Beijing: A "flying saucer" was also presented by Chinese defense agencies at the fifth annual helicopter exhibition, ending yesterday in Tianjin, northeast China. But this is not really a flying saucer, but a prototype of the latest helicopter that will fly its first test in 2020 next year.
According to the details, this strange helicopter is named "Super Great White Shark", derived from the famous name of a fast and dangerous shark.
A report published on the English-language Chinese government's website "Global Times" states that the super-great white shark is not entirely round but an elliptical helicopter, measuring 7.6 meters in length. And the width is 2.85 meters.
There is a cockpit in the middle of it, which also has a seating area for two pilots. It has the ability to fly and land vertically, for which it has a central router system with a diameter of 4.9 meters.
However, it also has two additional turbo jet engines installed at high speeds to allow it to travel at a tremendous speed of 650 km / h.
It can also be equipped with a variety of sophisticated and dangerous weapons, including machine guns, including air-to-ground and air-to-sea missiles.
Chinese sources claim that the helicopter, which looks similar to the Udon Tashtari, is in its capacities with the world's most advanced combat helicopters. It also has the added advantage of being "stealth", which is of particular importance to any military aircraft or helicopter.
The helicopter, such as the flying saucer, can reach a height of 6,000 meters at a speed of 16.5 meters per second while at take-off it can weigh up to 6,000 kilograms.
In the Western media, as usual, a new Chinese invention is being made of this kind of strange object, and it is said that China has made a toy that is capable of holding only exhibitions but it never flies. Will be able to
An American journalist commented that in the past there has been considerable research on such projects in the United States and the former Soviet Union, but none of these prototypes have been successful. For that reason, it would be premature to say whether or not Super Great White Shark will be competing with today's most advanced combat helicopters, including Apache, Viper, Kamov, Milli and Euro-Copter.
The Chinese government's official website in the English language, "Global Times", quoted an unnamed Chinese official as saying that even if the project fails, it cannot be called a failure because it would allow them (the Chinese defense agencies). ) There is a lot to learn.