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Feibao total division: Flying Leopard users on the performance of speculation and look forward to more realistic
Global Times special correspondent in Zhuhai Shi Jun Hao: Recently, the Global Times correspondent on the number of users are most concerned about, the Flying Leopard Tang, chief designer of long-range aircraft carried out an exclusive interview with red, the experience of flying to attend the air show in Zhuhai Leopard aircraft with powerful forces.
Reporter: Hello Tang total, the Zhuhai Air Show, the Air Force dispatched F-10 flying with the leopard represents two of China's advanced level of the two combat aircraft, is the difference between the two planes where?
Tang total: Feibao series aircraft is in our self-made heavy, supersonic, all-weather fighter-bomber, China's current offensive main types of fighters, mainly responsible for stand-off on the sea, on land the all-weather precision strike missions; -10 F Aircraft air-to-air combat is a mainly defensive battle (fighter) aircraft.
Reporter: Can you tell us why the Air Force will be asked to develop offensive across the main tasks for the new Flying Leopard fighter then? New Flying Leopard compared to 1998 when the exhibition Flying Leopard fighter who has the distinction and improve? Flying Leopard now mainly in the power of those on the performance characteristics of its on-board radar-like performance how?
General Tang: According to the Duhei "air supremacy" theory, is to win all of the air war on the premise that the way to seize control of the air, Duhei that is to take offensive action in the air, destroying enemy aircraft on the ground, and through the air or take other defensive measures It is impossible to seize the control of the air. An effective air force to seize control of the air, should be accounted for the main attack aircraft. At the turn of the century, domestic and international situation changes, China at the time of an urgent need to be able to decide the outcome of a war offensive force, Air China from land to air "both offensive and defensive capabilities" in transition, a new type of Flying Leopard fighter came into being .
The air show participation in the Flying Leopard fighter from the point of view and appearance before the Flying Leopard fighter is not very different, but the fundamental difference between them lies in the performance and combat capability.
Thanks to the new demands and new tasks, the Flying Leopard with the new technology has not eliminated a number of advanced technologies, such as the Flying Leopard's new flight control system has been simulated by the fly-by-wire replacement for the fly-by-wire systems, also achieved a glass Of the cockpit, always hand-under-the-art technology, such as manipulation ... ... now the Flying Leopard fighter, and also Zaidan Liang increase in maximum take-off weight of 11% to improve, but so was reborn Flying Leopard fighter change is a new type of China-made avionics System, which not only reduced the combat pilots of the burden, but also makes flying leopard can carry on the way to the sea in the number and types of weapons increased, many of which are advanced precision-guided weapons, but also now have the Flying Leopard The strong expansion of capacity, with the potential for further development.
Flying Leopard now on the radar aircraft, I can tell you that, for both an air-to-earth and accurate multi-purpose combat aircraft, and its radar is not a very advanced, very full (laughs).
Reporter: As we all know, the new Leopard has been flying in the Air Force take on the vital task of the Air Force's Flying Leopard fighter planes also participated in 2007 - the peace mission of the Sino-Russian joint military exercise, I would like to ask the General Tang, the new air force to fly the Leopard there What evaluation? Pilot population, "the best use of the aircraft," What does this mean?
Tang total: that the Air Force fighters Flying Leopard now has to raise the quality, reliability and practicality, so that the air force's combat modes and scope of operations has made the rich and raise for pilots, "the best use of the aircraft "The assessment is a result of the pilot to fly to the ergonomic design of the leopard in the affirmative, will allow pilots in flight feel comfortable, but I believe that the leopard family of aircraft to fly, there is no best, only better, leopard series aircraft to fly a certain There is constant progress and development.
Reporter: General Tang, Feibao series aircraft in the eyes of users has been the focus of one of the Internet has been a heated debate, for your friends to the leopard family aircraft to fly some of the views and perspectives have any thoughts?
General Tang: I love the Internet, users know that the leopard family of aircraft to fly to the comments of many, I am very concerned about it online discussion, for fans of military aircraft flying leopard assessment of the performance of speculation and many look forward to the future Are realistic (laughter).
For all aircraft flying leopard series of criticisms and opinions of our designers continue to develop a better impetus and direction of the aircraft, if you will be well received, the aircraft design as a team, I would be very pleased.
Reporter: Tang of the total, would like to know a lot of friends in the development of the new Flying Leopard, a flying hospital has been equipped to meet the requirements of the development of next-generation fighter's ability?
Tang total: Feibao Series aircraft development process is complete, the design team of younger, I also realize that the predecessors of it is not easy, the Flying Leopard, a collection of the older generation of designers experience and a new generation of designers Wisdom. The successful development of a model necessarily means bringing up a number of talented people, such a project gains, first brought out the human resources and improve the technology, is the third received new equipment.
As a flying hospital itself, charged with the mission of developing a new generation of fighter planes, has experienced a number of Model temper of our technology in continuous improvement, for the problem, the answer is yes.
Reporter: Tang of the total, I finally put a majority of the users are most concerned about a problem, unfortunately, if this war comes to our heads, on behalf of the "China forces" of the new Flying Leopard fighter is able to take delivery of the country and the people of the burden?
Tang total: Please be assured that the new Flying Leopard from design to construction, each of the parts are completely rely on our own, "China forces" there is absolutely no need to rely on foreign support, I would like the new Flying Leopard given to the completion of the motherland and the people It is the sacred mission with absolutely no problem.
