report of H-8 bomber

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But wouldn't a manned H-8 have bonuses like a better payload (one thing I've noticed about UCAVs is that they currently don't have much of a payload)
 
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Pointblank

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Skywatcher said:
But wouldn't a manned H-8 have bonuses like a better payload (one thing I've noticed about UCAVs is that they currently don't have much of a payload)
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You can make a UCAV the size of the Boeing 747 without a problem. The problem is if someone has the will to do so.
 
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I mean fly by wire control for flying wing.flying wing unlike conventional aircraft may needed more complex solfware and hardware .
Unless there's photo and more official information ,everything about the aircraft is a guesswork.
 
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tphuang said:
anjian is an UCAV for A2A combat rather than strike missions. So, it would definitely not get an H-8 designation.
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That's a good point. And also Anjian is a Shenyang project if I recall correctly -- making it the wrong designer for a bomber.

Another alternative is that H-8 is a program to create a low-cost, slightly degraded version of the B-2.

If first flight is 2007, this is 18 years after the first flight of the B-2. It's not surprising at all that China would be able to replicate something the US did 18 years earlier.
 
sumdud

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My mistake then, but still not credible for mil-news I'd say.

Just a note, stealth or speed, Flying wings like the B-2 can't go supersonic.
 
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according to kanwa,report of H-8 bomber come as a surprise,commercial satelite show no sign of tell tale of the suppose bomber.
the news may turn out to be hoax.
 
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One of the H-8 pictures floating around the internet. I read from some Chinese source that this plane has three engines possibly using 3 WS10A which will give it a lot more power than the American B-2 bomber. It also has the engine intake on the top of the bomber.
 
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If one goes for three engines, then why not four?

As for the satellite pics, it's easier to hide a bomber than a sub. Besides, do we have the coordinates for PLAAF testing grounds?
 
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