Also enclosing a pic of 1008.
Thanks a lot !!! … so, the only one missing is “1007” !
The other two pics are there to show you that the colors for 100X have been changed. Very likely they’re doing new testing for forthcoming J-10 variants. Thus Pinko’s new pic should be one of the 100X that has a new paint job.
… esp. as they seem to show some other parts in yellow primer compared to 1003 !
The pic with Jiang Zhemin is most likely to be 01 with JZM congratulating the test pilot. It is likely from the way the plane appears colored, it is still in bare yellow.
The other bare yellow 01 is not the prototype, rather, with its RWR on the side, like the first of a serial production batch. This is an early block and I believe this to be 01 of the planes that went to the FTTC, just not painted yet when this pic was taken.
Regarding the first picture with JZM i’m not sure if this is realy the first 01 in unpainted form as this particular aircraft has the antenna in the canopy which indicated a later machine or a refit !!??
For the other “01” I also tend to accept this as the 8maybe) first production machine; we also know a yellow “02” also with RWR which could be the so well known “02” shown with the intake-pylon.
Thanks, Deino
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