"Jane's Defense Weekly," the story of the past 12 months comes down important events have taken place, which mentioned that China is developing cruise missiles can carry the "H -8" (H-8) stealth bomber.Earlier, Hong Kong media reported that the "boom -8 is the project developed the first stealth aircraft, and its performance indicators are as close to the U.S. B-2 bombers, supersonic Mach 1.2 when necessary penetration to bring a new stealth cruise North American missile to attack a range of not less than 10,000 km, with aerial refueling capability, is the first generation of domestic stealth strategic bombers. " The report also said "Bang -8 can fly up recently, thanks to 4 sets 2008 shaping the 'too-line' engines. The report also said that this development is the Xi'an Aircraft aviation history in China hit a new record.However, Han and Defense Review, the Canadian founder, said in an interview Andrei Chang, "China does not have the ability to develop stealth bomber." He believes that China wants to build similar to the U.S. B-2 stealth bomber, or even earlier in the A-12 attack aircraft carrier-based stealth aircraft like the present there are still considerable technical difficulties. First, the whole aircraft manufacturing materials needed breakthrough, followed by lack of high-power engine. Similar to the B-2 stealth bomber that also need to "low observability radar", advanced stealth materials and coatings, and these technologies are not yet available in China.It is understood that, although the bombers had come, but the "stealth bombers" the concept of U.S. military equipment until 1986, after the B-1B bombers appear. Despite its excellent performance, but the future is uncertain, the U.S. Air Force Combat Command, Major General Hughes said the men in charge, stealth bomber development has encounter a problem, the core value is "the most heavy enemy fire instantly put into the head" And this performance of the current standoff can be fired weapons, F-22 fighter jets, unmanned attack aircraft, and hypersonic missiles replaced. So the world including Russia no air power construction program.
Stealth bombers have been the maiden flight of China -8
With a focus on models of aircraft into the sky, Xi'an Aircraft Company and aviation history in China hit a new record of more than twenty thousand thirteen years Western Flyers finally the goal of success, it is a stealth strategic bombers bombing 8. Head of the Central Military Commission, the Air Force Armament Department of the Directorate, National Defense, and other leaders, Vice Mayor of Xi'an, Shaanxi Provincial Committee, and other leaders, one route, the second group and other units, with hundreds of XAC study personnel involved in witness this historical moment.
Fifty past two p.m., a deputy general manager and Air China announced the first flight first flight ceremony host Yuhai start. H-8 took off after the silver-gray, then from west to east, through the sliding track after reviewing stand, in large turbofan engines roar into the sky. Six past three p.m., the aircraft coming into view again, in the airborne decoy transmitters play a string of colored flares, dispersed in the air flying, H-8 began to pass field flight. Quarter past three p.m., the aircraft drag chute to open two large white smooth landing, Decelerating, stopping in front of the reviewing stand. H-8 first flight to this success, the scene leader board after another prototype, and the crew shook hands, and photos. First flight after the ceremony, President of the West fly into tall, reported Hong H 8 system history and experience of thirteen years, the Central Military Commission Chief Executive, National Defense leadership affirmed in the statement, Hong H 8, the significance of the system and preliminary work circumstances set forth requirements for follow-up test.
Near Xi'an, people often see after nightfall, Guan airport in the large aircraft, driving a three-color red blue and green navigation lights passing at low altitude, while the two wings of the spacing between the traffic lights, but also significantly different from the West to fly production H-6. H-8 in the late eighties, after the maiden flight of the H 7 Flying Leopard classified key model of strategic bombers, also China's first stealth aircraft. Hong made a formal project in 1994, the central assigns the indicators are as close to the U.S. B-2A; payload of not less than eighteen tons; if necessary, one two Mach supersonic penetration or escape; bring new stealth cruise missiles capable of striking North America; range of not less than ten thousand kilometers; with air refueling capability; using domestic most advanced avionics equipment and so on. Tasks designed by the 603, XAC is responsible for production, becomes the first domestic strategic bombers.
H-8, high-tech, such as wing-body large-scale application integration, telex flight control, body surface, trailing edge flaps, large-scale integration of the wing fuel tank, a large area of carbon fiber composites, carbon-carbon brakes, built-in rotary weapon pylons , terrain matching tracking radar, digital map, complex navigation systems, satellite data link, a new advanced radar absorbing stealth nano-coatings, and so many others. H-8 can fly up recently, thanks to four last year, so the line shape of the turbofan engine, so the line F-10A and F-11B is the heart. The fighting and the bombers share the same engine family has long been the U.S. military confirmed the benefits that can give H 8 over eleven thousand kilometers of the Chinese plane farthest range. Twelve cruise missiles distribution of Red Bird 3 rotation in the two six weapon pylons on each chop, portable nuclear warheads with a range of three thousand kilometers, also with Lei Shi and other satellite-guided bombs and six anti-ship missiles and other weapons.