China Military Network revealed today that the Naval Aviation University organized a land-based simulated landing of a transport aircraft. Military commentator Song Zhongping told Zhengzhou that the relevant assessments and training are of great significance and have laid the fou

Written by Li Yan Huang Zihang

China Military Network disclosed today (29th) that Naval Aviation University organized transport aircraft land-based simulated ship landing.

Military commentator Song Zhongping told Zhengzhizhi (WeChat ID: upolitics) that the relevant assessment and training are of great significance and have laid the foundation for my country's aircraft carriers to carry carrier-based transport aircraft in the future.

Competition assessment: Transport aircraft land-based simulated landing

The official WeChat account of the Naval Aviation University disclosed that recently, a transport aircraft grouping and solo flight competition assessment under the actual background of new landing mode kicked off at an airport in North China.

This assessment broke through the limitations of the previous group training model. It included multiple sorties, multiple subjects, and was implemented simultaneously on and off the field. There was no instructor participation in the entire process. Air crew students specializing in flight and navigation were temporarily formed and worked closely together to complete this grouped solo competition assessment.

In accordance with the standards of combatants, the regiment increases the training time and proportion of difficult subjects for trainees, organizes land-based simulated landings of transport aircraft close to actual combat, and implements subjects such as low altitude and formation flying at high standards. From the perspective of flight technical and tactical level and crew resource management capabilities Start with it to truly realize the close connection between colleges and the army.

China Military Network said that the Chinese People's Liberation Army Naval Aviation University was reorganized in 2017 by the Naval Aviation College and the Naval Aviation Engineering College. It is the main base for training naval command and engineering technical personnel and one of the scientific research centers in the aviation field. First, it is a higher military academy that mainly trains junior and intermediate command officers, flight officers, staff officers, air combat service officers and aerospace engineering and technical officers for the naval aviation and coastal defense forces. An important source of combat effectiveness building. What tasks does

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Some media published an article saying that unlike the carrier-based fighter that dominates the sea and sky, the carrier-based transport aircraft on the aircraft carrier are often ignored by the public, but in fact, the importance of the latter is no less than that of the carrier-based fighter jets and early warning aircraft. and other combat models.

Song Zhongping said that in fact, for countries with straight-deck aircraft carriers, large carrier-based transport aircraft are generally standard equipment, which is of great significance to the aircraft carrier battle group combat power maintenance and logistics support. Compared with carrier-based transport helicopters, large-scale carrier-based transport aircraft have incomparable advantages in terms of range, speed and load..

“Before the soldiers and horses move, food and grass must go first.” Song Zhongping said that the importance of logistics support for aircraft carrier battle groups operating in distant seas is even greater than that of traditional land warfare. Generally speaking, although carrier-based transport aircraft do not directly participate in air combat, their logistical support role is the basis for ensuring the combat effectiveness of aircraft carriers. "Carrier-based transport aircraft can take off and land on aircraft carriers, and can replenish scarce supplies and equipment in a timely manner. During wartime, they can also be used as a platform to quickly transport the wounded to rear field hospitals. In fact, the U.S. military has demonstrated this in many wars The low battle fatality rate is inseparable from its powerful battlefield transportation capabilities. "

The Paper once wrote an article stating that if the fixed-wing early warning aircraft on the US Navy aircraft carrier needs to be replaced with a new engine if it has an engine failure, it can only be replaced by a large one. Carrier-based transport aircraft undertake transportation tasks. Due to the large size and weight of this type of engine, shipborne transport helicopters are powerless. In this case, the carrier-based transport aircraft will fly to the nearest naval base stationed abroad, load the engine and then fly back to the aircraft carrier. The entire process can be completed in a day or two and will not delay the aircraft carrier battle group's mission.

Song Zhongping also emphasized that although carrier-based transport aircraft are mainly responsible for logistics support tasks, it is not completely impossible to directly participate in combat. “In some special missions, carrier-based transport aircraft can be used as vehicles to deliver special operations personnel to the battlefield, relying on their range and speed advantages."

003 aircraft carrier will fill the gap.

Since large carrier-based transport aircraft are so important, why are they not seen on the Liaoning and Shandong aircraft carriers that are already in service in my country?

Song Zhongping explained that this type of large fixed-wing carrier-based transport aircraft has a take-off weight of Compared with carrier-based fighter jets, they are much larger and can only take off and land on straight-deck aircraft carriers by relying on catapults. "Our Liaoning and Shandong ships use ski-jump decks and do not have the ability to take off and land carrier-based transport aircraft. The 003 aircraft carrier adopts a flat deck and electromagnetic ejection method, which will fill this shortcoming. "

returned to the Naval Aviation University for this assessment. The picture accompanying the report shows that the Naval Aviation University students completed the assessment by flying a fixed-wing transport aircraft.

Compared with the US military, its carrier-based transport aircraft have gone through decades of development. The latest "Osprey" ship For these two types of transport aircraft, Song Zhongping analyzed that the advantage of the rotor design is that it can achieve vertical take-off and landing. In addition to taking off and landing on large aircraft carriers, it can also take off and land vertically. It can take off and land on some amphibious assault ships . However, taking the US military's " Osprey " as an example, the shortcomings of this type of aircraft are also very obvious. Even though the use and maintenance costs are high, the accident rate is much higher than that of fixed aircraft with more mature technology. Wing transport aircraft.

△"Osprey"

He emphasized to Zhengzhi that the fixed-wing transport aircraft used in this assessment by the Naval Aviation University is not necessarily the future carrier-based transport aircraft of the People's Liberation Army, and its great significance lies in the transport aircraft. Verification of landing technology and training of flying talents “It is even more difficult to train carrier-based transport aircraft pilots than carrier-based fighter jets. The larger the aircraft, the less maneuverable it is. It is more difficult for transport aircraft to take off and land on an aircraft carrier than for fighter jets. "

Song Zhongping said that the Naval Aviation University has adopted the simulated landing of transport aircraft as an assessment project. It can be seen that this type of training and talent training has been systematic and normalized, and will reserve talents for our transport aircraft to be launched on the ship in the future. This is something to be proud of. , which also gives people confidence.

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