It is aerobatics that wows crowds. Also, it is a clear indigenous solution. The Russians control the deflection farther forward and this isn’t the paddle trick that has been tried before either. I doubt that they can get much deflection from the petal tip method, but it is something that they should be able to easily install on other aircraft – including J-20.
The petals of the WS-10 series are shorter than the AL-31 series. The TVC mechanism used here is very likely influenced by MMPP Salut. Salut and CAC go waaaay back. When it comes to TVC solutions people often think of the Su-30MKI, Su-35, Su-57, but those are not all-aspect 3D TVC. They are by Saturn and are 2D-TVC nozzles fixed at a 30′ angle canted inwards. MiG-29OVT has all-aspect 3D TVC nozzles. This is the Salut nozzle – Link-1, Link-2 (Title says Saturn in the 2nd video, which is wrong). You can see this nozzle on the Su-27LL.
Here is the WS-10 testing:
Sideways deflection – Link-1
Up-down deflection (23s onwards) – Link-2
Regarding installing on other aircraft, it seems they have already installed it on a J-20 prototype. This is from the chief designer himself – Post.
Some more details on the J-20 from SDF – Post
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