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On the afternoon of January 11, 2011, a majestic J-20 took off from the airport in Chengdu, and at this time, U.S. Secretary of Defense Gates just arrived in China.
The first test flight of China's fifth-generation aircraft was a great success, and Gates learned the news at the state guesthouse in Beijing, which was undoubtedly a huge blow to the Americans.
Before Gates came to China, he also vowed to the outside world that China's fourth-generation fighter jet would not appear before 2020, but he never expected that the first flight of the J-20 was only the beginning of the rise of China's aviation power.
Why is the birth of the J-20 truly saving the lives and dignity of all Chinese people for the Chinese?
1. Did the J-20 save the lives and dignity of all Chinese people?
Throughout the evolutionary history of fighters, we can see that fighters have developed to the fifth generation, and each upgrade is a technological leap, which means that it can occupy an overwhelming advantage in the air battlefield.
Among the fifth-generation fighters, the American F-22 is considered a veteran, it has the most experience in actual combat, and its performance on the battlefield is also impressive.
The design of the F-22 is unique, it uses a special air intake and aerodynamic layout, the combat radius can reach 760 to 1100 kilometers, stealth technology and powerful thrust make it unique in high-speed flight and maneuverability.
Before the advent of the J-20, the United States relied on stealth fighters such as the F-22 to run rampant in the airspace around the world, especially the provocation against China, which made countless Chinese unbearable.
One morning in April 2001, a US EP-3 electronic reconnaissance plane quietly appeared in the skies over the waters near Hainan Island to conduct covert reconnaissance.
At that time, the Chinese naval aviation responded quickly and sent Wang Wei to fly a J-8II. fighter with the number 81192 to intercept it.
Two J-8II. fighters went to monitor and intercept, but in a tense standoff, a J-8II. collided with an American reconnaissance plane, the plane crashed, and the pilot Wang Wei parachuted and disappeared.
Although Wang Wei successfully parachuted, due to the complex sea environment and difficult search and rescue operations, his body could not be found, and Wang Wei died at the age of 33.
His sacrifice not only made countless people feel heartbroken, but also inspired the Chinese people to deeply reflect on and struggle for the cause of national defense and aviation.
At that time, the reason why the United States dared to put on a tough posture was mainly because our fighter technology had not yet reached their level, and the F-22's stealth capability was super strong, and the radar had to be very close to catch it.
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Moreover, the F-22 carries long-range air-to-air missiles with a range that far exceeds that of our J-8, which puts us at a disadvantage.
In the face of this situation, we can only adopt the "aircraft sea tactic", multiple J-8s are dispatched at the same time, as fast as possible to approach the F-22, even if a fighter is shot down, we must continue to move forward, try to consume the opponent's ammunition, hoping to find an opportunity to shoot it down at the last moment.
But to be honest, this is just an idealized assumption, if the F-22 chooses to retreat after shooting down a few J-8s, it will be difficult for us to catch up with it, and it is impossible for the enemy to send only one fighter to provoke, this is the overwhelming advantage of advanced fighters.
It is precisely this reality that makes the Chinese's desire for air supremacy extremely strong, and our country urgently needs to have its own advanced fighters and build up powerful air power to protect the lives of the people and the dignity of the country.
2. How strong is the J-20?
The manufacture of fighter jets, especially those of the most sophisticated fifth-generation fighters, is like a report card of a country's industrial strength, which is not only a technical competition, but also a contest of national strength.
After the Wang Wei incident, our country was determined to build the world's top fighter jet, but the United States began to sneer: China will not be able to build a fifth-generation aircraft by 2020.
As a result, in 2011, when U.S. Secretary of Defense Gates visited China, a mysterious plane pierced the sky over Chengdu.
This is exactly our own development of the fifth-generation fighter J-20, which gave Gates a resounding slap in the face, and Gates later wrote in his book that the appearance of the J-20 disgraced the American intelligence services.
There are now four fifth-generation aircraft in service around the world, the American F-22 and F-35, the Russian Su-57, and our J-20.
However, in addition to the F-35, the American F-22 has had four crashes since 2004, which can dim the aura of this fighter jet a lot.
Russia's Su-57 also ran into trouble, the first mass-produced version fell before entering service, which was really embarrassing for the Russian military industry, and later, Russia pulled the first Su-57 back for study, and it did not appear again for the time being.
These three fifth-generation fighters have all encountered various problems, and only our J-20 has always maintained a safety record of zero accidents.
As a fighter independently developed by the mainland, the stealth ability, situational awareness, and maneuverability of the J-20 are first-class, except for the United States, other countries want to compete with us, that is really too much, this is the real world's top fighter!
The most powerful part of the J-20 is its stealth performance, the United States relied on stealth fighters to run rampant in the world, but now the stealth capability of the J-20 has surpassed the American F-22.
How?
3. The road to the development of fifth-generation fighters
In fact, as early as the 80s of the last century, China's aviation industry had already set a grand goal and began to quietly study the mystery of stealth fighters.
After years of unremitting efforts, the scientific research team has finally developed the latest fighter in the mainland - the J-10, although it belongs to the fourth generation of fighters, but in terms of design concept and performance, it is not inferior, representing a huge leap forward in China's aviation industry.
The J-20 is an "upgraded version of the J-10", which adopts a unique lift-up layout and is equipped with huge canard wings, which can balance the center of gravity of the fighter, enhance lift, and make the flight faster and longer.
While pursuing high speed and high maneuverability, the J-20 is also designed with stealth in mind.
It has a canard-aerodynamic layout with edge strips and canard wings in front of the air intake, a design that helps to reduce the reflection of radar waves.
In addition, the J-20's magazine door, landing gear door and parachute door all have zigzag edges, which also helps to improve stealth.
But the highlights of the J-20 are far more than that, although Continental still has room for improvement in engine technology, but the wing of the J-20 uses a new carbon fiber cloth material.
This material is 4 times stronger than traditional aluminum alloy, and it is lighter, which can reduce the overall weight of the fighter by 30%, thus making up for the lack of engine to a certain extent, which makes the J-20 also very maneuverable.
In order to equip the J-20 with powerful air-to-air missiles, the mainland has also independently developed dual-pulse engine technology, which even the Americans have not yet used, and our Thunderbolt-15 missiles have been equipped.
The birth of J-20 has allowed us to stand on the same starting line with Western countries for the first time in the field of air force.
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