The J-10 adopts an adjustable, chin-mounted air intake that supplies air to the single Lyulka-Saturn AL-31FN afterburning turbofan jet engine.

• J-10采用了一个可调节机腹进气口为一台留里卡-土星设计局的AL-31FN加力燃烧涡轮风扇发动机提供空气。