It is not just labor cost but design consultancy cost, material cost, production efficiency. and FC-1 cost is $12.5M not more according to official.
Even J-10 is i think cheaper than any western aircraft and J-10 use 22% composite
material in body if not morel.

Great post. Keep it up. it is difficult to track threads among the polls and this format

is not that convenient.

i think FC-1 is right on the price. J-10 price is more approaching the Flanker30MK. so difficult to sell. The rest are not worth exportable commodity.

http://www.nti.org/db/china/conchr.htm

07/09/2003: Chengdu Aircraft Industrial Corporation (CAIC) unveiled their new fighter plane the ‘Super-7’ or Chao Qi to the public. The plane will carry two guided missiles on its first test flight sometime later this year. The new Super-7 is “an all-purpose light fighter, required to have all-weather operation capabilities, be capable of performing the dual tasks of dogfight and air-to-ground attack, and have the ability to launch medium-range missiles.” According to Chengdu Aircraft Corporation (CAC), an enterprise under CAIC, if the test flight is successful they will immediately start production. However, mass production of the fighter will not begin until two and a half years of research are completed. The plane is being produced to be sold abroad to developing nations. According to Hong Kong press, China already has received orders from Iran and some African countries. Lou Ronghuai, general manager of CAC confirmed that several foreign countries have already placed orders for the new Super-7 but would not provide details. The Super-7 has the same engine as the Russian-made MIG-29. [“New Fighter Plane “Super-7” to Carry Two Missiles on First Flight,” Guangzhou Ribao, 10 July 2003; PRC’s Super-7 Aircraft to Make Maiden Flight ‘This Year’; Export Prospects ‘Good’,” Hong Kong Ta Kung Pao, 9 July 2003; “HK ZTS Describes PRC-Made Super-7 Combat Plane for Export Market,” Hong Kong Zhongguo Tongxun She, 2 September 2002.]

I have read it is made by RPKB(Russia) for -MKK .

GoldenDragon

Learn from Crobato. It is not a messenger but a message that

matters. Most people just don’t want to believe that

China can produce a FBW 4Th generation fighter in such a

short period of time. And for exactly that matter i am sitting on

this board. The only message different from FC-1 Thread is

Night Vision googles, IRST and POD.

So we can leave this things out untill they are really installed.

Because untill it is shown to them(Which is not important by

itself) they will continue to post BS

Originally posted by Srbin
Listen to yourself, J-10 is pretty much in the class of F-16, while FC-1 is just a little lighter with a smaller engine and less performance. You cannot compare J-10 and FC-1 as you can F-16 and F-15. J-10 is also sopposed to be cheap

Dude, you can talk all you want about PLAAF wanting the FC-1 but the fact IS that they DON’T want it!!! It’s simple.

Though they may have to take it or PLANAF might have to take it to increse chance of export orders.

Your sitting inside PLAAF decision making office that they wanted

or not. It is not the place for speculation. Read what is reported.