PL10 is a copies Alenia Aspide missiles from Italy-based, with an infrared seeker, it is completely incapable LOAL, IIR seeker, all-aspect, the Chinese do not have access to this technology

Sorry to say so, but that is completely BS ! Do You have any source for this ?? An IR-equipped Alenia Aspide … sorry, but You surely mixed or missed something !

I’m sure You simply mix PL-10 with PL-11 … this is the PL-11, even your own link says so: http://www.ausairpower.net/APA-PLA-AAM.html#mozTocId280634

Deino, are you sure it’s 2 Z-10s and 1 Z-19? All 3 appear to be Z-10s? Notice the tail of the third chopper in the background appearing over the rear fuselage of the one in the foreground, similar to the other two. The Z-19 has a fenestron and enclosed tail rotor low down, and not mounted high on the tail like the Z-10s.

You are indeed correct. I only compared the back of the helicopters … But I missed that the first helicopter’s tail is ecaxtly in front of the back of the one behind and so it looked like a Z-19.

Thanks,
Deino

Ohhhh … so many mistakes ! 😡

Jus a few:

– PL-10: is the new ASRAAM-type IR-guided missile even if several uninformed sources – like the one above – assume it a AIM-7-like missile.

– PL-11: is well known as an ASPIDE-copy became first operational with the J-8H and later J-10 …

– PL-12: is an AMRAAM-like missile now operational with the J-8F, J-10, J-11B and J-15

… so much on “status unclear” or “different analysts made different associations” … some simply do not check or correct their sources !

Deino

For all interested I suggest this as a start:
http://chinese-military-aviation.blogspot.de/p/missiles-i.html

“2014” doesn’t give sufficient hint? 😛

Honestly I only wanted to be sure (from the specialists) since just a few weeks ago I had a very harsh discussion in a Chinese forum, where a certain Indian member repeatedly showed us video-sequences and images of 055 as “proof” that it is already rebuild esp. since Sukhoi stated right after that mishap will be rebuild … he was really obsessed from that idea !

Even if tragic … IMO we won’t see 055 ever again in the air.

Anyway thanks,
Deino

Nice … reportedly the first modified Tu-95MS !

http://bmpd.livejournal.com/1210873.html

Deino

A small update …

http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/pictures-c919-takes-shape-in-shanghai-409657/

Kinda on the subject; it seem Antonov have a customer interested in An-178. Hopefully they pull it through as it seems to be a nice aircraft.

Indeed ?? … Any info ?

To admit I think it’s a bit strange – similar to the many fifth-generation types currently under development in India, South Korea, Turkey, … – IMO it would be much better to develop a common airframe together instead of delaying development and getting at best something too late or in case of these fighter projects most likely never.

Deino

PS: Sorry to ask again … any news on the Chinese-Su-35-negotiations ??