At the Air Force Aviation Open Event and Changchun Air Show press conference held on August 24, the spokesman of the Chinese Air Force, University of Science and Technology Shen Jin, announced for the first time that the “three aircraft in the same frame” of the Tankan-20, the J-20 and the J-16 “According to. Unsurprisingly, this photo immediately aroused heated discussions from the outside world. The Global Times’ military WeChat public account “Privy Council No. 10” pointed out that the reason is not as simple as just likes from netizens. major breakthrough.
Air Force spokesman Shen Jinke University of Science and Technology displayed the same frame photo of Y-20, J-20 and J-16.
Wang Mingzhi, an expert of the Chinese Air Force, said that usually following an aerial refueling, the combat radius of the aircraft can be increased by 30%-35%. The aerial refueling capability has greatly improved the long-range maneuverability of the Chinese Air Force and is also conducive to the development of the Air Force’s long-range precision strike capability.
The photo of “three machines in the same frame” sparked heated discussions.
Therefore, all new-generation main combat aircraft models of the Chinese Air Force, including the J-10C, J-16 and J-20, have the ability to receive oil in the air. Not long ago, when the Chinese Air Force first announced the oil-20, it emphasized that it had conducted aerial refueling training in the maritime direction with the J-16.
Shen Jinke also specially emphasized at the press conference that, as China’s new generation of aerial refueling equipment, Yunyou-20 and J-20, J-16, and J-10C three fighters have carried out aerial refueling training in the sea direction for many times.
Yunyou-20 air refueling transport aircraft.
Secondly, as a multi-functional aerial refueling transport aircraft, the Yunyou-20 has multi-point refueling capabilities.
Wang Mingzhi said: “Yunyou-20 has a refueling pod under the left and right wings, which can realize multi-point refueling, thus greatly improving the efficiency of refueling. Yunyou-20 is a large aircraft platform with a relatively large fuel capacity, which It also means that it can refuel multiple aircraft in a combat formation, allowing the combat formation to fly farther.”
Wang Mingzhi said that the public appearance of Yunyou-20 signals to the outside world that China has made a major breakthrough in air refueling technology, indicating that China’s key strategic technology for air refueling has become very mature. Wang Mingzhi further explained that aerial refueling technology is a strategic technology, and no other country will cooperate with China, and no country is willing to grant technology to China. China has developed this technology on an independent basis.
Hongyou-6 has a limited amount of refueling.
The previous successful development of the H-6 tanker has made a breakthrough in the key technical areas of China’s aerial refueling. As a result, China has mastered the basic principles of aerial refueling technology and has realized aerial refueling of some combat aircraft such as the J-8D and J-10. . However, the capability of the H-6 is not enough, both the amount of refueling and the number of refuelings that can be provided are relatively limited. “The change from H-6 to Yunyou-20 marks a major breakthrough in the development of our own special aircraft by using domestic large aircraft platforms. Offensive and defensive and long-range delivery capabilities have been greatly improved.”
Third, Yunyou-20 refuels different types of aircraft at the same time, which also means that it can support the air refueling needs of the entire flight formation at the same time.
Wang Mingzhi said, “Combat formations are usually composed of various types of aircraft. With the Yunyou-20, a systematic fighter group can achieve long-range operations through aerial refueling. This has very important tactical significance, which means that the formation of combat formations With the support of air tankers, it can conduct agile combat deployment, so that the opponent cannot accurately grasp the movement and avoid being hit by the opponent.”
“Privy Council No. 10” pointed out that behind the display of “three aircraft in the same frame”, it reflects the major breakthrough of the Chinese Air Force. This is just as Shen Jinke emphasized: the Chinese Air Force has firm will, full confidence and sufficient capability to defend national sovereignty and territorial integrity.