The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

Chapter 992: Air Show with Famous Planes

As for China's attack aircraft, there is only one.

That is the Jang-5!

The Q-5 is a light supersonic attack aircraft developed by the China Nanchang Aircraft Manufacturing Corporation in the 20s. It is a single-seat, twin-engine, low supersonic aircraft equipped with two 60mm caliber cannons. A variety of ground attack weapons can be carried under the fuselage core, with a maximum payload of 23 tons. It is mainly used for low-altitude and ultra-low-altitude attacks on ground or surface tactics, deep-campaign targets and manpower, and directly supports ground force operations.

Shi Lao saw a J-5 in his sight!

Although the Q-5 has been continuously improved, from the basic model to the Q-5A, and then to the current Q-5F and Q-5J, there are a total of 13 models.

But I have never heard that China is developing a new generation of attack aircraft.

Yang Qun didn't spend much time with Shi Lao. He was also looking at the fighter jets with great interest.

Yang Qun is familiar with most of the fighter jets here.

There were J-5 fighter jets at the last air show, but they were completely absent from this one. It is said that there are no more J-5 fighter jets in China except in museums.

The J-6 fighter jet also did not appear.

The J-6 fighter jets were all retired from China's active forces ahead of schedule. Currently, there are no other J-6 fighter jets except in museums and flight test academies.

华夏战斗机展区，歼7及相应改进型、歼8及相应改进型，歼7、歼8都有至少10款改进型。

However, Yang Qun also heard some rumors that the potential of the J-7 and J-8 has been exhausted and there will be no more improved models.

Yang Qun watched the trainer aircraft one after another with great fascination. These trainer aircraft appeared at the first Zhuhai Air Show, and hundreds of trainer aircraft of various types were sold at the last Zhuhai Air Show.

The Eagle advanced trainer aircraft has now topped the world's advanced trainer aircraft rankings, but its price is 500 million US dollars cheaper than the second place. It is truly good value for money. Some countries even buy Eagle advanced trainer aircraft to use as third-generation fighter jets.

When he saw the J-10 and J-11 fighter jets, a smile appeared on Yang Qun's face.

At the last Zhuhai Air Show, neither the J-10 nor the J-11 fighter jets appeared, but this time they all appeared.

On the other side, Shi Lao was visiting the exhibition areas of European countries. He was taking pictures of the Tornado fighter-bomber with a camera. The Tornado fighter looked murderous and very beautiful.

The Tornado fighter-bomber is a fighter-bomber with excellent performance. It was jointly developed by the United Kingdom, Italy and Germany. It is a twin-engine, two-seat variable-sweep wing fighter-bomber. It was designed in 1969, first flew in 1973, entered service in 1980, and was discontinued in 1992. A total of nearly aircraft were produced. It can be said to be a very successful fighter.

The Tornado fighter-bomber not only has a ground attack type, but also an air defense interception type and an electronic warfare and reconnaissance type. It can be said to be a very comprehensive model.

The Tornado fighter adopts a variable-sweep wing layout, so it has a strong low-altitude penetration capability, and can carry 9 tons of external attachments, which is really commendable. In particular, the Tornado fighter has a terrain-following system, and its engine is also very powerful, so it can penetrate at low altitude at supersonic speed.

During the Gulf War, Tornado fighters achieved many victories, were deployed more than 35 times, and bombed 60 large airports and small airports.

Shi Lao watched with great interest. These fighter-bombers seemed to reflect the heyday of fighter-bomber development in the 1970s and 1980s. Many classic famous aircraft appeared in that era, and they are still active in the air forces of various countries. However, when he thought that now is the era of multi-purpose fighters, fighter-bombers have faded and given up their place in the era.

The air show was very lively today. Shi Lao squeezed forward with the bustling crowd. Fighter planes appeared before his eyes. The feeling of watching the world's top fighter planes at such a close distance was really indescribable.

The world's major military powers and major airlines all attended the Zhuhai Air Show this time.

华夏这一边的户外展区，有歼7系列战斗机、歼8系列战斗机、强5强击机、K8初教机、歼7高教机、歼7A高教机、雄鹰高教机、海鹰舰载机、歼10战斗机、歼11战斗机、雷雕直升机等等现役军机。

The Sea Hawk carrier-based aircraft, J-10 fighter jet and J-11 fighter jet all appeared at the Zhuhai Air Show for the first time.

Even this time, China's H-6 bomber also appeared at the Zhuhai Air Show.

The H-6, although it is an old guy and is called "Sixth Master", it is a bomber. Few countries in the world have bombers stronger than the H-6.

The Chinese have a very special temperament, that is, they are brave enough to strive to be the first. As long as they are not the first, they are backward and are the leftovers of others. So they want to be the first in everything.

The economy must be the best in the world, otherwise it’s nothing great.

Industrial capacity must be the best in the world, otherwise it is nothing great. Even if the industrial capacity is the best in the world, as long as China's industry does not account for more than 50% of the world's industry, it is just average and there is nothing to be proud of. All industrial pearls must be taken off, even the refills of ballpoint pens are considered industrial pearls under the boasting of public intellectuals.

In terms of comprehensive national strength, China ranks first in the world; in terms of military strength, China ranks first in the world; and in terms of military expenditure, China ranks first in the world.

Wage income must be the highest in the world, and social welfare must be the highest in the world.

You want to be the best in the world in everything, but if you are not the best in the world, you will be cursed.

If the H-6 was developed by Saudi Arabia, Persia and other countries, they would be ecstatic, praise it highly and regard it as a national treasure. However, in China, the H-6 has been despised for many years.

Shi Lao kept picking up the camera and taking pictures.

This kind of feast only happens at the Zhuhai Air Show. You can’t see it anywhere else at other times.

施佬到了法国展区，这里有法国的幻影F1战斗机、幻影F3/5战斗机、超军旗战斗机，以及阵风风战斗机、幻影2000战斗机和幻影4000战斗机。

These are all famous French aircraft!
Shi Lao's focus is mainly on the Rafale fighter jets, Mirage 2000 fighter jets and Mirage 4000 fighter jets, which are all third-generation fighter jets.

Or according to a term that has begun to appear in Europe and the United States, a third-generation and a half fighter!

The Mirage 2000 fighter jet is a multi-purpose fighter jet developed by Dassault Aviation of France in the 1s, following the famous Mirage III and Mirage F80 fighter jets. It began to serve in the French Air Force in 2000. The aircraft is technologically advanced and is one of the few fighter jets in the world that is not "learned" from Soviet and American technology.

At its peak, a Mirage 2000 fighter jet was sold for 5000 million U.S. dollars!
Next to the Mirage 2000 fighter, there is a new fighter that is very similar to it but much larger in size. It is the Mirage 4000 heavy fighter. It can be said that this fighter even overshadows the Mirage 2000 fighter and is known as the most advanced fighter in Europe.

(End of this chapter)