Thursday 15 April 2021

Good news! The domestically-made new stealth carrier-based aircraft or a four-type aircraft will compete with the F-35 in the future

sohu.com



2021-04-13 09:25

In an interview recently, Zhao Xia, the chief engineer of Shen Fei’s model, said that the new generation of aircraft will have four models, indicating that the new generation of stealth multi-purpose fighters can meet the needs of multiple fields, and it can be speculated that a new generation of stealth ships Carrier fighter jets are being developed in full swing. my country’s current carrier-based aircraft is a J-15 heavy fighter with reliable combat effectiveness. However, it is a fourth-generation aircraft. In the future, it will be difficult to gain an advantage against the surrounding fifth-generation aircraft F-35. In addition, the aircraft body is too large, and it is necessary to upgrade the carrier-based aircraft. of. At present, everyone generally believes that the FC-31 will become my country's next-generation carrier-based aircraft. After all, the development cost of the stealth fighter is too high, and it is impossible to redesign one.


As early as 2018, some netizens revealed that the Shenfei FC-31 fighter may have four types of naval carrier-based, navy land-based, air force and foreign trade export models in the future. What is certain is that the FC-31 Falcon Eagle has basically been determined to become the first stealth fixed-wing fighter of the Chinese naval aviation. This multi-purpose fighter will replace the existing J-11 and J-15 of the Navy in the future, and will inject fresh blood into my country's HNA. Modern fighter jets are technology-intensive, difficult to develop, and costly. The J-20 is a heavy fighter, which is larger than the J-15. The aircraft carrier cannot carry too many fully loaded fighters. This is also the reason why our country urgently needs suitable carrier-based aircraft.

Different services have different requirements for fighter aircraft. Take the U.S. F-35 as an example. There are three models: Air Force F-35A, with powerful firepower; Navy and land-based F-35B, with vertical take-off and landing capabilities; Navy carrier-based aircraft F-35C is small and can be carried in large quantities. There are three types of aircraft in one aircraft. At the same time, parts and components can be used in common, which reduces the cost of use and greatly improves the logistics support capability. What China is talking about is in this respect, one machine with four models, and it needs to meet the needs of foreign trade. This is indeed a bit difficult. It is foreseeable that in the future, we will surely equip our army before continuing to develop foreign trade fighters. According to Shen Fei’s annual report, this year we can see the first flight of the carrier-based aircraft.



Just unveiled in 2014, the FC-31 is considered to be China’s future carrier-based stealth aircraft. At that time, it was equipped with DSI inlet, trapezoidal main wing, inclined double vertical tail and built-in magazine, which has already earned enough attention from the world. The later improved version is said to be equipped with a new turbofan engine independently developed by my country, which enhanced the flight and maneuverability, greatly reduced the radar scattering area value, and improved the overall design and stealth performance. At the same time, my country's new airborne weapons will be added, such as PL-15 medium- and long-range air-to-air missiles, stealth missiles, etc., to enhance fighter strike capabilities. Moreover, at present, my country’s carrier-based aircraft J-15 was developed by Shenfei, and the supporting technology of carrier-based aircraft is relatively more mature. It is fully capable of transplanting many requirements of carrier-based aircraft to FC-31 fighters, realizing the upgrading of navy and air force. .


All in all, the development of my country's stealth carrier-based aircraft has entered an in-depth stage and is expanding its uses and functions. The FC-31 fighter jets at this stage have obvious late-comer advantages, and they are equipped with the most advanced new technologies of AVIC. In the future, resource allocation will be substantially tilted towards FC-31 fighters. At the same time, the results of existing stealth fighters will be transplanted, and more latecomer advantages will be added. It is foreseeable that the new carrier-based aircraft must be much better than the current J-15, and will compete with the F-35 in the future, otherwise the development of foreign trade models will not be mentioned. At present, there are only fifth-generation American aircraft on the market. If China wants to cut the American cake, it needs its own fighters to be strong. From this point of view, the future of the Chinese Air Force can be expected.


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