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发帖数: 4877 | 1 http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2013/06/11/is_this_chinas
You're looking at what some people are speculating is China's design for a
stealth bomber. It may look like a simple model right now. But these Chinese
models have a habit of turning into working airplanes. And if that happens
in this case, watch out. Because it could potential give these Chinese the
ability to penetrate deep, deep into enemy territory without the opponents
ever knowing what hit them.
Remember, designs very similar to China's J-31 stealth fighter and its Li
Jian stealthy-ish drone appeared as trade show models only two years before
full-size versions of the planes were revealed in the past year.
The latest plane resembles a cross between Russia's PAK DA stealth bomber
design, it's T-50 PAK FA stealth fighter and Northrop's YF-23 Black Widow --
the stealth jet that lost the contest to be the world's first fifth-
generation fighter to Lockheed Martin's YF-22 Raptor. (The cockpit also
resembles this fictional monstrosity.)
What could such a plane be used for? It would likely serve as a penetrating
bomber designed to keep an enemy far from China's shores by sneaking past
enemy radar and attacking enemy bases and ships with cruise missiles. Some
have speculated that China's J-20, which is huge for a fighter, was meant to
fulfill this role; similar to a stealthy version of the F-111 Aardvark or F
-15E Strike Eagle. However, we're seeing the J-20 conducting flight tests
with air-to-air missiles; a possible indication that it may be a high-speed
interceptor -- similar to the Soviet Union's giant MiG-25 Foxbat and MiG-31
Foxhound interceptors -- designed to steak out and shoot down approaching
bombers.
Chinese Web forums claim the new stealth bomber might have a length of 91-
feet and a wingspan of 72-feet. This is smaller than all of the U.S. and
Russia's strategic bombers such as the B-1 Lancer or Tu-22M but slightly
larger than the U.S.'s F-15E Strike Eagle tactical bomber. The jet is also
rumored to have an operational radius of just under 2000-miles.
It should be pointed out that earlier rumors about China investing in a
fleet of Russian-designed Tu-22M supersonic bombers were reportedly untrue.
Rather than field the supersonic jets, China is developing a new version of
its H-6 bomber -- which is based on the Soviet Tu-16 Badger that was
designed in the 1950s and retired by Russia in the early 1990s.
Chinese military officials have even said that buying a 1970s-design like
the Tu-22M makes little sense given the fact that U.S. radars could spot the
planes coming from a long way off. This could be taken as a hint that the
PLA navy or air force recognizes the need for a stealthy-bomber capable of
keeping adversaries at bay.
It costs a ton of money and time to develop and field an effective bomber
force. It's not just the cost of building and buying stealth planes. The
Chinese will need to develop an entire support network of maintenance crews,
basing infrastructure capable of handling the planes, a large aerial tanker
fleet to refuel them and perhaps most importantly, learn how to effectively
use them.
One interesting thing to note about the design shown above is that its
engine exhaust outlets appear to be square -- a stealthier design than the
traditional round nozzles seen on China's current version of stealthy planes
. This could be a sign that China is making progress in the extremely
challenging art of jet engine design. This could also be an indication that
it will be a long time before China gets the technological knowhow to
develop this aircraft. Current reports indicate that China has a long way to
go when it comes to engine-making.
Still, the image above might just be a model. Even if real, it will take a
long time to produce an fleet of potent bombers.
"The internet really likes airframe models and drawings," Richard Aboulafia,
vice president of analysis at the aviation consulting firm Teal Group tells
us. "The real world doesn't think too much of them. Coming up with concept
illustrations is vastly different from building and testing a design, let
alone putting it into production. But most of all the aerospace world is
increasingly concerned with what's beneath the surface of a plane. Even if
China did produce this aircraft, if it had to use Chinese engines and
systems, and was integrated with their current level of technology, I'm not
sure it would mean very much. It's all a bit of a stretch, for the next few
decades at least."
Here's what Aboulafia told us in January when discussing the Tu-22M story
about China's need for modern bombers.
"It would make sense, given China's strategy and power-projection ambitions,
but one thing to consider is that building a long range bomber/maritime
strike fleet isn't a standalone development," Aboulafia tells Killer Apps. "
The up-front costs in terms of training, doctrine, and general fleet bed-
down are very large. Even larger is the cost of support aircraft,
particularly tankers, that would be useful, if not essential, in making
these new bombers effective."
Such investments may be too much for a Chinese military that is buying a
number of other, newer weapons systems that range from stealth fighters to
anti satellite and cyber weapons.
"Unless the Chinese military budget grows at a near-breakneck pace, a
development like this would likely impact other equipment procurement and
systems development priorities, including ones that are less conventional
and more asymmetric," said Aboulafia.
Even if China manages to get a bomber airborne in the next few years, it
will be a while before it has an effective combat fleet. Still, Beijing isn'
t afraid of embarking on complex strategic weapons programs. The most
notable of these being its fleet of aircraft carriers; another expensive
strategic weapon system that takes lots of time and money to develop (even
with stolen designs), maintain and figure out how to use effectively. | s*****e
发帖数: 16824 | 2 这个外形算原创了吧,没走b2的路子.
Chinese
happens
before
【在 d**********i 的大作中提到】
: http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2013/06/11/is_this_chinas
: You're looking at what some people are speculating is China's design for a
: stealth bomber. It may look like a simple model right now. But these Chinese
: models have a habit of turning into working airplanes. And if that happens
: in this case, watch out. Because it could potential give these Chinese the
: ability to penetrate deep, deep into enemy territory without the opponents
: ever knowing what hit them.
: Remember, designs very similar to China's J-31 stealth fighter and its Li
: Jian stealthy-ish drone appeared as trade show models only two years before
: full-size versions of the planes were revealed in the past year.
| d**********i
发帖数: 4877 | 3 作战功能区别B2，我们是打到关岛就够用了。
【在 s*****e 的大作中提到】
: 这个外形算原创了吧,没走b2的路子.
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: Chinese
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: before
| l*****i
发帖数: 20533 | | g********6
发帖数: 951 | 5 我国近几年航模水平发展很快阿，什么时候赶超Tamiya？
Chinese
happens
before
【在 d**********i 的大作中提到】
: http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2013/06/11/is_this_chinas
: You're looking at what some people are speculating is China's design for a
: stealth bomber. It may look like a simple model right now. But these Chinese
: models have a habit of turning into working airplanes. And if that happens
: in this case, watch out. Because it could potential give these Chinese the
: ability to penetrate deep, deep into enemy territory without the opponents
: ever knowing what hit them.
: Remember, designs very similar to China's J-31 stealth fighter and its Li
: Jian stealthy-ish drone appeared as trade show models only two years before
: full-size versions of the planes were revealed in the past year.
| m*******n
发帖数: 859 | 6 毛个隐轰，超大微博辟谣了，两年前的概念模型，早下马了 |
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