Hendrik_2000
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Are we talking about CH 7 here via cirr
CH-7 UCAV
Maiden flight 2019
Batch production 2022
Shipborne version possible in the future
via Qwerty
Chinese UAV/UCAV development
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Are we talking about CH 7 here via cirr
CH-7 UCAV
Maiden flight 2019
Batch production 2022
Shipborne version possible in the future
via Qwerty
oh notice the different rifles too
, [or are they just airsoft M4s lmao]
by78
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These frames from the promo video caught my attention. It's a room full of scale models. In the foreground, model #1 is obviously a stealthy flying wing UAV. Could it be a legit AVIC project with possible military backing perhaps?
Also, anybody recognize the other models in the photos? There's obviously a J-10 (left side). Model #2 is possibly a MALE or MALE drone (with its top mounted intake and canted tails visible).
What about model #3 in the second photo? Does anyone recognize what this is? It appears to have some stealth optimization, or am I just seeing things? It almost looks like a stealthy-optimized J-8 interceptor. Could be an abandoned project or a detailed study for all we know.
Hendrik_2000
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The CAAA CH-7 Flying Wing UAV is a little better known. L 10m, wingspan 22m, MTOW 13t, cruise at 13km / 0.6Ma, Vmax 0.75Ma. Positioning: Strategic recognition and strikes high value targets. First flight 2019, serial production 2022.
shape like XY-280 from a company without wind tunnel and decades experience, it is more of a 概念炒作 (concept hype?), pretty much like Elon Musk's hyperloop or mega rocket. Pretty common among all the private startups these days.
All these models are as legit as spaceship in the video opening scene. Some generalized images representing "advanced aircrafts" by eyes of AVIC visualization dept. Shark fin with ogival lines, c'mon...
I think the video clearly shows some legitimate aircraft and concepts as well as some "future concepts".
Most of the models in the video could be legit. Flying wing UAVs are obviously well within reality, and the V tail HALE UAV is hardly new to the PLA industry.
Not sure what the #3 fighter that by78 pointed out could be, from the side it almost resembles the old Q-6.
It's 2075 and the J-20 still doesn't have serrated nozzles, nor does the Y-20 have a high bypass turbofan.
It's Global Times interview about CH-7 but they're citing the guy from CASC, so it does seem legit, unless they fabricated everything.
The most important line in my opinion is this one: "The CH-7 is mainly meant to meet the development needs of China's own related equipment. If it conforms to the national export policy, it can also be sold to help improve the defenses of other countries, Wang said."
The most important line in my opinion is this one: "The CH-7 is mainly meant to meet the development needs of China's own related equipment. If it conforms to the national export policy, it can also be sold to help improve the defenses of other countries, Wang said."
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