Seeing a comparison chart published by the American military magazine "Military Observation," I feel endless regret!
The second-generation Chinese fighter jet, J-7E, and the fifth-generation American fighters YF-22 and YF-23 both made their first flights in 1990. The first flight of a second-generation improvement model and an American fifth-generation new aircraft are not comparable. This was the desperate era when the J-8II tried to challenge the F-22.
However, after 35 years, who could have imagined that the advancement of the U.S. Air Force aircraft has not seen any qualitative improvement compared to 35 years ago, but instead has been surpassed by the Chinese Air Force, which was once crushed?
It took only 35 years for China's scientific researchers and its industrialization capabilities to undergo a tremendous transformation.
The Chinese J-20 completed the same type of tasks in three years, while the J-36 took less than half a year from its first flight to aerial refueling. Such speed allows the outside world to understand that this is not just catching up with the West, but also the beginning of China taking the lead in aircraft design.
From the "copying according to the blueprint" of the J-20 to the "design according to needs" of the J-36, the Chinese aviation industry has achieved a leapfrog upgrade in more than a decade. "Catching up with the West" will become the past, and China has truly realized "the aircraft is decided by ourselves" in the field of aircraft design.
It really makes people feel endless emotions! This is the web novel pattern of "don't look down on the poor youth." In just 35 years, within a blink of an eye, there can be such a leap and disruptive development, which is why Americans see it and get jealous.
Original: www.toutiao.com/article/1842054907514184/
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