中國和不存在的違法改裝波音737(圖)

China And The Illegal Conversion That Does Not Exist 中國和不存在的違法改裝 （環球防務） Date:2010-05 Source:strategypage By:globalmil

May 23, 2010: A photo of a Chinese Air Force Boeing 737, equipped as a reconnaissance aircraft, recently appeared on a Chinese blog. Such a conversion has been rumored for over a year. This particular use of the 737 is illegal, as China gets the 737 from American manufacturers with the understanding that they will not be converted to military use. But Chinese air force officials have concluded that, for AWACS and maritime reconnaissance work, the 54 ton propeller driven Y8 (which is based on the Russian An-12) and Y-7, and 157 ton IL-76  jet, are not reliable enough, and more expensive to maintain, than the twin engine, 79 ton, Boeing 737-800. Chinese airlines (some of them controlled by the Chinese Air Force) have been using the 737-800 since 1999 (a year after this model entered service).

2010年5月23日：最近在中國博客上出現一張中國空軍的波音737照片，裝備當作一架偵察飛機。這樣的改裝已被傳言一年多。這種特殊使用737是違法的，當中國從美國製造廠獲得737時了解它們將不被改為軍事使用。但是中國空軍官員得出結論，用於機載預警和控製係統（AWACS）和海上偵察工作，54噸螺旋槳推進的運-8（基於俄國安-12）和運-7，還有157噸IL-76噴氣式飛機，這些不夠可靠或維護上更昂貴，超過雙發動機79噸的波音737-800。中國航空公司（它們其中的一些被中國空軍控製）已經從1999年以後使用737-800（這個型號進入服役一年）。

Currently, China is equipping its 21 ton, twin engine, Y-7 transport with a phased array radar similar to that used on the larger KJ200 AWACS. The Y-7 is a Chinese copy of the Russian An-24. The Y-7 AWACS would be similar to the U.S. 23 ton E-2 that operates off carriers. But China still has problems producing a reliable and effective large radar aircraft.

現在，中國正在它的21噸、雙發動機運-7運輸機上裝備相控陣雷達與在較大KJ200 AWACS（基於運-8機身）上使用的類似。運-7是俄國安-24的中國副本。運-7 AWACS與美國23噸的E-2航母艦載型類似。但是中國仍然在生產一架可靠和有效大型雷達飛機上存在問題。

Four years ago, the Chinese Air Force realized it was not happy with its first four IL-76 AWACS (A-50s from Russia, converted to use Chinese KJ2000 radar systems). This led to a smaller system carried in the Chinese made Y8 aircraft (as the KJ200). Eventually, the Chinese began outfitting a Boeing 737-800 airliner as an AWACS aircraft. There may be as many as three of the 737 AWACS in service already. These work much better. The Y-7 is thought to be a version that could operate off China's coming fleet of aircraft carriers. But the Y-7 is also cheaper, and better suited for equipping more air force units with AWACS capability.

在四年以前，中國空軍對它最初的四架IL-76 AWACS（來自俄羅斯的A-50，改裝為使用中國KJ2000雷達係統）感到不滿意。這導致一個較小的係統在中國製造的運-8飛機上攜帶（稱為KJ200）。最後，中國開始配備一架波音737-800客機當作一架AWACS飛機。可能多達三架737 AWACS已經服役。這些工作上很大程度上提高了。運-7被設想是一種可以在中國將來的航空母艦編隊上操作的版本。但是運-7也是比較便宜和更適宜裝備使更多的空軍單位具有AWACS能力。

The KJ200 entered service two years ago, and export versions sell for about $145 million each. China has had to develop its own phased array radar for it. The Y8 based KJ200 carries a flight crew of five and a mission (AWACS) crew of about a dozen. The aircraft can stay airborne for about seven hours per sortie. The KJ2000 radar has a range of about 300 kilometers, and the computer systems are supposed to be able to handle 5-10 fighters at a time, and keep track of several dozen enemy targets.

KJ200在二年以前進入了服役，而且外銷版本售價大約每架一億四千五百萬美元。中國不得不發展它自己的相控陣雷達。基於運-8的KJ200攜帶五名飛行組員和一個大約十二人的任務（AWACS）組員。每次出擊飛機能停留空中大約七小時之久。KJ2000雷達大約範圍300公裏和計算機係統應該有能力在同一時刻處理5-10架戰鬥機，並且掌握數十個敵人目標信息。

There are several Western adaptations of the 737 to be military radar aircraft. This includes the U.S. Navy P-8A, a maritime reconnaissance aircraft. This is not supposed to include Chinese conversions. When China is confronted about their militarized 737s, they will most likely deny it all, and dare their accusers to do something about it. That approach has worked so far.

有一些西方改裝的737軍事雷達飛機。這包括美國海軍P-8A，一種海軍偵察飛機。這不應該包括中國的改裝。當中國在他們軍事化737麵前，他們將很有可能否認這一切，而且敢於麵向他們的責難者去做這些事情。這種做法一直至今。