China Flying Leopard fighter group
May 31, “China Aviation News,” published in the domestic J H-7A “Flying Leopard” fighter avionics Chen Li Xing, deputy chief designer of the interview, the disclosure of the military scientists overcome technical difficulties, as the “Flying Leopard” developed the world’s leading aviation electronic equipment inside information. This report proves once again made a high level of machine. Recently integrated domestic and international media coverage, “Flying Leopard” Although the overall design is not avant-garde, but called People’s Liberation Army’s main fighter plane in the least dependent on foreign parts, the natural advantages make it easy to improve the upgrade, deployment and export of also have more flexibility.
Overall combat effectiveness of rude Russian Su -30
The “Flying Leopard” fighter of the reliability and practicality, often irresponsible remarks on China’s new weapons in Canada, “Chinese Defense Review” is also affirmed. Published in June this year, the magazine said the Air Force does not have to aim too high for developing countries to pursue advanced multi-purpose fighter, able to skillfully use to control their own maturity model is the correct way. China’s air force, the “Flying Leopard” is such an ideal choice. At the same time, the Chinese navy air force aircraft have continued to dress up.
Integrated media, the “Flying Leopard” is indeed a fighter for the Chinese situation. In accordance with the “Chinese and” to say, the machine on the ground and sea attack capability is very comprehensive, multi-function fire control radar, fly-by-system, terrain following system of everything. Moreover, the “Flying Leopard” with the precision-guided weapons to achieve a comprehensive domestic, such as the KD-88 TV-guided missile, “Thunderbolt” laser-guided bombs, YJ-91 anti-radiation missiles. Considering its about 7 tons of payload and combat radius of more than 1000 kilometers, “Flying Leopard” is not worse than the overall combat effectiveness of Soviet imports from Russia -30.
Upgrades, deployment without the need to see a foreign face
Analysis, “Flying Leopard” is the main force machine in the least by the external model. Particularly in the power system, the aircraft designer Chen Yijian, test pilot Xuyong Ling, who has repeatedly told the media that “Flying Leopard” uses WS-9 “Qinling” engine is the first independent production of major thrust to the engine. Although 70 years is based on last century’s technology, but design complexity compared to the Russian-made AL-31 engine, WS-9 lower cost, higher utility level.
With independent intellectual property rights, design units of all the aircraft performance parameters are well aware, for the follow-up provides a convenient upgrade. U.S. “Global Strategic Network” has articles published analysis, said the lack of specialized electronic warfare aircraft’s Liberation Army, to compensate for gaps, a special jamming pod has been in the “Flying Leopard” on a test can be implemented simultaneously on a number of the enemy radar suppression. In addition, a stealth-oriented “Flying Leopard” Rumors are also developing, but has not yet found its start test flights.
90′s of last century, the Chinese Su -27 fighter planes from Russia caused when the deployment of Russian aircraft had made a limited area. “Flying Leopard” as a domestic model, naturally do not face this problem. The past two years, the Japanese Ministry of Defense has repeatedly proclaimed that the Chinese military activities in the East China Sea frequent, including the “Flying Leopard”, which also confirms a variety of tasks in the implementation of machine flexibility.
Impact of excessive firepower but exports
As the “Flying Leopard” well received by the People’s Liberation Army, the aircraft will also be concerned about export. “Chinese and” said, “Flying Leopard” is currently the only once to the international market to a multi-purpose heavy fighter. As for the J and J -11 -10 short term, yet can not win a lot of orders, the main constraints are the two Russian-made engine.
Journal of that reliable, “Flying Leopard” The failure to obtain export orders, one of the reasons is the aircraft fire was too strong, can carry 200 km range anti-ship missiles, coupled with its 1,000 km range, enough to aircraft carrier battle groups in other countries pose a threat. Thus, exports of other countries such as the machine direction, could face the Western political pressure.
“Flying Leopard” as a milepost, a comprehensive home will become the development trend of China’s military aircraft, external factors on the development of China’s military aviation industry constraints are gradually disappearing. The future, the PLA will have more first-class equipment with Chinese characteristics, their exports will also make “Made in China”, an international military force in the field of trade.
