In recent years, our military equipment has been greatly improved. New equipment, including aircraft carriers, large transport aircraft , fourth-generation stealth aircraft and other new equipment are emerging one after another and blooming everywhere. However, according to our current development needs, there are still a number of fighter jets that we need to develop, produce, and equip. In my opinion, the development and equipment of several fighter jets are very necessary:
A single-engine four-engine with a stealth structure Generation fighter aircraft
The fourth generation aircraft mentioned here refers to the classification standard for American-made fighters, namely , China's F-22 and F-35, my country's J-20, and Mao Xiong's Su-57. If we use the classification standard for Russian-made fighter aircraft, it would be fifth-generation aircraft . In order to facilitate benchmarking with the US military, we use fourth-generation aircraft throughout this article, which refers to aircraft at the same level as the F-35 fighter , that is, it meets the "4S" standard, including supersonic cruise, beyond visual range, super maneuverability, and stealth .
When we equipped the third-generation fighter aircraft, the single-engine J-10 and the dual-engine J-11 appeared. So some good military fans speculated that since the third-generation aircraft has single-engine and twin-engine aircraft, forming a high-low combination, then will the fourth-generation aircraft also have a twin-engine J-20 and a single-engine J-XX fighter?
That’s right, military fans can always catch some clues in their pursuit of things.
The following are all hearsay I heard from the Internet. They are basically nonsense. Any similarity is purely coincidental.
It is said that Chengdu Aircraft originally planned three single-engine fourth-generation aircraft. The first model of
is for personal use, and the model number is kept confidential.
The second model is called JF20, which is intended to swindle the money of those big and investors in the Middle East. It uses turbofan 15 engine and has a bomb load of 8 tons. When the JF-20 remains invisible, it can carry 3 external fuel tanks + 2 PL-10Es, and carry 4 PL-12 air-to-air missiles internally. The JF-20 is essentially a smaller version of the J-20.
The third model is called JF17.6, which looks very similar to Xiaolong . It is probably the stealth version of Xiaolong. It adopts the conventional layout of medium aspect ratio side strip wing and a single vertical tail. Judging from the size, the JF17.6 is a light fighter . It is expected to use a turbofan 19 mid-thrust engine, which has an advantage in cost. JF17.6 is guessed to be marketed to poor brother countries in the third world , with high quality and low price.
The most mysterious thing is the first one. The dragon has its head but not its tail. No one has seen what it looks like, but if you follow the design idea, it won't be that bad.
The first is the engine, which should be the turbofan 15, which is a single engine. If you choose the turbofan 19, the power will be a bit lower, which is obviously not in line with the temperament of the fourth-generation machine.
The second is the size, which should be similar to the J-10, or even shorter. Because if the size is too large, it will be the same as the J-20. In addition, single-engine aircraft will be inflexible if the size is too large.
is the appearance again, whether it is double vertical tail or single vertical tail, the focus is on the canard at the front. Canards are a traditional repertoire of Chengdu Aircraft Co., Ltd. The J-20 has been criticized for affecting its stealth performance because of its canards. Judging from the low configuration of this aircraft, it is natural that it can not only launch missiles at medium and long range, but also do dirty work at close range. So I boldly speculated whether a movable canard would be designed. The canards would be retracted into the body during medium and long distances to increase the stealth capability. When fighting at close range, the canards would be extended from the inside of the aircraft to solve the problem of the low maneuverability of single-engine fighter jets. Weaknesses.
The last is the range and combat radius. The US Army's F-35A has been criticized for having short legs and a combat radius of less than 1,200 kilometers, but that is compared to heavy-duty aircraft. As a single-engine fighter, as long as the range and combat radius can be aligned with the F-35A, it will be a great success, not to mention that there is a gap in our engine itself.
In short, whether it is the mysterious J-XX, the JF20 that is exported to big dogs, or the JF17.6 that is exported to poor brothers, as long as it does not make its first flight, it will always be cloudy and foggy.
