23 March 1998 March 23, 2024AviationChengdu Aircraft Corporation, Chengdu J-10 Vigorous Dragon, First Flight, Peoples Liberation Army Air ForceBryan SwopesChengdu J-1023 March 1998: First flight, Chengdu Aircraft Corporation J-10 Vigorous Dragon. The J-10 is a single-place, single-engine multi-role fighter.