Zhuhai Air Show 2018: J-10B and J-20 steal the show
Chinese fighters took pride of place during the opening ceremony at Zhuhai Air Show 2018, with both a J-10B (pictured) fitted with thrust vector control (TVC) and a trio of J-20 stealth fighters performing flight demonstrations.
Two J-20s, the People’s Liberation Army Air Force’s (PLAAF) most sophisticated fighter, appeared in the 2016 iteration of this air show in the port city of Zhuhai, but they offered only a brief cameo appearance. This time, with the type already having entered formal PLAAF service, the J-20s showed more of their capabilities.
However, their flight performance appeared sluggish. This could be that the
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