JH-7 Supersonic Fighter Bomber Aircraft

The JH-7 is twin-engine two-seater, high-mounted swept wings in supersonic fighter-bomber has a configuration similar to the British aircraft "Tornado" attack. The aircraft is designed to have the same role and the kind of setup as the Russian Sukhoi Su-24 "Fencer". It has high mounted wings with compound sweepback, dog tooth leading edges and marked anhedral, twin turbofans, side air intakes, all swep tail surface, comprising large main fin, single small ventral fin and are under all moving stabilizer near the small wings in about two third tranche.

The JH-7 has provided the Chinese Navy with improved attack capabilities. However, WS9 turbofan does not have enough thrust (with 9305 kg thrust driven by motor), the maximum pump capacity of the large size wrestler with a maximum takeoff weight of 27 metric tons is five metric tons much less than foreign aircraft in the same weight.

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H-8 Xian Chinese Stealth Bomber

A new H-8 is claimed to have been under development since 1994 to match the US B-2A. With a weapons load targeted at 18 tons, the bomber might travel at 1.2 Mach to penetrate defended territory or in order to flee. The bomber can carry a new stealth cruise missile, and is reported to have the range to reach targets on the continental USA, with a range estimated to be up to 10.000 kilometers.

The aircraft uses domestically made advanced navigation equipment. The bomber has been designed by the 603 institute, and Xian are liable for producing the bomber. The bomber will be the first domestically designed and made strategic bomber.

The H-8 was reported to use a high-tech blended wing-body design, has fly-by-wire controls, and an angled fuselage. The wing has large internal fuel tanks. The aircraft used carbon fiber and different composite materials. The weapons bay has a rotating weapons profile. The bomber retains a terrain hugging capability and contains a terrain following and mapping radar, satellite information links and advanced digital mapping systems.

The bomber also uses advanced stealth technologies. The H-8 will have 4 turbo-fan engines, the core of which is based on the WS-10A. It can use a number of weapons including laser guided "thunder stone" 6, satellite guidance bomb and anti-ship missile.

According to a semi-official Chinese media report in late 2007, China's domestically-developed "Xian H-8" stealth strategic bomber has successfully undergone flight trials. it's said that this bomber can carry a new type of cruise missile and be capable of attacking North America, which is a cause of great concern in several countries.

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J-15 Flying Shark Chinese Naval Fighter

The J-15 Flying Shark is China’s newest attack jet, a sinuous fighter with the folding wings, shortened tail cone and bulked-up landing gear it needs to serve on China’s first aircraft carrier, that is predicted to begin sea trials soon. it's indisputable proof of China’s growing mastery of military technology

The J-15 Flying Shark, China's first carrier-based fighter, said to be a Chinese copy of the Sukhoi Su-33, is comparable to the US F/A-18 Hornet. The Shenyang Aircraft Corporation (SAC) procured one of the first prototypes of the Soviet Su-33 carrier fighter T-10k-3 from Ukraine in 2001. The J-15 reportedly conducted its first test flight on August 31, 2009, powered by Chinese WS-10 turbofan engines. the first take off from a simulated ski jump was reportedly conducted on 06 may 2010. Presumably, China will take another few years to conduct flight tests J-15. it's also believed that the new aircraft re going to be launched after 2015, while the medium-aircraft carrier "Shi Lan" (ex-"Varyag") may begin running tests in 2011 and enter service in 2012.

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J-11 Chinese Light Fighter Aircraft

The J-11 designation was originally applied in the design Shenyang Aircraft Factory in response to a 1968 requirement for a replacement PLAAF J-6 (MiG-19 Farmer). Nanchang Aircraft Factory J-12 proposal to this requirement. Shenyang's proposal was triggered by a British Spey 512 afterburnin turbofan engine and followed a conventional light fighter design, with wings swept back and side of the fuselage assembly entries. The J-11 was a sophisticated design for its time, but the British Spey-512 engines have been "difficult" for Communist China to obtain at that time. Shenyang factory was ordered to concentrate their energies in the J-8, and J-11 never went beyond the planning stage.

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Chengdu J-10 Multi-role Fighter

Chengdu J-10 Multi-role Fighter Photos

J-10 (Project 8810 10/Project?) is a multi-role single-engine fighter being developed by Chengdu Aircraft Corporation (CAC) and the Institute 611. Has been selected by PLAAF as the next generation fighter to replace the obsolete J-7 fighter and Q-5 attack aircraft. The plane seems to have a nose style of Su-27 and the air inlet rectangular shape, a type of AL-31F engine, twin nose wheels and a clear low visibility camouflage color scheme.

The aircraft also has a large vertical tail, and two F-16 style ventral stabilizers believed to provide greater stability at high AoA. Its fuselage is much longer compared to the Israeli Lavi. However, its bubble canopy appears less elevated than the F-16, suggesting that the pilot must possess a true vision of 360 degrees. Unlike J-7E with two delta wings, seems to have a pair of inverted gull wings (ie, the interior portion extends slightly downward, while the outer portion extends flat). Two red dummy PL-8 AAM are regularly under the wings too.

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Chengdu J-20 Black Eagle Stealth Fighter Aircraft

Chengdu J-20 Black Eagle Stealth Fighter Aircraft Photos

Chengdu J-20 "Black Eagle" - a stealth fifth-generation fighter aircraft twin-engine prototype developed by Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group Force China People's Liberation Army Air Force. China radar evading Stealth Fighter made its first flight test met Tuesday, January 11, 2011.

Chinese experts say the aircraft have been taking pictures of the aircraft as it took a taxi to the tests before its first test flight in the coming weeks.

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