What are the classifications of military aircraft?

fighter plane: a military aircraft, also known as fighter plane, used to destroy enemy planes and other flying air-raid weapons in the air. Before the Second World War, it was widely called an eviction machine. The main task of fighters is to fight against enemy fighters and seize air superiority (air superiority). The second is to intercept enemy bombers, attack planes and cruise missiles, and can also carry a certain number of ground attack weapons to carry out ground attack missions.

stands for aircraft type: domestic J -7, J -8, J -1

international F-15, F-22, Su -27, Su-35 interceptors: military aircraft specially used to intercept invading enemy bombers, reconnaissance planes or cruise missiles in the air. The task of interceptor is to defend important towns, strategic locations, transportation hubs, etc. from air strikes. Interceptors are usually guided to the target area by ground radar stations or early warning aircraft, and then intercepted and tracked by airborne radar, and attacked the target when the aircraft is in an effective attack position.

stands for aircraft type: domestic

international MIG -31, F-16

Note: Fighters and interceptors cannot be confused. Fighters are fighters, while interceptors are assassins. In other words, fighters can fight in the air, but interceptors can't. Interceptor combat is a one-shot detachment.

Striker: A military aircraft that attacks 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 the ground forces to fight and destroy important military targets such as fortifications, tanks, ground radars, artillery positions, frontline airports and transportation hubs within the enemy's tactical depth.

representative aircraft type: domestic Qiang -5

international A-1, Su -25, MiG-27

fighter bombers: military aircraft that mainly attack ground targets in the depth of campaign tactics and also have air combat capability after throwing external loads, also known as fighter bombers. In addition to directly supporting ground combat, fighter bombers can sometimes cooperate with campaigns to go deep behind enemy lines and bomb important military targets near the front line. Modern fighter bombers have a take-off weight of 3-4 tons, a maximum operational radius of 2, kilometers, and a bomb load of 6-8 tons. The range and bomb load are even similar to those of medium-sized supersonic bombers. Most aircraft types are variable swept wing aircraft layout, which has good high-speed and low-speed performance, high-altitude and low-altitude performance. The plane is equipped with perfect fire control and navigation equipment. There are many weapon hanging brackets under the fuselage and wing. Because of its powerful attack on the ground and strong self-defense ability, the fighter bomber has replaced the light bomber to perform various tactical bombing tasks.

stands for aircraft model: domestic FBC-1 Flying Leopard

international Su -24, F-15 and Super Flag Bomber

Military aircraft that kill and destroy ground and sea targets with bombs, torpedoes or air-to-ground missiles. Bombers can be roughly divided into light bombers, medium bombers and heavy bombers according to their take-off weight, bomb load and range. Light bombers, also known as tactical bombers, have a take-off weight of 2-3 tons, a range of 3, kilometers and a bomb load of 3-5 tons. They are mainly used to cooperate with ground forces to carry out tactical bombing on enemy supply lines, frontier positions and various moving targets. The medium bomber has a take-off weight of 4-9 tons, a range of 3,-6, kilometers and a bomb load of 5-1 tons. Heavy bombers, also known as strategic bombers, have a take-off weight of over 1 tons, a range of over 7, kilometers and a bomb load of over 1 tons. Medium and heavy bombers are mainly used to penetrate behind enemy lines and carry out strategic bombing on military bases, transportation hubs, economic and political centers.

stands for aircraft type: domestic H -6

International Figure -16 and B-2

Fighters and interceptors have basically the same purpose, both of which are used to fight against enemy planes, also known as fighters

Fighters are generally used to fight against enemy fighters and drive them out of the airspace, while interceptors are used to intercept enemy bombers. Now, because their purposes are basically the same, the difference is very small and vague, so they are collectively called fighters.

The domestic representative aircraft models are J -7, J -8 and Su -27, while the foreign ones are F-15 and Mirage series.

The attack aircraft and the attack aircraft have the same purpose, and are used to attack the enemy's land or sea targets.

At present, the two types of aircraft are collectively called attack aircraft internationally, while China retains the title of attack aircraft.

The domestic representative aircraft models are Qiang -5. There is another kind of aircraft that integrates two functions, called fighter-bomber. For example, flying leopard in China and reconnaissance aircraft (such as F-18 Super Hornet) abroad are used to obtain information from the air. One of the main reconnaissance tools in modern warfare. According to the scope of the mission, it is divided into strategic reconnaissance aircraft and tactical reconnaissance aircraft. Strategic reconnaissance planes generally have long range, high altitude and high speed flight performance, and are mostly specially designed to obtain strategic information. Tactical reconnaissance aircraft has low-altitude and high-speed flight performance, which is used to obtain campaign tactical information, and is usually modified from fighter planes.

electronic warfare aircraft is a kind of aircraft that specializes in electronic reconnaissance, jamming and attack on enemy radar, electronic guidance system and radio communication equipment. Its main task is to disable the enemy's air defense system and cover its own aircraft to successfully carry out the attack mission.

Anti-submarine aircraft has the characteristics of quickness and maneuverability, and can conduct a large-area search from a commanding height in a short time, and can easily launch or throw anti-submarine bombs or even the latest nuclear torpedoes into the sea. Anti-submarine aircraft can be roughly divided into water anti-submarine aircraft, anti-submarine helicopters, shore-based anti-submarine aircraft and ship-based anti-submarine aircraft.

the maximum speed of a helicopter can reach more than 3km/h, the limit speed of dive is nearly 4km/h, the upper limit of use can reach

6, meters (the world record is 12,45 m), and the general range can reach about 6-8 km. The transfer range of the internal and external auxiliary fuel tanks can reach more than 2km. Helicopters have different takeoff weights according to different needs. At present, the largest heavy helicopter put into use in the world is the Russian Mi -26 (with a maximum takeoff weight of 56t and a payload of 2t). At present, mechanically driven single-rotor helicopters and double-rotor helicopters are actually used, among which single-rotor helicopters have the largest number.

Advantages

The outstanding feature of the helicopter is that it can make low-altitude (several meters above the ground), low-speed (starting from hovering) and the nose direction unchanged, especially for vertical take-off and landing in a small area. Because of these characteristics, it has broad uses and development prospects. In military, it has been widely used in ground attack, aircraft landing, weapons delivery, logistics support, battlefield rescue, reconnaissance patrol, command and control, communication with China Zhi -15 test flight, anti-submarine mine clearance, electronic countermeasures and so on. It is used in short-distance transportation, medical rescue, disaster relief and lifesaving, emergency rescue, hoisting equipment, geological exploration, forest protection and fire fighting, aerial photography and so on. The transportation of personnel and materials between offshore oil wells and bases is an important aspect of civil use.

Disadvantages

At present, compared with airplanes, helicopters have higher vibration and noise levels, larger maintenance workload, higher use cost, lower speed and shorter range. The future development direction of helicopters is to improve these aspects.