This Day in Aviation History
March 23rd, 1998
First flight of the Chengdu J-10.
 
The Chengdu J-10 (simplified Chinese: 歼-10; traditional Chinese: 殲-10, Known in the West as the “Vigorous Dragon”, or by the NATO Reporting Name Firebird) is a lightweight multirole fighter aircraft capable of all-weather operation, configured with a delta wing and canard design, with fly-by-wire flight controls, and produced by the People’s Republic of China’s Chengdu Aircraft Corporation (CAC) for the People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF). The Pakistan Air Force is the only export customer for the J-10….
 
Source:
Wikipedia, Chengdu J-10: http://gstv.us/1Rh4sVi
 
YouTube, China Chengdu J-10 Multi-role fighter: http://gstv.us/1Rh4rRp
 
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