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Select any two aircraft from the archive. Rotate, zoom, and inspect each model independently, then compare key performance data below.

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INTERACTIVE MODEL LOADS WHEN NEARBY
2005 / ModernAirframe A

Chengdu J-10S

Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group · Two-seat multirole fighter

HISTORICAL FIELD NOTE

The two-seat J-10S extends the J-10 family into conversion training and complex multirole missions. Its close-coupled canard-delta layout supplies strong pitch authority while the second cockpit supports instruction, navigation, and shared workload.

INTERACTIVE MODEL LOADS WHEN NEARBY
2016 / ModernAirframe B

F-35A Lightning II

Lockheed Martin · Conventional multirole fighter

HISTORICAL FIELD NOTE

The conventional-runway F-35A combines low-observable shaping, sensor fusion, and internal weapons carriage with the lightest airframe and largest internal fuel load of the three F-35 variants. It entered U.S. Air Force operational service in 2016 and is designed for both air-to-air and precision-strike missions.

PERFORMANCE

SPECIFICATION BREAKDOWN

METRICChengdu J-10SF-35A Lightning II
Top speed
Mach 1.8REFERENCE VALUE
Mach 1.6REFERENCE VALUE
Ceiling
59,000 ftREFERENCE VALUE
50,000 ftREFERENCE VALUE
Range
1,150 miREFERENCE VALUE
1,200+ nmiAPPROXIMATE / PUBLISHED
Archive milestone
Service entry · 2005REFERENCE VALUE
Service entry · 2016REFERENCE VALUE
Nation
ChinaDESCRIPTIVE VALUE
United StatesDESCRIPTIVE VALUE
Primary role
Two-seat multirole fighterDESCRIPTIVE VALUE
Conventional multirole fighterDESCRIPTIVE VALUE

Values are concise archive references and can vary by variant, payload, configuration, altitude, operating conditions, and source. Range may describe different published measures where a directly comparable figure is unavailable.

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