The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

An aerial refueling aircraft is an aircraft that is specifically designed to refuel airplanes and helicopters in flight.

Most of the aerial refueling aircraft in the world are converted from large transport aircraft or strategic bombers.

The role of aerial refueling aircraft is to increase the range, endurance and payload of fighter jets and other military aircraft, so as to improve the combat capability of the Air Force.

Since the birth of aerial refueling technology in 1923, aerial refueling has always been an important indicator of a military power.

In today's world, there are very few countries that have mastered aerial refueling technology.

Before this, China's largest aerial refueling aircraft was an improved refueling aircraft based on the Il-76.

The Y-20 tanker is defined as the next generation of the Chinese Air Force fighter's 'range extender'!
According to the indicators of the Y-20 tanker, it can carry a maximum of 70 tons of fuel under the condition of optimizing the internal fuselage structure. This fuel load indicator is the fuel prepared for fighter jets.

Generally, the fuel of a tanker can be used for two purposes. One is the fuel required for its own flight. This type of fuel meets its own needs for traveling back and forth to the mission area. Although it can directly provide transportation for fighters in an emergency, it also means that the tanker itself will face the risk of insufficient fuel and shortened flight range.

The other type is fuel prepared for fighter jets. Since tankers are often converted from transport aircraft, there is ample space in the fuselage to provide sufficient fuel supply for fighter jets.

The Y-20 tanker has a carrying capacity of 70 tons of fuel, not counting its own fuel requirements. As a result, a single Y-20 tanker can meet the refueling needs of at least a "four-aircraft formation" of J-20 fighters at a time, directly doubling their range.

As for the Y-20 large electronic warfare aircraft, this is also inevitable.

Modern warfare is an information-based war and a high-tech war. The importance of electronic warfare has long been fully demonstrated.

The Y-20 has a larger upgrade space inside the fuselage, which can be used to deploy more large antennas, radars and jamming or anti-jamming devices, which will significantly increase the combat capability of special aircraft models.

Prior to this, China's domestically produced large electronic warfare aircraft were improved based on the Y-8 and Y-9.

Limited by the space of Y-8 and Y-9, the performance of domestically-produced large electronic warfare aircraft is limited, far inferior to the large electronic warfare aircraft improved on the basis of Il-76.

This is the role of strategic transport aircraft!
A strategic transport aircraft is not just a transport aircraft, it can also be used as a large tanker, a large early warning aircraft, and a large electronic warfare aircraft!
After visiting the Y-20 strategic transport aircraft, they came to a place where there was a somewhat strange large aircraft.

This is the 'AG600' amphibious aircraft developed by Guizhou Aviation Industry Corporation.

The so-called amphibious aircraft has the unique ability to take off and land on water. It can withstand the huge impact force when landing on the water and absorb the impact energy.

Compared with helicopters, its take-off and landing conditions are lower and it is not easily affected by bad weather, so it can better meet the needs of various missions.

This type of aircraft is mainly used for maritime patrol, anti-submarine, rescue and sports!

In terms of seaplanes, China purchased six Be-1955 seaplanes from the Soviet Union in 6. This model was developed based on the "Catalina" and is mainly used to perform tasks such as long-distance reconnaissance, near-shore patrol, anti-ship and anti-submarine, mine laying and minesweeping, and maritime search and rescue.

The Be-6 seaplane adopts a high-wing, double-vertical tail layout, equipped with two ASH-73 piston engines (each 2500 horsepower), with a maximum flight speed of 415 kilometers per hour, a maximum range of 4500 kilometers, and a flight time of up to 16 hours. It has 6 crew members, a maximum take-off weight of 29 tons, and can carry a maximum of 4 tons of ammunition (torpedoes, mines, depth charges and bombs). Self-defense weapons include 5 23mm cannons.

Due to its long range and long time in the air, it was also called a "long-range reconnaissance and anti-submarine bomber" during its service. Sometimes, the cabin could also carry people or supplies, so it was called a "long-range transport aircraft."

By the mid-60s, due to the hostility between the two sides, the six aging Be-6 seaplanes began a mid-term life extension program, and were later improved and named Qing-6 seaplanes.

In 1968, China began to develop the H-5, completed water takeoff and landing test flights in 1976, and was put into service in 1986. The maximum take-off weight of the H-5 is 45 tons, the maximum flight speed is 556 kilometers per hour, the maximum range is 4900 meters, and the maximum endurance is 12 hours. It can carry torpedoes, depth charges, aerial bombs, air-to-air missiles and other anti-submarine weapons, and self-defense weapons include 23mm machine guns. It also has an external water-drawing capacity of up to 8 tons, a water take-off distance of 500 meters, and a landing distance of about 800 meters. The site requires a water depth of 2.5 meters, a length of 1500 meters, and a width of 200 meters.

The AG600 amphibious aircraft is China's third-generation amphibious aircraft with a maximum take-off weight of 53.5 tons. It is the largest amphibious aircraft currently in service or under development in the world.

This aircraft was developed to meet the needs of forest fire fighting and water emergency rescue.

When performing forest fire fighting tasks, it can draw 20 tons of water within 12 seconds, and the aircraft can travel back and forth between the water source and the fire site multiple times to drop water to extinguish the fire.

When performing water rescue missions, the aircraft's minimum stable flight altitude is 50 meters, and it can anchor on the water to carry out rescue operations, rescuing up to 50 people in distress at a time.

Of course, when necessary, the AG600 amphibious aircraft can also be used for military purposes.

As China attaches more and more importance to its maritime rights, the importance it places on amphibious aircraft will naturally increase.

Therefore, the AG600 amphibious aircraft came into being.

At this time, the AG600 amphibious aircraft was wearing a big red flower on its nose, which looked like a new recruit who was about to join the army. There was a festive red banner on it, which read - Embrace the sea and sky.

Tomorrow, the final assembly ceremony of the AG600 amphibious aircraft will be held.

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China probably needs forty or fifty of this type of aircraft.

The overseas demand is probably over a hundred aircraft.

China does not really need it and uses AG600 for military purposes, but many countries do.

For example, if Saudi Arabia modifies the AG600 appropriately, it will greatly enhance Saudi Arabia's control and voice in the Red Sea, the Persian Gulf and the Arabian Sea.

Of course, this AG600 is a magic weapon whether it is used for forest fire fighting or sea rescue.

For example, the Maldives will need at least a few of these aircraft to rescue passengers in distress at sea at critical moments. Countries in Southeast Asia also need this amphibious aircraft.

One of the important reasons why Liu Tao stayed in Guizhou Aircraft Industry Group was to participate in the final assembly and roll-off ceremony of AG600.

In the evening, we didn’t eat in the cafeteria, but went to Yang Wei’s house for dinner.

Yang Wei's wife cooked a few dishes and Yang Wei opened a bottle of white wine.

However, neither of them was a heavy drinker, and they only drank a little bit of wine. In the end, they only drank two or three taels of wine.

During the meal, Liu Tao also revealed some of the arrangements for him so that he could be mentally prepared.

We need to cultivate high-end technical talents, strengthen our management capabilities, and cultivate corresponding talents. (End of this chapter)