[quote name='Bharat_2009' date='26 February 2010 - 12:45 PM' timestamp='1267168041' post='104551']
Title -Chinese J-10 fighter jet in televised drama
[url="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article5961023.ece"]http://www.timesonli...icle5961023.ece[/url]
J10s are still powered by Russian AL-31F engines. This is for Indians and Indian media who are whining about LCA and Kaveri engine. Research and development cannot be done over night. It doesn't matter how much money you have. It takes years of hard work. People who have done research based Masters and PhD know the practical difficulties involved in R and D.
PLAAF has mostly Russian fighters. If you take them away, PLAAF is pretty much a sitting duck.
500 x Mig21s
300 x J series (Mig 21 copy)
100 x su 30 MKK
76 x su 27
100 x J11s (Su 27 copy with Russian engine)
500 x Mig 19 bombers (can you believe it???)
source: sinodefence website.
and bunch of Russian transport planes as well.
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Pray, how can India or any other country that away those engine in PLAAF service?
Similarly can any other country take away the Russian engines from IAF's fighter/transport sqns, given that India has substantial inventory learning from the crunch when USSR impoded and aircrafts were serviceability was less than half. Unlike India, China has deep manufacturing line for most aircrafts except SU27 and FJ-10.
IMHO that is "Khayali Pulaav"
Title -Chinese J-10 fighter jet in televised drama
[url="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article5961023.ece"]http://www.timesonli...icle5961023.ece[/url]
J10s are still powered by Russian AL-31F engines. This is for Indians and Indian media who are whining about LCA and Kaveri engine. Research and development cannot be done over night. It doesn't matter how much money you have. It takes years of hard work. People who have done research based Masters and PhD know the practical difficulties involved in R and D.
PLAAF has mostly Russian fighters. If you take them away, PLAAF is pretty much a sitting duck.
500 x Mig21s
300 x J series (Mig 21 copy)
100 x su 30 MKK
76 x su 27
100 x J11s (Su 27 copy with Russian engine)
500 x Mig 19 bombers (can you believe it???)
source: sinodefence website.
and bunch of Russian transport planes as well.
[/quote]
Pray, how can India or any other country that away those engine in PLAAF service?
Similarly can any other country take away the Russian engines from IAF's fighter/transport sqns, given that India has substantial inventory learning from the crunch when USSR impoded and aircrafts were serviceability was less than half. Unlike India, China has deep manufacturing line for most aircrafts except SU27 and FJ-10.
IMHO that is "Khayali Pulaav"