– Китай, вероятно, приступил к испытаниям нового истребителя J-18 Red Eagle с укороченным взлетом и вертикальной посадкой. 

 

 

China's VTOL aircraft J-18 become the focus of attention. Phoenix's military observation program focused on 31 August resolve the J-18. Some people think that J-20 high-profile appearance for the J-18 to do a cover, is said J-18 is better than J-20.

The West is disturbed not only the Chinese aircraft market potential, China's J-10 fighter and other advanced technology is that they keep a close eye target. United States, "Defense News" published a news that according to reliable military intelligence revealed that China's new 4.5 generation heavy fighter J-18 (Chinese name "Red Eagle") was officially put at the Shenyang Aircraft long.

Fighter with a lot of advanced technology, complete winning contemporary Western main fighters (3 to 4 generations), the 21st century will be China's air force one mid-battle equipment. United States, "Defense News" also reported that the aircraft has a super-stealth characteristics, and installation of a laser active phased array radar, built-in weapons bay and two large thrust-vectoring engines. "Defense News" emphasized that the U.S. is also an advanced F-22 fighters that do not possess the characteristics. "
J-18 fighter prototype off the assembly line level indicates that China has fully reached the world advanced level, type of strategic intercontinental aircraft in the lead. In the United States tried to interfere in the Taiwan issue, the more voice and initiative.

As China has been outside of this advanced fighter strictly confidential, so the Western media only from other aircraft performance on China speculation. ITAR reports, when Russian Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov said China, Russia will consider the sale of Su-34 fighters to China, and does not rule out China's participation in the development of fifth generation fighter. Russia made the above statement, in addition to political relations between the two countries, but may also be because the Chinese aircraft manufacturing level has been a major breakthrough, even in some of the leading world level.

U.S. response

Fisher Heritage Foundation in the United States to the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission's report said the middle of China, Shenyang Aircraft Factory production of the J -18 fighter for the U.S. military and homeland security pose a serious threat to the United States must increase the funding and scientific research, the 5th generation fighter in 2009 fielded forces, continue to maintain China's strategic advantage. United States, "Defense News" reports, the U.S. Defense Department will hold an emergency meeting to study the adjustment of the U.S. in Okinawa, Korea, mainland Japan and other Asian bases of military deployment, and is likely to increase in Asia and Taiwan region F-22, F-35's number, in response to "Red Eagle" threat.

Russia's "Global Affairs" magazine also comments that: "We have every reason to believe that China will not like the aircraft manufacturing industry in the 1950s as a replica of a Soviet factory, but go more their own special way of new business, and sincerely hope J -18 successful test flight. "

George Kennan (the U.S. military commentator): The recent disclosure of U.S. satellite photos, a secret military base in Inner Mongolia, China has a new aircraft in flight frequency tired of it! What? It is the secret of successful test flight of China's current "China's first vertical takeoff and landing fighter aircraft", following the service after the J-20 J-18.

 

 

 

J-18中國第四代半空中優勢戰鬥機。採用前掠翼設計的中國第四代半空中優勢戰鬥機。首飛成功可以超過美國的F-22、F-35。預計服役時間2015年左右。

 

翼展：15.2米

機長：22.4米

機高：4.94米

全重：47噸

空重：20.5噸

最大載彈量：12.5噸

最大速度：3100千米/小時

最大航程：8500千米

第五代隱形戰機中國研製殲-18傳試飛成功 外界一直在猜測中國正發展至少兩種第五代隱形戰機，而且正在積極發展一種隱形的垂直起­降戰鬥機，如今，這種猜測獲得新的證據。

 

中國的一款由沈飛集團研發的短距­起飛/垂直降落雙發戰機圖片，這種被稱為殲-18"紅鷹"的戰機­採用鴨式佈局和隱形設計，是中國繼殲-20和殲-31之後最新研發的第三種五代隱形戰­機。

 

殲-18除了具有超隱形特徵外，還安裝有鐳射主動相控陣雷達­，擁有先進的玻璃化座艙係統和空中加油係統，其最大馬赫數達到2.5M，作戰半徑為2­200公裏。殲-18的試飛成功標志著中國的戰鬥機水準已經完全達到世界先進水準。

 

中國某媒體報導中國正在研製殲-18"紅鷹"戰機，或­將搭載在未來航母上執行任務。

 

 

J-18 Red Eagle VSTOL (Jianjiji-18 Fighter aircraft 18) / F-18

According to some sources the J-18 nomenclature is reportedly the "Snowy Owl" stealthy JSF-type aircraft. Details about the Chinese J-18 project are not yet known. Chinese authorities have not formally released informtion on these developments. The "J-18" might simply be the J-15 Chinese copy of the Su-33 that appeared in a naval paintjob around the same time the J-18 rumors surfaced.

In April 2011 Phoenix Television, citing a story in the Asahi Shimbun newspaper, reported that the J-18 had completed a test flight at a field base in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. It was reported that the wings of the jet, similar to Russia's Su-33, a carrier-based multi-role fighter, could be folded so it would be deployed on China's future aircraft carrier.

Writing in Defense News, Wendell Minnick reported on 22 April 2011 that "China may have test-flown the J-18 Red Eagle vertical short takeoff and landing (VSTOL) fighter earlier this month, if chatter on Chinese-language military blogs is accurate.... Tests were supposedly conducted earlier this month and the fighter is similar to the Sukhoi Su-33 carrier-based fighter."

Richard Fisher, vice president of the Washington-based International Assessment and Strategy Center, said that "In 2005, a Chinese aviation industry source told me the Chengdu Aircraft Corporation was considering a F-35B-like program... Given the PLA's naval power projection ambitions, it is probable there is VSTOL or STOVL [short takeoff and vertical landing] fighter program. ... There are "many alleged programs in the Chinese blogosphere."

Chinese forums reported on 25 April 2011 that Beijing had probably began testing new J-18 Red Eagle short takeoff and vertical landing fighter aircraft. Officially the launching of test planes was not confirmed. Presumably, the J-18 flight tests took place in early April 2011. Flights were performed by an aircraft that was apparently similar to the Russian Su-33 carrier fighter. Why witnesses felt that the plane was the J-18 was not specified.

It is unclear why the Chinese navy would need a vertical-landing fighter, given the performance limitations associated with such designs, and considering China's apparent plans to deploy a big-deck carrier that would not need such a "jump jet."

The claim that the J-18 is 'similar to the Russian Su-33 carrier-based fighter' seems unlikely. If the plane had been copied from Sukhoi Su-33, for short take-off and vertical landing, Chinese engineers would have a lot of work on their hands. The Su-33 is a very large airplane, weighing 66,000 pounds fully loaded, which is three times larger than the the Anglo-American AV-8 Harrier jump jet. For comparison, other plane with a vertical takeoff and landing capabilities includ the the Soviet Yakovlev Yak-141, which weighs 19.5 tons, and the American F-35B, which weighs 22.5 tons.