Chinese Air Force (PLAAF) News & Discussions

[PeacefulWar]

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Rip.

He lived for exactly 100 years.
It's same day for his birthday and date of death.

 

[Figaro]

It's also a bit eerie that he lived 100 years to the day.

Rip.

He lived for exactly 100 years.
It's same day for his birthday and date of death.

I would be totally fine with this arrangement ... dying on your birthday may not be the best thing but considering you're 100, I don't think this matters. The good thing this designer managed to see the PLAAF transition into a world class air force. The founder of the PLAN air craft carrier program, Liu Huaqing, did not even live to see the commissioning of the Liaoning carrier in 2012.

 

[PeacefulWar]

I would be totally fine with this arrangement ... dying on your birthday may not be the best thing but considering you're 100, I don't think this matters. The good thing this designer managed to see the PLAAF transition into a world class air force. The founder of the PLAN air craft carrier program, Liu Huaqing, did not even live to see the commissioning of the Liaoning carrier in 2012.

I just expressed my surprising of the coincidence.
Nothing else.

 

[Deino]

Rip.

He lived for exactly 100 years.
It's same day for his birthday and date of death.

It's also a bit eerie that he lived 100 years to the day.

Now I'm confused ... I thought Lu Xiaopeng already died on 16 October 2000 ... so yesterday it would have been his 100th anniversary!

 

[PeacefulWar]

Now I'm confused ... I thought Lu Xiaopeng already died on 16 October 2000 ... so yesterday it would have been his 100th anniversary!

Damn.
Stupid me.
You are right.
It's 诞辰

 

[siegecrossbow]

Now I'm confused ... I thought Lu Xiaopeng already died on 16 October 2000 ... so yesterday it would have been his 100th anniversary!

It is like how they celebrate Chairman Mao’s birthday.

 

[Deino]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1297137788056371202

 

[Bilal Khan (Quwa)]

I couldn't find the bomber thread. But I was wondering ... There's a mention here about a XAC medium fighter-bomber project (rumoured designation JH-19). Was this ever a thing? Is this still a factor? Or has all known bomber development work gone into the next-gen strategic platform?

 

[Figaro]

I couldn't find the bomber thread. But I was wondering ... There's a mention here about a XAC medium fighter-bomber project (rumoured designation JH-19). Was this ever a thing? Is this still a factor? Or has all known bomber development work gone into the next-gen strategic platform?

If youre talking about a Su-34 type project, that was under SAC and has long been dead.

 

[Bilal Khan (Quwa)]

If youre talking about a Su-34 type project, that was under SAC and has long been dead.

So I guess there's no scope for a smaller manned bomber? China is basically bifurcating between the heavy H-20 on one end, and single-engine UCAVs on the other?

 

[Figaro]

So I guess there's no scope for a smaller manned bomber? China is basically bifurcating between the heavy H-20 on one end, and single-engine UCAVs on the other?

There were rumors that a SAC strike fighter (JH-XX) is still in development but no one is sure (there were reports it got cancelled a long time ago). Either way, I'm sure XAC has its plate completely full given the H-20 and the Y-20 variants. More than likely, if a smaller bomber exists, it will be SAC's responsibility.

 

[Bilal Khan (Quwa)]

There were rumors that a SAC strike fighter (JH-XX) is still in development but no one is sure (there were reports it got cancelled a long time ago). Either way, I'm sure XAC has its plate completely full given the H-20 and the Y-20 variants. More than likely, if a smaller bomber exists, it will be SAC's responsibility.

I suppose such a requirement could leak into a 'sixth-gen' platform. So, basically, it wouldn't be a smaller bomber in as much a strike-optimized next-gen fighter. Well, too abstract to talk about right now since there's no conclusive program to this effect as-of-yet. I was just hoping China would fill in a niche on the market with a stealthy small bomber like it has done with the FC-31 and CH-7 for FGFAs and UCAVs, respectively

 

[bahadur999]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1301784983133138949

 

[Figaro]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1301784983133138949

This is fake news ... if this was real, world markets and newspapers would be reporting it already. They get information faster than we do

 

[Peace be there]

This is fake news ... if this was real, world markets and newspapers would be reporting it already. They get information faster than we do

Have some patience. It is true, Taiwan shot down Chinese Su35.