Unexpectedly, the uncle showed his face again this time. Although it is said that before the appearance of the H-20, the H-6 was definitely the main bomber in China, but the recent appearance of the H-6 was too ordinary, and it was unveiled not long ago with the domestic version of the high-configuration "Dagger" hypersonic weapon. Recently, it may have brought the first domestic sixth-generation aircraft to the show, and it is really a well-deserved evergreen of the Air Force that has left the non-bombardment 6 anywhere.
Recently, pictures showed a H-6 carrying a very strange payload on its belly when flying, with a black appearance that looked like some kind of tailless aircraft. Although it is said that he is not afraid that the sixth master will hang more, he is afraid that the sixth master will hang one, but if you look closely, this does not look like any missile. Some military fans said, isn't this the WZ-8 drone? Although the picture is blurry, if you look closely, it may not really be WZ-8.
As we all know, WZ-8 has been publicly unveiled, the tail of this UAV is a rocket engine, generally carried by the H-6 after being released from high altitude, the tail engine is directly ignited to obtain a larger range. However, it is worth noting that the trailing edge of the tail of the WZ-8 is flat, while the tail of the aircraft in the picture has a noticeable tilt and appears to be swept forward. So could this be some kind of aircraft that has not yet been officially unveiled, such as the next generation after the J-20, that is, the sixth-generation stealth aircraft?
Judging from the pictures, similar to this shape of the forward-swept wing has also appeared before, taking the combination of delta wing and tailless, which is considered to be the prototype of a domestic sixth-generation aircraft. Of course, some military fans may say that there is not a very advanced wind tunnel in China? For example, the new generation of "JF-22" wind tunnel in China can indeed greatly accelerate the development of domestic hypersonic weapons and sixth-generation aircraft. However, for a sixth-generation aircraft, relying only on wind tunnel data may not be enough at all, and many data may be obtained by direct test flights. In particular, the detonation engine that the sixth-generation aircraft may use is completely different from any previous engine.
From this point of view, this may be a proven version of the sixth-generation aircraft equipped with a detonation engine. Generally, there will be several demonstrators, some for static testing, others for aerodynamic layout, avionics, engines and other parts of the test, perhaps this is one of them. And from the point of view of time, the relevant information about the sixth-generation aircraft of the United States has appeared, although the specific meaning of the sixth-generation aircraft in various countries has not yet been completely defined, but the competition between the two sides in the sixth-generation aircraft has begun. In particular, the sixth-generation aircraft on the American side has appeared, and although the appearance of the domestic sixth-generation aircraft is pleasant, it is not surprising.
In the promotional pictures of the development direction of domestic fighters, it actually shows that behind the H-20, another model with a delta wing and a forward-swept design is very close to the aircraft on the belly of the H-6. Of course, this appearance should eventually change due to the validation machine phase. After all, the J-35 has had a very obvious modification on the 1.0 and 2.0 versions, and if this sixth-generation aircraft is still in the verification stage, it is difficult to say what it will look like in the later stage.
In fact, the sixth-generation aircraft as the focus of future competition, is not accidental, on April 18 in the United States Congressional hearing, the United States Air Force said that the number of F35 fighters can be dispatched at any time is less than half, plus the F22 has been discontinued and frequent failures. On the other hand, the J-20 is not only replaced with the WS-15 engine, but also continuously modified and optimized, and the U.S. Indo-Pacific Commander also believes that the J-20 will produce more than 100 aircraft and the number will exceed 300 aircraft. Then the United States will definitely devote its energy to the sixth-generation aircraft in the future, and the other will form an advantage in corner overtaking after the F35. This must be done with great vigilance.
In general, everyone is warming up in the S3 season, and China and the United States are high-end players, so they naturally aim for the most advanced, can change the rules of war, and have deterrent equipment. This is true for both the H-20 and the sixth-generation aircraft. So now it depends on who on both sides can withstand the pressure, the first to publicly debut the sixth-generation aircraft, and not only the sixth-generation aircraft, in the next few years, there will only be more and more "big moves" of various armaments, after all, the truth is only within the range, and the dignity is only above the blade.