deal more radar signature increasing design "flaws" if they indeed were trying to copy the Lavi