J-10B Fighter-Trainer

The J-10B is the two-seat fighter-trainer variant of the J-10 multirole fighter aircraft. The forward fuselage of the aircraft was stretched to accommodate an additional pilot seat. Two pilots sit in tandem in the two-seat cockpit with one single large bubble canopy. The aircraft also has an enlarged dorsal spine to accommodate additional avionic equipment or fuel. As well as serving as training aircraft, the J-10B may also be used for the ground attack role where the rear seat pilot acts as the weapon operator.

The J-10B development began in 2000 and the aircraft made its maiden flight on 26 December 2003. Flight tests of the aircraft completed in 2005 and the batch production of the aircraft possibly began in 2006.

Source: SinoDefence