Representative Aircraft Models: Domestic J-7, J-8, J-10
International F-15, F-22, Su-27, Su-35
Interceptor: a military aircraft specialized in intercepting invading enemy bombers, reconnaissance aircraft or cruise missiles in the air. The mission of the interceptor is to defend important cities and towns, strategic sites, transportation hubs, etc. from air attacks. Interceptors are usually guided to the target area by ground radar stations or early warning aircraft, then intercept and track the target with airborne radar, and attack the target when the aircraft is in an effective attack position.
Representative Aircraft Models: Domestic
International MiG-31, F-106
Note: Fighter and Interceptor are not to be confused. To make an analogy the fighter is a warrior while the interceptor is an assassin. That is to say that a Jag can engage in aerial combat, but not an interceptor. Interceptor fights are all one-strike disengagement style.
Strong strike aircraft: military aircraft specializing in attacking medium and small targets on the ground from low altitude and ultra-low altitude, also known as attack aircraft or close air support aircraft. It is used to directly support ground forces in combat and destroy important military targets such as fortifications, tanks, ground radars, artillery positions, front-line airfields and transportation hubs within the tactical depth of enemy battles.
Representative aircraft model: domestic strong-5
International A-10, Su-25, Mig 27
Fighter-bomber: to attack the ground targets in the tactical depth of the battle is the main, throw the external load also has the ability of aerial combat military aircraft, also known as fighter-bomber. Fighter-bomber in addition to direct support for ground combat, and sometimes also with the battle deep behind the enemy, the battle line near the important military targets for bombing. The take-off weight of modern fighter-bomber can be up to 30-40 tons, the maximum combat radius is close to 2,000 kilometers, and the loaded bombs are 6-8 tons, and the range and loaded bombs are even similar to those of medium-sized supersonic bombers. The aircraft type is mostly a variable swept-wing layout, with good high-speed and low-speed performance, high-altitude and low-altitude performance. The airplane is equipped with perfect fire control and navigation equipment. The fuselage and the lower part of the wing have more weapon mounting brackets. Due to the high power of ground attack and strong self-defense capability, the fighter-bomber has replaced the light bomber to perform various tactical bombing missions.
Representative aircraft models: domestic FBC-1 Flying Leopard
International Su-24, F-15, Super Flag
Bomber: bombs, torpedoes, or air-to-ground missiles to kill, destroy the ground and sea targets of military aircraft. Bombers according to take-off weight, bomb load and range are roughly divided into light bombers, medium bombers and heavy bombers 3 categories. Light bombers, also known as tactical bombers, take-off weight is generally 20-30 tons, range up to 3,000 kilometers, load capacity of 3-5 tons, mainly used to cooperate with the ground forces, the enemy supply lines, forward positions and a variety of activities for tactical bombing targets. Medium bombers have a take-off weight of 40-90 tons, a range of 3,000-6,000 kilometers and a bomb load of 5-10 tons. Heavy bombers, also known as strategic bombers, have a take-off weight of more than 100 tons, a range of more than 7,000 kilometers and a bomb load of more than 10 tons. Medium and heavy bombers are mainly used to go deep behind enemy lines and conduct strategic bombing of military bases, transportation hubs, economic and political centers.
Representative Aircraft Models: Domestic Bomber-6
International Tu-160, B-2
Fighter and Interceptor are basically the same in use, both are used to fight with the enemy aircraft, also known as fighters
Fighters are generally used to fight with the enemy fighters and expel them out of the airspace, while the interceptors are used to intercept the enemy bombers, which is now due to the fact that the two are basically the same, with very little difference. are essentially the same and the differences are very small and blurred, they are collectively referred to as fighters.
Domestic aircraft models include the J-7, J-8 and Su-27, while foreign aircraft are the F-15 and Mirage series
Attack planes and strike planes have the same purpose and are used to attack enemy targets on land or at sea
Now, the two types of planes are collectively referred to as attack planes in the international arena, while China has retained the designation of strike planes
Domestic aircraft models include the Strong-5, while foreign planes are the Strong-5, while foreign planes are the Strong-5, which are used to intercept enemy bombers, and now, because the difference between the two is very blurred, they are collectively called fighter planes. The domestic representative aircraft are the Qiang-5, and the foreign ones are the A-10 and Su-25
Additionally, there is another type of aircraft that combines the two functions in one, called the fighter-bomber, such as China's Flying Leopard and the foreign ones, such as the Tornado and F-18, the Super Hornet. "Super Hornet"
Reconnaissance aircraft (reconnaissance aircraft) is a military aircraft specialized in obtaining intelligence from the air. It is one of the main reconnaissance tools in modern warfare. According to the scope of the mission, divided into strategic reconnaissance aircraft and tactical reconnaissance aircraft. Strategic reconnaissance aircraft generally have a long range and high-altitude, high-speed flight performance, used to obtain strategic information, mostly specially designed. Tactical reconnaissance aircraft have low-altitude, high-speed flight performance, used to obtain battle tactical information, usually converted from fighter aircraft.
The electronic warfare aircraft is a kind of aircraft specialized in electronic reconnaissance, interference and attack on enemy radar, electronic guidance system and radio communication equipment. Its main task is to make the enemy air defense system is ineffective, cover the aircraft has been the smooth execution of the attack mission.
Anti-submarine aircraft has a fast, maneuverable characteristics, can be in a short period of time to condescend to carry out a large area of search, and can be very convenient to the sea to launch or throw anti-submarine bombs, and even the latest type of nuclear torpedoes. Anti-submarine aircraft can be broadly divided into water anti-submarine aircraft, anti-submarine helicopters, shore-based anti-submarine aircraft, shipborne anti-submarine aircraft.
The maximum speed of the helicopter can reach 300km/h or more, leading to the dive limit speed of nearly 400km/h, the use of the ceiling can reach
6000 meters (world record 12450m), the general range of up to 600-800km or so. The general range is 600-800km. The range of the helicopter can reach more than 2000km by carrying the inboard and outboard fuel tanks. According to different needs helicopters have different takeoff weight. The largest heavy helicopter currently in use in the world is the Russian Mi-26 (maximum takeoff weight of 56t, payload 20t). At present, the actual application of mechanical drive type single-rotor helicopter and dual-rotor helicopter, of which the single-rotor helicopter is the largest number.
Advantages
The outstanding features of helicopter are that it can do maneuvering flight at low altitude (several meters above the ground), low speed (from hovering) and constant nose direction, especially it can take off and land vertically in a small area. Because of these characteristics, it has a wide range of uses and development prospects. In the military has been widely used in ground attack, landing, weapons delivery, logistical support, battlefield rescue, reconnaissance patrols, command and control, communication, anti-submarine minesweeping, electronic countermeasures, etc.
Test flights of the China Direct-15
The letter of contact, anti-submarine minesweeping, electronic countermeasures. In civilian applications for short-distance transportation, medical care, disaster relief, emergency rescue, lifting equipment, geological exploration, forest protection and firefighting, aerial photography and so on. The transportation of personnel and materials between oil wells and bases at sea is an important aspect of civilian use.
Disadvantages
Currently the helicopter relative to the aircraft, vibration and noise levels are higher, maintenance and repair workload is larger, the use of higher costs, lower speed, shorter range. The future direction of helicopter development is to improve on these aspects.