Taiwan is about to hold a leadership election, and the island has begun to be filled with all kinds of smears and hype, including a "fighter plane rebellion case" that took the initiative. According to the American "War Zone"**, a lieutenant colonel pilot named Xie planned to rebel and was ready to fly the CH-47 "Chinook" transport *** to defect.
It was suggested that the PLA conduct a Xi exercise near Kaohsiung, and then he would land on a Xi ship, whether it was a Liaoning or a Shandong aircraft carrier, and if the operation was successful, he would receive $15 million and permanent residency in the Qin State to help him and his family. In addition, his family will be given priority to evacuate, and if there is a war in the Taiwan Strait, he will also receive 200,000 yuan a month for living expenses.
This news is a bit unbelievable, because under the current ***, there is no need to create such a big storm. Considering the risk of flying over the so-called "median line of the Taiwan Strait" will be pursued by fighters. In addition, the risk of piloting *** to land on an aircraft carrier is quite high, and it is debatable whether we really need such an old aircraft.
First of all, the range of the CH-47 "Chinook" ** is very long, with a range of 370 km with a maximum load, and even more than 2000 km with drop fuel tanks attached. The Taiwan Strait is very narrow, only about 400 kilometers at its widest point and only about 130 kilometers at its narrowest point, so it is not a problem to fly directly over the strait and find an airfield to land, and there is no need to use aircraft carriers at all, and even arrange a Xi to cover it.
Not only is this a waste of time, energy, and money, but it also runs the risk of triggering conflict. Secondly, the so-called "submarine special department" surnamed Lieutenant Colonel Xie has no ability to carry out landing tasks at all, and he usually does not conduct relevant training. Landing on the deck of an aircraft carrier on the ocean is a very difficult thing.
In particular, the CH-47 is a tandem twin-rotor heavy aircraft, which is more complex to maneuver than conventional, and heavy, without relevant training, no one can guarantee whether it can successfully land on the deck of the aircraft carrier. Also, do we really need the CH-47 "Chinook" urgently?
In fact, in the 70s of the last century, Vietnam captured a number of CH-47*** through the battlefield, at least one of which was in intact and flyable condition. For the Chinese aviation industry at that time, this was a valuable asset, which was disassembled, mapped and studied, but because the industrial level was too weak at that time, it was almost impossible to imitate, and it could only be used for display in the end.
The CH-47C*** in the 70s used the T-55-L-11C engine, with a single output of up to 3,750 horsepower, while the 792 (turboshaft-5) turboshaft engine equipped at that time had an output of only 2,195 horsepower, equivalent to 58% of the American engine.
Despite this obvious performance gap, even in the late 80s, the Boeing 234 (CH-47 civilian version) was sent to China for Xi, originally planned to be purchased in small quantities and introduce technology, but for various reasons ultimately failed to materialize. Against this background, the CH-47 Chinook** was disassembled and displayed, showing that there was still a certain demand for it at that time.
However, with the batch equipment of the 10-ton Z-20 general machine and the equipment of various variants of the domestic 13-ton Z-8, the future market prospect still has some room for expansion. The maximum take-off weight of the CH-47 Chinook ** is about 22 tons, but its aging appearance has lost its appeal.
Therefore, it would be nice to simply get a CH-47 Chinook**, but if it takes a lot of money and effort, it would be better to go straight to the pavilion **existing*** because they are all about the same. In addition, in the 50s of the last century, we proposed a "Shangdeng No. 1" water, land and air amphibious *** with a tandem twin-rotor layout design concept, which is not much different from the "Chinook".
Therefore, the market prospects for the CH-47 "Chinook" are not very promising.