New J-17 Fighter-bomber Given to Chinese Military Like Adding Wings to a Tiger
Posted: March 24, 2014 Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: China, fighter-bomber, J-17, PLA air force, Su-34 1 Comment
China’s new J-17 figher-bomber
Recently a Canadian military magazine reports that China has made new progress in developing its J-17 fighter-bomber based on Russian Su-34 fighter-bomber.
China lacks bombers in its air force. It has reached the limit in improving its H-6 bombers; therefore, it has only produced a small number of H-6K bombers, an improved version of H-6 that carries cruise missiles.
China develops a Chinese version of Russia’s Su-34 due also to the slow development of its homegrown heavy bombers.
Chinese version of Su-34 can carry 8 tons ammunition, only a little less than H-6, but is much quicker; therefore, J-17 may be a good replacement for H-6 for China to maintain strong air-to-ground fire power.
Source: qianzhan.com “New J-17 fighter given to PLA like Adding wings to PLA, Enabling PLA to catch up with US, Russia” (summary by Chan Kai Yee based on the report in Chinese)
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Wind Tunnel Test of Chinese Version of Su-34 Bomber Finished Soo
Posted: April 10, 2013 Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: China, Chinese air force, H-6 bomber, J-17, J-19 heavy bomber, new bomber, Su-34, tactic bomber 105 Comments
Russian Su-34 bomber
Russian Military Industry Complex net reported on April 9, 2013: China is developing J-17, a tactic bomber similar to Russian Su-34. The reporter has learnt from Russian Zhukovsky Central Aerodynamic Research Institute that at present tunnel test for the model of J-17 bomber will soon be completed
China has already had the experience of developing and manufacturing J-11B and J-16 fighters (respectively copies of Russian Su-27 and Su-30). Aviation experts believe, J-17, the Chinese version of Su-34, can be used to replace some of and strengthen H-6 bombers.
Photographs obtained by spy satellites show that recently there has been significant reduction of the number of H-6 bombers at Chinese airfields, which perhaps indicates the decommissioning and destruction of the H-6 bombers made earlier. Meanwhile, it also proves that there is limited room for improvement in those aircrafts. The first flight of China’s H-6 bomber was carried out in 1953
Experts point out: Development and manufacture of new type of heavy bomber are very difficult jobs. For China’s aircraft industry, the complicated problem is the unavailability of China-made powerful turbojet engine. We cannot exclude the possibility that China began to develop its J-17 tactic bomber in 1998 as China played the footage of the model of an aircraft similar to Su-34 at Airshow China that year.
Experts estimate the combat load of Chinese vision of Su-34 may reach 8 tons. If that is the case, J-17’s maximum load is a little lighter than H-6 bomber (9 tons). It in theory may carry long-range cruise missile.
Russia is also interested in selling export version of S-34 aircraft to China. Chinese source believes that commissioning of Su-34/J-17 can greatly enhance Chinese air force’s attack potential and improve it to make it satisfy world advanced standards.
Previously, there was the report that China, in addition, was developing J-19 heavy bomber on the basis of J-11B.
Source: mil.huanqiu.com “Wind tunnel test of Chinese version of Su-34 bomber is said to finish soon, the aircraft can carry a load of 8 tons”
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