we have many more new platforms incoming.
AVIC heavy duty Helicopter in 30-40 tons category is almost there.
strong rumors about Y-30 as well.
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AVIC heavy duty Helicopter in 30-40 tons category is almost there.
strong rumors about Y-30 as well.
PLAAF has released some interesting information:Training simulators.
1. Simulators and real-time aircraft are conducting virtual combat exercises. Simulation and exercise systems are connected/merged, allowing both to update data in real time.
2. PLAAF is using data generated by pilots during combat exercises to train its AI agent. They've even designed a cartoon character for it called "Digital Tiger."
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Excerpts from a couple academic papers on aircraft deploying missile at high altitudes and at high-supersonic to hypersonic speeds. Posted by @Crosshairs十字线 on Weibo.
Titles of the academic papers:
1.《临近空间高超声速飞行器四种武器投放方案的数值研究》("Numerical Study of Four Weapon Deployment Schemes for Near-Space Hypersonic Vehicles")
2.《临近空间高超声速飞行器武器投放方案数值模拟》("Numerical Simulation of Weapon Deployment Schemes for Near-Space Hypersonic Vehicles")
3.《临近空间高超声速飞行器武器投放影响因素》("Factors Influencing Weapon Deployment for Near-Space Hypersonic Vehicles")
Some details are as follows:
Parameters:
Altitude: 25–35 kilometers (~82000-115000 feet)
Speed: Mach 4–10
Aircraft Angle-of-Attack (AoA): -4° to 4°
Missile Installation Angle: -3° to 5°
Aircraft Length: 18 meters
Aircraft Wingspan: 10 meters
Weapons Bay Length: 2.5 meters
Missile Length: 2 meters
Missile Diameter: 200 millimeters
Missile Weight: 200 kilograms
Recommended Scheme:
Altitude: 35 kilometers
Angle-of-Attack (AoA): -4°
Installation Angle: -3°
The missile is carried internally. After the bay door opens, the missile angle is adjusted. The pylon is then extended outwards, and the bay door closes. The missile finally separates from the pylon via an ejection mechanism (which should be similar to the PL-10 ejection launch from the J-20's side weapon bays).
Titles of the academic papers:
1.《临近空间高超声速飞行器四种武器投放方案的数值研究》("Numerical Study of Four Weapon Deployment Schemes for Near-Space Hypersonic Vehicles")
2.《临近空间高超声速飞行器武器投放方案数值模拟》("Numerical Simulation of Weapon Deployment Schemes for Near-Space Hypersonic Vehicles")
3.《临近空间高超声速飞行器武器投放影响因素》("Factors Influencing Weapon Deployment for Near-Space Hypersonic Vehicles")
Some details are as follows:
Parameters:
Altitude: 25–35 kilometers (~82000-115000 feet)
Speed: Mach 4–10
Aircraft Angle-of-Attack (AoA): -4° to 4°
Missile Installation Angle: -3° to 5°
Aircraft Length: 18 meters
Aircraft Wingspan: 10 meters
Weapons Bay Length: 2.5 meters
Missile Length: 2 meters
Missile Diameter: 200 millimeters
Missile Weight: 200 kilograms
Recommended Scheme:
Altitude: 35 kilometers
Angle-of-Attack (AoA): -4°
Installation Angle: -3°
The missile is carried internally. After the bay door opens, the missile angle is adjusted. The pylon is then extended outwards, and the bay door closes. The missile finally separates from the pylon via an ejection mechanism (which should be similar to the PL-10 ejection launch from the J-20's side weapon bays).
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A new UAV test center has been built at Xizang at an elevation of ~4300 meters, location at 32.427667, 80.209502. Posted by @GrandpaRoy2 on Twitter.
Look at all this wasteful overcapacity.
Excerpts from an academic paper titled《特殊布局飞机高承载开口结构优化设计研究》(Research on the Optimization Design of High-Load-Bearing Opening Structures in Special Configuration Aircraft), depicting what looks to be an IWB structure that is 6 meters long x 2.4 meters wide x 2 meters deep.
The paper originates from AVIC's 1st Aircraft Design and Research Institute (一飞院) at Xi'an.
Now that I'm not sure whether this is meant to depict the IWBs of the B-2 Spirit (given the listed dimensions do match), the GJ-X or the H-20, hence posting these here just in case.
Posted by @Crosshairs十字线 on Weibo.
But man, imagine the meltdown in the PLA fanboi circles if the H-20 really does come out to be a literal B-2...
The paper originates from AVIC's 1st Aircraft Design and Research Institute (一飞院) at Xi'an.
Now that I'm not sure whether this is meant to depict the IWBs of the B-2 Spirit (given the listed dimensions do match), the GJ-X or the H-20, hence posting these here just in case.
Posted by @Crosshairs十字线 on Weibo.
But man, imagine the meltdown in the PLA fanboi circles if the H-20 really does come out to be a literal B-2...
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