THE COMPARISON OF TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES OF F-16 FIGHTING FALCON AND SIMILAR COMBAT AIRCRAFTS FROM OTHER MILITARY AIR FORCES IN THE WORLD (INDIA AND C Cover Image

COMPARAŢIE ÎNTRE CAPABILITĂŢILE TEHNICE ALE AVIONULUI F-16 ŞI AERONAVE DE LUPTĂ SIMILARE DIN DOTAREA FORŢELOR AERIENE ALE ALTOR PUTERI MILITARE MONDIA
THE COMPARISON OF TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES OF F-16 FIGHTING FALCON AND SIMILAR COMBAT AIRCRAFTS FROM OTHER MILITARY AIR FORCES IN THE WORLD (INDIA AND C

Author(s): Diana Manolache
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences
Published by: Carol I National Defence University Publishing House
Keywords: fighter aicraft; capabilities; combat actions; upgrade programs; aircraft production

Summary/Abstract: If we have to do an analysis of the phases of manufacturing fighters programs for the fourth generation we understand that United States and Russia have completed about 12 years of study until the delivery of these types of aircrafts. Chinese state reproduced the Russian Sukhoi aircraft design to launch their own fighter, namely J-11B. However, the J-10 aircraft is clear evidence that the Chinese manufacturer is not quite experienced in aircraft production, requiring about 25 years to be able to convert the existing models. The capabilities of the fourth generation combat aircraft belonging to United States, are based on a history marked by multiple stages of technology development, while Russia has used the experience gained from the production of Sukhoi and MiG 29 to achieve the fourth generation of combat aircrafts.

  • Issue Year: 2014
  • Issue No: 03
  • Page Range: 101-109
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: Romanian
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