Chinese Aviation Industry
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Equation
Lieutenant General
How good are China's private enterprise when it comes to making stealth fighters? I know it won't match up with the J-20 of course, but could it be done good enough for export?
Engineer
Major
Private venture of state corporation. It has nothing to do with private enterprise.
Equation
Lieutenant General
True, but could a second stealth aircraft be done in China is my main question?
Skywatcher
Captain
Eventually, though there are a lot of other projects that are demanding funding and other resources.
AssassinsMace
Lieutenant General
Maybe it's like competition between first, second, and third tier cities in China. A whole lot of super tall skyscraper projects going on. CAC is supposedly making a competitor to the J-31.
I'd like to see something like this fly.
I'd like to see something like this fly.
i've been checking ge imagery of big three manufacturers: cac, xac and sac over the last decade or so and i must say an interesting trend is visibile.
even though xac has produced just as many combat planes as the other two, there doesn't seem to have been any new buildings built anywhere near the complex. there's only just recently something new being built, just ground prep work so it could be anything...
sac has had some new large halls added over the last decade, but not that many. perhaps 30-40% more factory floor added.
cac has, by far, added most new halls. easely double what it had a decade ago. while ever increasing j10 production may've warranted that, there's also been ever dwindling j7 production. perhaps cac has decided to build as many in-house test facilities as possible?
even though xac has produced just as many combat planes as the other two, there doesn't seem to have been any new buildings built anywhere near the complex. there's only just recently something new being built, just ground prep work so it could be anything...
sac has had some new large halls added over the last decade, but not that many. perhaps 30-40% more factory floor added.
cac has, by far, added most new halls. easely double what it had a decade ago. while ever increasing j10 production may've warranted that, there's also been ever dwindling j7 production. perhaps cac has decided to build as many in-house test facilities as possible?
broadsword
Brigadier
AVIC chairman of board Lin Zuoming interview:
A few points:
- Latest J10 (presumably J10B) brings huge improvements against early versions of J10 (sky and earth difference, in his words).
- AVIC's UAV sells well in export market
- Engine technology still behind Russia, ahead in other areas
- US bombing Chinese embassy in 1999 spurred development of China's aviation industry. That was the lowest point of the industry, in his view.
- Goal is to be on par with US by 2021, meaning whatever US has, China also have it (though US may have it first). In certain areas this has already achieved (reaching same level same stage).
Nothing very specific or surprising, though still nice to see these words from the mouth of AVIC boss. I would say the 1999 bombing not just gave a shot in the arm to China's aviation industry, but to military industry overall, really a wake-up call.
A few points:
- Latest J10 (presumably J10B) brings huge improvements against early versions of J10 (sky and earth difference, in his words).
- AVIC's UAV sells well in export market
- Engine technology still behind Russia, ahead in other areas
- US bombing Chinese embassy in 1999 spurred development of China's aviation industry. That was the lowest point of the industry, in his view.
- Goal is to be on par with US by 2021, meaning whatever US has, China also have it (though US may have it first). In certain areas this has already achieved (reaching same level same stage).
Nothing very specific or surprising, though still nice to see these words from the mouth of AVIC boss. I would say the 1999 bombing not just gave a shot in the arm to China's aviation industry, but to military industry overall, really a wake-up call.
Schumacher
Senior Member
Great to hear it from THE man himself.
Remember saying pretty much the same thing here with Chinese engines causing some serious hissy fit by not only western fanboys but Chinese ones with inferiority complex as well.
The funny thing is one can easily reach this conclusion with open info much discussed here, no need for inside info at all, just some common sense and objectivity.