Exposure! China disclosed J-10B fighter plane
Recently, China announced the J-10B fighter plane.
The aircraft is the latest version of China’s fourth generation fighter aircraft J-10, beling similar to FC-1, it used the clam-type inlet, abandoned the traditional rectangular inlet design, in the case of the normal work of the aircraft engine ensured, the aircraft was simplified design, reduced the moving parts of the inlet, in reducing the weight of the aircraft at the same time, also reduced the cross section of the aircraft’s radar.
J-10B was installed photovoltaic targeting device at right anterior side of the cockpit, which is similar to J-10 and Su-27 China equiped. The device includes the infrared search, track sensors and laser range finder, which can detect enemy targets passively without startup Radar passive case detection of enemy targets, reduces one’s own aircraft probability of detection.
J-10B was installed electronic countermeasures devices, which are located on both sides of the cockpit and engine vents on both sides of the end of the wire array, as well as the electronic module at the top of the vertical tail, it is believed to be mainly used for electronic countermeasures.
China announced J-10B fighter aircraft
( “Modern weapons” P.6 Defense News, No. 9 2009.)
