The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

Chapter 994 Zhuhai Air Show Flight Show
Polar bear exhibit!
This time, the Polar Bear also sent out a huge lineup, with many famous aircraft gathered here.

The United States and the Soviet Union have always led the world's military development.

The same is true for aerospace.

Even now, the two countries' aerospace are ranked top two in the world!

In the polar bear exhibition area, the most attractive things are naturally the military transport planes, refueling planes, early warning aircraft, and bombers!

"Tu-16 'Badger' twin-engine high subsonic strategic bomber!" Shi Lao looked at the first bomber with a gleam in his eyes.

The H-6 is a copy of the Tu-16, a strategic bomber with a maximum range of 16 kilometers. It entered service in 7000 and can launch cruise missiles.

The next one we saw was Polar Bear's Tu-95 'Bear' long-range strategic bomber, with four turboprop engines and a maximum range of 4 kilometers. It entered service in 15000.

The third bomber is the Tu-160 'Blackjack' strategic bomber, a supersonic variable-sweep wing long-range strategic bomber that is mainly capable of high-altitude subsonic cruise, low-altitude subsonic or high-altitude supersonic raids. It entered service in 1987 and is one of the most advanced strategic bombers in the world.

Shi Lao looked at the Tu-160 'Pirate Flag' strategic bomber with an obsessed look.

This was the first time he saw the Tu-160 strategic bomber in person. He finally understood why this strategic bomber was called the "White Swan" fighter. It was so beautiful!

Every time the Tu-160 strategic bomber performs a mission, it always shocks the world.

No country in the world can ignore the Z-160 strategic bomber!
Even the United States can’t do that!

The Tu-160 strategic bomber is capable of low-altitude supersonic penetration at Mach 2.3. It has an empty weight of 110 tons, a maximum take-off weight of 275 tons, a maximum flight speed of nearly Mach 2.3, a maximum range of 15000 kilometers, and a maximum bomb load of 45 tons. In the subsonic penetration mode carrying 9 tons of ammunition, the range can reach 7300 kilometers.

In addition, this strategic bomber can also carry 12 KH-55 air-launched cruise missiles with a strike range of up to 9500 kilometers.

The Soviet Air Force originally planned to equip 100 Tu-160s, but due to the split between reformists and conservatives, only more than 20 of these strategic bombers were equipped.

But even so, its deterrent power is still strong.

Every time it appears in the North Sea, even the most cheerful clown is more obedient than a dog!

The Tu-160 strategic bomber is the most advanced strategic bomber of the Polar Bear. It has always been an important strategic deterrent and strike platform of the Polar Bear.

It also represents the highest level of strategic bombers in the Soviet era. Its elegant appearance design, variable swept wing structure, powerful engine and extremely high bomb load make it the trump card among the Polar Bear strategic bombers and an important part of the Polar Bear's nuclear triad strike force.

Even though it has been in service for more than ten years, the deterrent power it brings is still daunting. On this point, a certain island country in East Asia that is often drawn on maps by the "White Swan" is the most impressed.

Just like a famous saying: "Protesting a hundred times is not as good as the flapping of the wings of a white swan strategic bomber once." It can be seen that the terrifying deterrent power of the elegant and ferocious Tu-160 "white swan" is something that people dare not underestimate.

Shi Lao looked at the Il-76 transport aircraft, a large four-engine dual-use strategic transport aircraft of the Soviet Union. The aircraft was tested in March 1971 and entered service in 3. Nearly a thousand have been produced so far.

This transport aircraft has a maximum load capacity of 40 tons, a maximum take-off weight of 210 tons, a maximum flight speed of 800 kilometers per hour, a maximum range of 5650 kilometers, and can land on very simple flat ground.

Even China has imported a total of 80 Il-76 transport aircraft to make up for the shortcomings of its air force in air transport.

Then Shi Lao looked at the Soviet-made fighters. Each Soviet-made fighter is famous, and the Su-27 fighter is one of the most advanced third-generation fighters in the world! The Su-27 fighter is very beautiful, and it was even called the most beautiful fighter in the world before, with the reputation of "the beautiful man in the sky".

Before this, China also imported a small number of Su-27 fighter jets!
After viewing the aviation exhibition areas of the Eagle Sauce and the Polar Bear, Shi Lao had an intuitive feeling that the Eagle Sauce and the Polar Bear are both well-deserved world-class air forces, while China cannot be called a world-class air force and there is still a big gap.

Although part of the Chinese Air Force has caught up, it still has obvious shortcomings.

Strategic transport aircraft, strategic bombers, large refueling aircraft, and early warning aircraft are the current shortcomings of the Chinese Air Force.

Of course, the most exciting part of the air show is the flying show, and Shi Lao did not miss it.

The most popular show for all military enthusiasts and spectators who come to the Zhuhai Air Show, and also the most anticipated show by all spectators, is the flight show.

The first to appear was the J-10 fighter jet, which was performed by the August st Performance Team.

Many spectators have picked up binoculars, and some aviation enthusiasts have brought more equipment, aiming their cameras at the J-10 fighter jets on the runway.

This J-10 fighter jet is very beautiful, and its paint job makes it look very nice.

The first event was a single-plane flight demonstration of the J-10 fighter jet, with difficult maneuvers, falling leaves, and cobra movements that made people applaud and cheer.

Both Falling Leaves and Cobra have very high requirements on the quality of the aircraft, which also demonstrates the advanced performance of the J-10 fighter.

This was followed by a two-plane flight demonstration by J-10 fighter jets, and then a performance by five J-5 fighter jets in the sky.

This drew warm applause and cheers!

Shi Lao, like everyone else, kept cheering. It was really exciting.

At the last Zhuhai Air Show, the J-7 modified, J-8 modified and the Eagle advanced trainer aircraft performed flight demonstrations.

But this time at the Zhuhai Air Show, the first performance was the J-10 fighter jet, and it was so powerful from the start.

Some military attachés had serious expressions on their faces. They were all professionals and could naturally judge the basic performance of a fighter jet through its flight performances.

Through this flight show, the performance of the J-10 fighter is no less than that of the latest F16 fighter!
Although the J-10 fighter jet was already equipped with the Saudi Air Force during the Gulf War, it demonstrated excellent performance.

The entire J-10 fighter jet performance lasted only about 20 minutes, but many audiences were fascinated by it.

The J-10 fighter jet began to land. It did not release a parachute during landing, but relied entirely on brakes. This can be said to be very luxurious and advanced enough.

Japanese tourists were stunned. They couldn't understand how the Chinese fighter jets could have such powerful performance.

Korean tourists also have mixed feelings. It is clear that the Korean economy used to be far ahead of China. How come the world seems to have changed in less than 20 years? Now China's fighter jets are so powerful. These are third-generation fighter jets!

Although the third-generation fighter jets have been around for more than 20 years, there are not many countries in the world that are equipped with them.

South Korea’s most advanced fighter jet is the F16 fighter jet, with a total of 40 F16 fighter jets!
China has 5 J-10 fighter jets at the Zhuhai Air Show. How many J-10 fighter jets are in service in the army?
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