Chapter 990 Outdoor Exhibition Area

Shi Lao came to the outdoor exhibition area.

These are all real things, one plane after another, making people linger.

Shi Lao first came to the civil field exhibition area.

The first plane that came into view was the Y-10 aircraft. As China's first trunk passenger aircraft, the Y-10 aircraft had caused a sensation before, and it marked that China truly mastered the development technology of large passenger aircraft.

As a large wide-body passenger aircraft, the Y-10 is a trunk passenger aircraft and an intercontinental passenger aircraft that can fly across the ocean, with a maximum passenger capacity of 219 people.

Shi Lao couldn't help but pick up the camera to take pictures. The appearance of the Y-10 was too beautiful.

In the last Zhuhai Air Show, the Y-10 passenger aircraft did not appear, and even the Y-13 passenger aircraft did not appear.

Shi Lao did not expect that it would appear this time.

And there were 3 Y-10 aircraft at the first appearance, 1 was a passenger aircraft, 1 was a business jet, and 1 was a transport aircraft.

The Y-10 aircraft has a wingspan of 44.42 meters, a length of 46.61 meters, a height of 12.92 meters, a wing area of ​​268.6 square meters, a major take-off weight of 150.59 tons, a maximum fuel capacity of 72.5 tons, a maximum commercial load of 30.72 tons, and is equipped with 4 turbofan engines, each with a thrust of 85 kilonewtons, a maximum cruising speed of 980 kilometers per hour, an economic cruising speed of 895 kilometers per hour, a maximum climb rate of 20 meters per second, a take-off distance of 3250 meters, a landing distance of 1900 meters, a maximum fuel range of 12,000 kilometers, a maximum load range of 8,300 kilometers, and a crew of 4 people.

Shi Lao's eyes were full of excitement. He saw not only the Y-10 passenger plane.

He also saw the aerial refueling aircraft and early warning aircraft developed on the basis of the Y-10.

Before this, China's largest military transport aircraft was the Y-8, but the Y-8 had limited innate conditions and could not carry much fuel at all, and its conversion into an early warning aircraft was also limited.

The maximum fuel capacity of the Y-8 tanker is less than 10 tons, and its range is also limited!

But if it is a Y-10 aircraft, it can be converted into a tanker, and the fuel capacity can be at least 40 tons.

Aerial refueling aircraft, which is known as the "force multiplier" of the modern air force, plays an irreplaceable role in improving the long-range combat capability of the air force. It can be said that the strength of the aerial refueling capability is directly related to the strength of an air force's long-range combat capability.

The most obvious example of aerial refueling is that in 1949, a B-50 bomber of the US Air Force completed a round-the-world flight with the support of an aerial refueling aircraft, highlighting the important role of aerial refueling technology in extending modern combat aircraft.

According to relevant information, the combat radius of modern combat aircraft can be extended by more than double after aerial refueling.

The closest war using refueling aircraft is the F-111 fighter-bomber of the US Air Force, which bombed Libya over a long distance of tens of thousands of kilometers with the support of aerial refueling aircraft.

Libya and Iraq are examples of modern wars that have shown that without deploying the army, the two countries were bombed to the point where they could not bear it by relying on the air force.

Bombers and transport planes, which have a long range, can perform intercontinental combat missions after aerial refueling.

For combat aircraft, especially fighters, their maximum take-off weight is limited by the engine, and the aircraft's fuel and bomb load are also limited. That is to say, if you want to ensure the range, you have to carry more fuel, but the bomb load will be reduced, and vice versa. If there is an aerial refueling aircraft, you can let the aircraft carry less fuel and more bombs, and then refuel in the air to ensure the aircraft's range performance, and you will be able to better balance the fuel and bomb load.

With the Y-10 aircraft, it is only a matter of time to transform it into a refueling aircraft!

Not only that, there are also early warning aircraft.

Although the Chinese Air Force has developed rapidly in recent years, it still has a big shortcoming.

China lacks strategic transport aircraft, large refueling aircraft, early warning aircraft, and strategic bombers!

With the Y-10 aircraft, it is only a matter of time before large refueling aircraft and early warning aircraft are solved.

AWACS, or airborne command and early warning aircraft, refers to an aircraft with a complete set of long-range warning radar systems, which is used to search and monitor air or sea targets, command and guide its own aircraft to perform combat missions.

Because ground radar is limited by the curvature of the earth, the search distance for low-altitude targets is limited, and the search effect is limited due to terrain interference. The AWACS places the entire radar system on the aircraft, and searches for various air, sea or land targets from the air by flying at an altitude, providing better early warning and search effects, and extending the allowable response time and flexibility.

In addition to placing the radar system on the aircraft, the airborne early warning control aircraft can strengthen or replace the functions of the ground control station and directly command the aircraft to perform various tasks.

Yun-8 and Yun-13 are not suitable for conversion into early warning aircraft.

And Yun-10 is very suitable.

Shi Lao also entered the Yun-10 passenger plane for a visit. Since the Yun-10 aircraft is exhibited and is a passenger aircraft, there is no confidentiality.

Visiting the Yun-10 passenger plane, Shi Lao felt that if he needed to take a plane in the future, then taking the Yun-10 passenger plane would be a very suitable choice.

Then Shi Lao went to the second Y-10 and found that it was a cargo aircraft, which was specially used to transport goods.

As for the third Y-10, it was a business jet. Shi Lao smacked his lips. Only the super-rich could afford such a thing. Even if he worked for a lifetime without eating or drinking, he probably couldn't afford it.

After the Y-10 aircraft, there is the Y-13 regional airliner, which has now been put into the domestic civil aviation market and is said to be exported to the Middle East. It is a business card of China's civil aviation industry.

The private aircraft of China's richest man 'Liu Ziyu' and China's second richest man 'Chen Nianzhen' are said to be business jet models of the Y-13.

There are three Y-13s. Shi Lao went to visit. Although he had to wait in line for a while, Shi Lao felt it was worth it.

In addition to the Y-13 regional airliner, there is the Y-8 regional airliner, which also appeared in the domestic aviation market.

In addition to China's passenger aircraft, there are also Boeing passenger aircraft and Airbus passenger aircraft, as well as passenger aircraft and business aircraft of other airlines.

For example, Shi Lao recognized the Airbus A310 passenger aircraft, which has been delivered since 1983 and a total of 255 aircraft were delivered last year.

There are also Airbus' latest A330 and A340 passenger aircraft. The A330 passenger aircraft is a medium- and long-range twin-aisle wide-body passenger aircraft developed by Airbus to replace the Airbus A300 and A310. It can provide 6 different configurations covering from 250 to 475 seats from regional routes to ultra-long-distance routes.

The A340 passenger aircraft is a four-engine long-range twin-aisle wide-body passenger aircraft developed by Airbus in 1994, with a passenger capacity of 440 people.

Boeing also sent several passenger aircraft to participate in the exhibition, including Boeing's latest passenger aircraft, the Boeing 777. The Boeing 777 is a long-range twin-engine wide-body passenger aircraft manufactured by Boeing of the United States. It is currently the world's largest twin-engine wide-body passenger aircraft with a maximum passenger capacity of 368 people. The first delivery to the user United Airlines on May 17, 1995.

It has to be said that in terms of passenger aircraft, although China has achieved success in the Y-13 and Y-10, and has both regional aircraft and trunk aircraft, which indicates that China has mastered the ability to independently develop passenger aircraft, there is still a big gap between it and the two giants Boeing and Airbus.

China still has a long way to go in terms of passenger aircraft.