Chinese Air Force (PLAAF) News & Discussions

[Deino]

Any idea where this is?

 

[LKJ86]

http://ep.cannews.com.cn/publish/zghkb7/html/1415//node_052144.html

 

[LKJ86]

Happy Mid-Autumn festival!

 

[siegecrossbow]

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Happy Mid-Autumn festival!

The next day:

"Mystery solved! Chinese fighter jets use moon cakes as radars" -- Alex Lockie.

 

[LKJ86]

The next day:

"Chinese fighter jets use moon cakes as radars" -- Alexi Lockie.

Who is Alexi Lockie?

 

[ZeEa5KPul]

Who is Alexi Lockie?

Consider yourself lucky that you don't know.

 

[samsara]

Who is Alexi Lockie?

Alex Lockie is a news editor and a military and foreign-policy blogger at Business Insider. He is from Atlanta, USA.

Alex Lockie — Business Insider

Here's one excerpt of his article on the J-20.

China appears to have rushed its J-20 stealth fighter into service with an ’embarrassing’ flaw
By Alex Lockie, Business Insider US
February 12, 2018

—China on Friday announced its J-20 stealth fighter had entered into combat service – but military sources told the South China Morning Post that it had an “embarrassing” flaw.

—Makeshift engines in the J-20 mean that it cannot fly or fight as a true fifth-generation jet and that its stealth has been compromised.

—It looks as if China rushed the plane into service, and it’s unlikely to be fully operational for at least a year.

 

[Deino]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1044973645800591361

 

[JSCh]

China's wind tunnel to shape future fighter jets: experts
By Liu Xuanzun Source:Global Times Published: 2018/9/26 22:48:40

FL-62 simulates air flow around aircraft before real flight test

The nation's newest wind tunnel will shape China's future fighter jets and boost their efficiency, according to its maker and Chinese military experts.

Approved for construction by the State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defence in 2012, the FL-62 wind tunnel will be completed "very soon," according to a statement by the Aviation Industry Corporation of China released on its WeChat account on Tuesday.

Weighing 6,620 tons, the 17,000-cubic-meter FL-62 is China's first-ever large continuous transonic wind tunnel, its maker said in the statement.

Unlike the unstable and inconsistent airflow of previous Chinese wind tunnels, the FL-62 is able to provide a stable wind field and more precise measurements, Song Zhongping, a military expert and TV commentator, told the Global Times on Wednesday.

In this way, many unnecessary trials and errors can be avoided in the designing of a new aircraft, significantly reducing its development period, Song said.

A wind tunnel is used to simulate the airflow around an aircraft before it conducts a real flight test.

The results help shape and improve the aerodynamic design of the aircraft, the statement said.

The statement dubbed the FL-62 a "pillar of a great power," calling it a fundamental and strategic facility crucial to China's aviation industry.

The corporation noted specifically in the headline of the statement that the FL-62 will decide the shape of China's future fighter jets and will serve as a backbone for China's development of cutting-edge aircraft.

With the help of the tunnel, China's sixth generation of fighter jets can be more aerodynamic and stealthy than ever before, Song said.

China's sixth generation fighters will include artificial intelligence, have multiple unmanned aerial vehicles under their command and be equipped with directed-energy weapons like lasers and high-power microwaves, Song said.

China's most advanced fighter jet, the J-20, was developed by Chengdu Aircraft Industrial (Group) Company, a member of the Aviation Industry Corporation of China.

The J-20 was delivered to the People's Liberation Army in 2017.

In addition to the development of new fighter jets, the wind tunnel can also contribute to space research.

The tunnel is expected to see use in fields like transportation, construction, new energy and environmental protection, the statement reads.

 

[samsara]

China PLA Air Force flies into New Era

The clip is no longer available! The poster's account was terminated by youtube
That clip is a cool one. The official explanation as usual:

P.S. Btw, miss not the 2018 FIVB Women's WCH 2018年女排世锦赛 that kicks off today, daytime in Japan, for over 2 weeks, some greatest entertainments are expected! Eyes are set to there

 

[Beast]

The clip is no longer available! The poster's account was terminated by youtube
That clip is a cool one. The official explanation as usual:

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That is an excuse. YouTube serving neo con agenda will try every means to suppress China technology achievement. If the video can't be deleted, the usual troll will come in full force attack in the comment section.

 

[Figaro]

Alex Lockie is a news editor and a military and foreign-policy blogger at Business Insider. He is from Atlanta, USA.
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Alex Lockie — Business Insider

Here's one excerpt of his article on the J-20.

China appears to have rushed its J-20 stealth fighter into service with an ’embarrassing’ flaw
By Alex Lockie, Business Insider US
February 12, 2018

—China on Friday announced its J-20 stealth fighter had entered into combat service – but military sources told the South China Morning Post that it had an “embarrassing” flaw.

—Makeshift engines in the J-20 mean that it cannot fly or fight as a true fifth-generation jet and that its stealth has been compromised.

—It looks as if China rushed the plane into service, and it’s unlikely to be fully operational for at least a year.

This guy is basically Kyle Mizokami, David Mujamundar, and David Axe combined into one entity.

 

[samsara]

That is an excuse. YouTube serving neo con agenda will try every means to suppress China technology achievement. If the video can't be deleted, the usual troll will come in full force attack in the comment section.

Yeah, we may never know the true reasons behind this blockage and termination aside from the official line of the Alphabet's youtube. But I don't trust this entity due to the holding company's founding history, the actual ownership of the holding as well as those activities this holding is involved until today! Anyone who really reads should know its background!

 

[LKJ86]

 

[Deino]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1048254565638922240