Chapter 769: Different Tail Nozzle

In fact, the commentator just introduced this air formation as "a new generation of domestically produced fighter jets."

Most of those who were invited to watch the ceremony may not understand the Air Force, let alone aviation.

But they can definitely understand the situation.

They are more aware of the significance of national defense modernization.

Although on this timeline, the Balkan crisis in the first half of the year was properly resolved in a dramatic way and did not cause much disturbance in China.

But even so, there were many memorable things in the 1990s.

Especially in the early 1996 period, although the news publicly reported the content of the exercise in the southeast direction, it was not particularly straightforward, but everyone basically knew what happened and why the exercise was carried out.

It's only been less than four years, it's not so easy to forget.

And this military parade was specially scaled up, which, to some extent, was actually a response to what happened back then.

There is a sense of déjà vu of "the four-year achievement exhibition of the army's vigorous construction and strengthening."

Even if you don't understand it, you can feel a sense of confidence from the majestic military music and the sonorous voice of the commentator.

Compared with the exercise that year, it is more restrained.

But more powerful.

For those who know the business but don't have access to too much inside information (referred to as stinky military fans), today's wave can be called a feast.

In the media area closer to the viewing platform, a young reporter with a staff badge was holding a camera, wishing to put his whole face into the viewfinder.

"Xiao Qin, Xiao Qin?"

Behind him, a slightly older middle-aged reporter looked at the next three-plane formation flying from a distance, patted his companion who still insisted on pointing the camera at the top of his head:

"The next formation is coming, stop shooting the front!"

If Chang Haonan was nearby at this time, he might still remember that these two people were the media duo he met at the first Xiangzhou Air Show.

Three years later, Qin Chengbang, who was just an intern at the time, has long been promoted to a full-time position, and his senior Liu Jianshe has also taken off because of his ability to grasp the right opportunity. He was promoted by the editor-in-chief to be responsible for the international situation and military topics, and became one of the deputy editors-in-chief in the newspaper.

However, this wave of promotions was bitter for Liu Jianshe.

His "accurate prediction" of the appearance of the J-8C was completely a blind cat catching a dead mouse, and he was actually a complete layman in this area.

So much so that he couldn't write a single manuscript for half a month after being promoted.

Fortunately, Liu Jianshe was quite self-aware. After realizing that something was wrong, he quickly transferred Qin Chengbang to a full-time position and made him his subordinate.

As a result, he really made this section a top streamer, and even published a bimonthly magazine of the nature of a picture album. Although the price was not low, the circulation still repeatedly set new highs.

Qin Chengbang was also promoted to the position of deputy editor-in-chief at the beginning of the year, and gradually turned to behind-the-scenes work.

Nowadays, it is only when it is the 50th anniversary of the National Day that the two "veterans" rarely show up in person.

"Hey, okay, okay..."

Qin Chengbang, known as Xiao Qin, was reluctant to turn the camera around-

That was the J-10, and there were two of them.

Qin Chengbang, who usually surfs the Internet intensively, has been paying attention to this model since the first flight two years ago.

A third-generation fighter designed and developed entirely by China.

It can be said that every move has touched the hearts of countless people.

But before, if you wanted to take a photo, you had to take a big risk and go to the vicinity of Factory 132 to be a grass party.

And you had to rely on luck.

After all, test flights are not conducted every day.

Qin Chengbang has always wanted to publish a column about the J-10, and he has even written a lot of content, comprehensively analyzing and estimating the design features and performance level of this model.

The final conclusion is that it is fully comparable to the F16, and is only slightly lacking in multi-purpose performance.

It is speculated that it may enter the military service before 2005 and eventually become one of the main models of the Chinese Air Force.

It is conceivable that this article will definitely sell well.

It was only because of uncertainty whether the policy allowed it and the lack of good photos that it was never published.

However, this time, the J-10 was directly and openly displayed in front of the people of the world, and it was obvious that there were no policy concerns.

As for the photos, he had already taken a lot of them just now.

It was a pity that the formation of five aircraft was too dense, and it was really impossible to take a single photo of a certain aircraft.

...

However, just when Qin Chengbang's eyes were about to leave the viewfinder.

The tails of the five fighters just appeared in front of the camera.

"Wait a minute, wait a minute Brother Liu... There are two planes in front that are not right..."

Qin Chengbang suddenly stopped looking up.

The air formation is currently in a low-altitude and low-speed flight state, and the engine thrust is very low, so there is no dazzling tail flame to interfere with the line of sight.

Therefore, he can clearly see under the magnification of the high-power lens that the engines of the last two J-11s are completely different from the previous three aircraft.

In addition to the bright silver color, the bigger difference is that there is no AL31F's iconic convergence adjustment plate.

It seems to be fixed.

In addition, the color inside the nozzle is slightly different.

After discovering this, Qin Chengbang's whole body trembled with excitement.

Originally, he had no interest in the three J-11s.

The introduction of the No. 11 project production line and the domestic production of the Su-27 are no secrets among Qin Chengbang's friends and readers.

Although the comprehensive performance and improvement potential of heavy fighters are stronger, no matter what, they are still producing other people's things.

From a news perspective, it is definitely not as popular as the J-10.

But now, the situation seems to be different...

The J-11, or at least the two J-11s behind it, do not seem to be a simple replica of the Su-27SK.

"Is it not the Su-27SK that is being domestically produced, but a new model?"

Qin Chengbang's brain was working fast.

But soon, he denied his idea.

The Russian side did fly the improved aircraft called Su-27SM for the first time at the beginning of the year, using a brand-new fuselage and avionics equipment.

He even wrote an article in a magazine published in April for analysis, believing that it might be a signal that the Su-27 has shifted from pure air superiority to multi-purpose.

But the engine of the Su-27SM is still the AL31F series, and there is no obvious change in appearance compared to the old model.

In fact, Qin Chengbang does not remember which Russian-made engine has used a similar tail nozzle.

On the contrary, the M53 engine on the Mirage 2000 has similar characteristics.

But the size is obviously not right.

Two engines with a thrust of less than 9 tons obviously cannot push an aircraft of the size of the J-11.

So...

After eliminating all the wrong answers, the truth is only one -

These two planes are likely to be equipped with a new type of domestic engine that has never appeared before.

The fact that the planes equipped with domestic engines can be used in the military parade undoubtedly shows that the performance and stability of this model have at least reached a usable level...

Thinking about it, Qin Chengbang was stunned at the military parade site, and even forgot that there were several formations to be photographed behind.

"Alas... you..."

Seeing that Qin Chengbang didn't listen to his words at all, Liu Jianshe looked anxious:

"This is the National Day military parade! What can go wrong with the plane? If there is a problem, it's not our turn to find it..."

The only set of professional equipment is in Qin Chengbang's hands. The latter didn't dare to grab it, so he had to raise the point-and-shoot camera hanging on his wrist and take a few simple photos first.

Under normal circumstances, their album will be issued in October at the end of September. This year, it was postponed for half a month just to publish the National Day military parade special issue. If the content is left out in the middle, it will become a laughing stock in the industry.

Although the imaging effect of the point-and-shoot camera is average, it can at least be used after zooming in.

At this time, Qin Chengbang has also come to his senses, turned the camera again, and took two more photos of the formation behind.

It's just that the angle is a little off.

Fortunately, this is a support aircraft formation composed of three Y-8 platform special aircraft. The Y-8X and Y-8J are nothing new to those who have been paying attention to air force equipment for a long time.

"Just watch, Brother Liu."

Taking advantage of the few seconds of free time between the two formations, Qin Chengbang raised his head and rubbed his eyes that were a little sore because he had been open for a long time:

"This time when I go back, I promise to write a hit, which is definitely not inferior to the one you wrote before the Xiangzhou Air Show!"

When he said this, he even conceived the title of the new article in his mind:

"Cure "heart disease"-a new generation of domestic power lifts a new generation of domestic fighters"