Multipurpose fourth-generation J-10C fighters equipped with local WS-10B Taihang engines instead of the Russian AL-31F series, began to enter the air force of the China People’s Liberation Army, reports the Edition of Defense News, commenting on the network snapshots aircraft with a new power unit.
“Confirmation of the presence of J-10 with an engine engine is a key milestone for China’s aviation industry and indicates that the country is now satisfied with the performance and reliability of WS-10,” the publication says.
In June 2020, Edition The Drive, referring to the Chinese press and its own sources, stated that China was learned to create its own engines for fighters of the fifth generation J-20, which, compared to its previous developments, have improved stealth characteristics, greater power and controlled vector traction.
In November 2018, the East Pendulum user posted a video, which shows the execution of the J-10B fighter (with a Russian engine installed on it) during illustrative flights at the Airshow China 2018 exhibition of Cobra Pugachev and Maple Sheet. “