The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

Chapter 990 Outdoor Exhibition Area
Shi Lao came to the outdoor exhibition area.

These are all real things, with one plane after another that makes people linger.

Shi Lao first came to the civilian exhibition area.

The first aircraft that comes into view is the Y-10. As China's first trunk passenger aircraft, the Y-10 caused a sensation before. It marks that China has truly mastered the technology of developing large passenger aircraft.

As a large wide-body passenger aircraft, the Y-10 is a trunk aircraft and an intercontinental aircraft capable of transoceanic flights, with a maximum passenger capacity of 219 people.

Shi Lao couldn't help but pick up the camera to take pictures. The appearance of the Y-10 was so beautiful.

At the last Zhuhai Air Show, the Y-10 aircraft did not appear, and even the Y-13 aircraft did not appear.

Shi Lao didn't expect that he would show up this time.

And the first three that appeared were three Y-3 aircraft, one was a passenger plane, one was a business jet, and one was a transport plane.

The Y-10 aircraft has a wingspan of 44.42 meters, a length of 46.61 meters, a height of 12.92 meters, a wing area of ​​268.6 square meters, a maximum take-off weight of 150.59 tons, a maximum fuel capacity of 72.5 tons, a maximum commercial load of 30.72 tons, is equipped with four turbofan engines, each with a thrust of 4 kilonewtons, a maximum cruising speed of 85 kilometers per hour, an economic cruising speed of 980 kilometers per hour, a maximum climb rate of 895 meters per second, a take-off distance of 20 meters, a landing distance of 3250 meters, a maximum fuel range of 1900 kilometers, a maximum load range of 12000 kilometers, and a crew of four people.

There was excitement in Shi Lao's eyes, and he saw more than just the Y-10 passenger plane.

We also saw the aerial refueling aircraft and early warning aircraft developed based on the Y-10.

Prior to this, China's largest military transport aircraft was the Y-8, but the Y-8 had limited inherent conditions and could not carry much fuel, and its conversion into an early warning aircraft was also limited.

The maximum fuel capacity of the Y-8 tanker is less than 10 tons, and its range is also limited!
But if it is a Y-10 aircraft, if it is converted into a tanker, its fuel capacity can be at least 40 tons.

Aerial refueling aircraft are known as the "force multipliers" of modern air forces. They play an irreplaceable role in improving the long-range combat capability of air forces. It can be said that the strength of aerial refueling capability is directly related to the strength of an air force's long-range combat capability.

The most obvious example of aerial refueling is the U.S. Air Force B-1949 bomber's round-the-world flight in 50 with the support of an aerial refueling tanker, highlighting the important role of aerial refueling technology in extending the range of modern combat aircraft.

According to relevant information, the combat radius of modern combat aircraft can be extended by more than double after aerial refueling.

The most recent war that used refueling aircraft was the US Air Force's F-111 fighter-bombers, which, with the support of aerial refueling aircraft, flew tens of thousands of kilometers to bomb Libya.

Libya and Iraq are examples of modern warfare in which the two countries were bombed to the point where they could not withstand the bombing without deploying the army and relying solely on the air force.

Bombers and transport planes, which already have long ranges, can carry out intercontinental combat missions after aerial refueling.

For combat aircraft, especially fighter jets, their maximum takeoff weight is limited by the engine, and the aircraft's fuel and ammunition load is also limited. In other words, if you want to ensure the range, you have to carry more fuel, but the ammunition load will be reduced, and vice versa. If there is an aerial refueling aircraft, the aircraft can carry less fuel and more ammunition, and then perform aerial refueling to ensure the aircraft's range performance, and a better balance between fuel and ammunition load will be achieved.

With the Y-10 aircraft, it is only a matter of time before it is converted into a tanker!
Not only that, there are also early warning aircraft.

Although the Chinese Air Force has developed rapidly in recent years, it still has major shortcomings.

China lacks strategic transport aircraft, large tanker aircraft, early warning aircraft, and strategic bombers! With the Y-10 aircraft, it is only a matter of time before large tanker aircraft and early warning aircraft are available.

An early warning aircraft, or airborne command and early warning aircraft, refers to an aircraft that has a complete set of long-range warning radar systems, used to search and monitor air or sea targets, and command and guide its own aircraft to perform combat missions.

Because ground-based radars are limited by the curvature of the earth, their search distance for low-altitude targets is limited, and the search effect is also limited by terrain interference. The early warning aircraft places the entire radar system on the aircraft, and searches for various air, sea or land targets from the air at the flight altitude, providing better early warning and search effects, and extending the allowable response time and flexibility.

In addition to placing radar systems on aircraft, airborne early warning and control aircraft can enhance or replace the functions of ground control stations and directly command aircraft to perform various tasks.

Both the Y-8 and Y-13 are not suitable for conversion into early warning aircraft.

The Y-10 is very suitable.

Shi Lao also boarded the Y-10 passenger plane for a visit. Since the Y-10 aircraft was on display and was a passenger plane, there was no need for confidentiality.

While visiting the Y-10 aircraft, Shi Lao felt that if he needed to take a plane in the future, taking the Y-10 aircraft would be a suitable choice.

Then Shi Lao went to the second Y-10 and found that it was a cargo type, which means it was specially used to transport goods.

As for the third Y-10, it is a business jet. Shi Lao smacked his lips in amazement. Only the super-rich can afford such a thing. Even if he worked without eating or drinking for his entire life, he probably couldn't afford it.

After the Y-10 aircraft, the Y-13 regional airliner comes out, which has now been put into the domestic civil aviation market and is said to be exported to the Middle East. It is a business card of China's civil aviation industry.

The private jets of China's richest man 'Liu Ziyu' and China's second richest man 'Chen Nianzhen' are said to be the Y-13 business jet model.

There were three Y-3s. Shi Lao went up to have a look. Although he had to wait in line for a while, he felt it was worth it.

In addition to the Y-13 regional airliner, there is the Y-8 regional airliner, which also appears in the domestic aviation market.

In addition to China's passenger planes, there are also Boeing and Airbus passenger planes, as well as passenger planes and business jets from other airlines.

For example, Shi Lao recognized the Airbus A310 passenger aircraft, which began to be delivered in 1983 and a total of 255 were delivered by last year.

还有空客最新的A330客机和A340客机，A330客机是空客研制的中长程双通道宽体客机，用于取代空中客车A300和A310，可以提供6种不同的构型覆盖从250座至475座从地区航线到超远程航线。

The A340 is a four-engine, long-range, twin-aisle wide-body aircraft that was successfully developed by Airbus in 1994 and has a passenger capacity of 440.

Boeing also sent several passenger aircraft to the exhibition, including its latest passenger aircraft, the Boeing 777. The Boeing 777 is a long-range, twin-engine, wide-body aircraft manufactured by Boeing of the United States. It is currently the world's largest twin-engine wide-body aircraft with a maximum passenger capacity of 368 people. The first aircraft was delivered to United Airlines on May 1995, 5.

It has to be said that in terms of passenger aircraft, although China has achieved success with the Y-13 and Y-10, and has both regional aircraft and trunk aircraft, indicating that China has mastered the ability to independently develop passenger aircraft, there is still a big gap between it and the two giants Boeing and Airbus.

China Airlines still has a long way to go.

(End of this chapter)