Having 10-20 Falcons in reality is not much better than having 10-20 Mirage 2000s or Gripens, because the capabilities of the aircraft is eroded already by not-very-sharp maintanance and training. And plus, it would be impossible to create tactics and combat strategies with only 10 specimens, thus failing to bring out the best in the aircraft. If I was in charge of the air force, i would much rather have gotten 18-30 Gripens without the overly-expensive and unnessecery electronics. It would not be so hard on spares and ground crew. I personally find this decision rather disturbing, becuase this is a sign of South America’s mover away from rationalisation to machoistic warlordly mis-judgements, Africa-style. Also, it would be rather obvious that Chile doesn’t need those kind of planes anyways. Argentina? No chance of armed conflict. Bolivia? Peru? Probably would stay on the ground. Peru’s Mig-29s are already non-functional, and Bolivia? Surely nothing more advanced then what Chile currently has.

actually its J-7E, which has F-16 level manoeuverability with its new cranked wings with leading edges and more powerful engines, so the photo gotta be fake cuz there is no need for J-10 (remember the cost) in the August 1st Team.

in fact, i would probably compare it to Su-27, which sadly offers little value for the money, even with all the stuff bout its capabilities.

personally, i find Gripen, or even the Mirage 2000 a much better choice for Chile, if they need those kinda stuff in there anyways.

hey, do anyone have reliable stats and specs for K-8, cuz on the net its all over the place.

well the point is, sure there is no way we could beat off the US, but we’re gonna give them a bloddy knuckle so they could think twice before attacking

i would discount the 16 m length. i firmly believe J-10 is a 10-ton figher, just like Rafale and F-16 blk 50/60, so as such, it would prove impossible to have such a large dimension, because then the manoeuverability would be strained. i am more looking at a little bit over 15 m. And quite frankly, i am disgusted about “My plane is bigger than yours.” a)Weight does not really count considering J-10’s possible roles, and b)Cost-effectiveness is the key, not he individual performandce.

problem is, 190 is probably gonna get screwed by Bombardier C-110 and C-130 that was just approved by its board.