At the beginning of the last century, airplanes appeared in the world, and they were soon applied to the battlefield. With the continuous development of science and technology, airplanes have more and more functions, gradually becoming an influence on the battlefield. The most important factor for victory. Since World War II, countries around the world have established their own air forces, but at that time the air force did not have the ability to determine the outcome of a war. Until the United States launched the Gulf War against Iraq, the United States showed the world with its powerful air force. The importance of combat mechanism air power in modern warfare, so countries around the world have invested in the field of fighter research and development.
technology has been developed to the present, the world’s most advanced fighter will be the fifth-generation stealth fighter. At present, only China, the United States and Russia can build this type of fighter. From the overall performance point of view, China, the United States and Russia There is not much difference between the fifth-generation aircraft, but there is still a big difference in the take-off distance of the fighter. Let's compare the shortest take-off distances of the five-generation aircraft in China, the United States and Russia.
During the Cold War, the Soviet Union’s anti-aircraft missiles put a lot of pressure on the United States. Therefore, the United States felt that simply increasing the speed of fighter jets had no practical effect. Therefore, the United States put its experience on the development of fighter stealth performance. Out of the F-22 fifth-generation stealth fighter. Although this is a heavy fighter , but under the promotion of two F-119, this fighter only needs 240 meters of runway to take off.
In fact, the United States not only developed the F-22, but also developed the medium-sized fighter F-35 that can be used for mass production. This fighter has stronger stealth performance than the F-22. At the same time, vertical take-off and landing can be achieved, which means that the take-off distance is 0 meters.
Russia, as the world’s largest rich second generation, enjoys the legacy of the Soviet Union, and sits firmly in the second position in the world in military strength. However, because Russia has inherited the Soviet Union’s terrible economy at the same time, Russia is in the fighter jet There is no obvious progress in the field of research and development, but fortunately, Russia’s technology is advanced enough, so it has developed the fifth-generation stealth fighter Su-57.
Although Russia does not have very strong economic capabilities, it has very advanced engines. Technology, so although the Russian fifth-generation fighter uses a conventional aerodynamic layout, the take-off distance is only 450 meters.
The fifth-generation fighter independently developed by China is the J-20, a heavy-duty air superior fighter. Although this fighter is equipped with a WS-10 engine, with its excellent duck aerodynamic layout, it has stronger lift and drag. In comparison, the take-off distance can also be shortened to 320 meters, which is shorter than the Su-57, which has a stronger engine in Russia.
actually limits the take-off distance only to the combat environment. What really depends on is the combat power in the air, just like F-35. Although it can take off and land vertically, from the perspective of air combat, this fighter is no better than other similar types. The fifth generation machine.
At present, China still has a certain gap in the field of fighter R&D compared with the United States and Russia, but the gap in this area is mainly concentrated in the field of aviation development. With the continuous improvement of China’s military industry, I believe that China will soon be able to Shorten the gap between the United States and Russia.
