HORIZON LINE XIAN JH-7 ‘FLOUNDER’

Description

🐆 JH-7 Skin: The Maritime Flying Leopard

This artifact comes from the JH-7 (歼轰-7), known by NATO as the “Flounder” but affectionately called the “Flying Leopard” (飞豹 – Fēibào) in China. This is not the later “A” model; it is a rare piece of the original early JH-7 production run, a dedicated anti-ship fighter-bomber that served at the forefront of the PLAN Naval Aviation Force (PLANAF).

The Predator of the High Seas

The JH-7 was designed with a single, lethal purpose: to strike carrier battle groups and surface vessels from long range.

• Maritime Specialist: As an anti-ship fighter-bomber, the JH-7 was the first Chinese aircraft capable of carrying heavy YJ-series anti-ship missiles, making it a critical asset for coastal defense and blue-water operations.
• The Early Variant: Unlike the modernized JH-7A, the early JH-7 represents the initial, rugged engineering that first proved the “Flying Leopard” concept, serving as the backbone of the PLANAF for decades.

The Artifact: Engineered for Power and Durability

This release features two distinct materials recovered from the rear section of the aircraft, representing both the “heart” and the “skin” of the Flying Leopard.

• The Combustion Chamber (Titanium Alloy): This fragment comes from the high-temperature zone of the engine’s nozzle assembly. Crafted from advanced titanium alloy, this material was built to withstand the extreme thermal stress of sustained high-speed maritime flight. It is a rare look at the aerospace metallurgy required to power a heavy strike fighter.
• Lower Tail Fuselage (Aluminum Alloy): This piece is taken from the lower portion of the rear fuselage. It features the signature PLANAF Tactical Gray paint over a high-strength aluminum alloy skin. This area of the airframe endured significant structural stress and environmental wear during years of low-altitude ocean patrols.

Redacted Service: A Legacy of the Mission

For reasons of operational sensitivity, specific serial numbers have been removed from these pieces. This removal is a direct testament to the aircraft’s history of active-duty naval service—a piece of hardware that was “too close to the mission” to be fully identified.

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Availability

We are offering two unique engineering variants of the early JH-7 Flying Leopard:

• Titanium Combustion Chamber Variant (Heat-treated aerospace titanium from the nozzle area)
• Tactical Gray Fuselage Variant (Aluminum alloy skin from the lower tail section)

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🐆 歼轰-7 蒙皮：“海疆飞豹”

这件遗物取自 歼轰-7 (JH-7)，北约代号 “比目鱼” (Flounder)，但在中国国内，它有一个更响亮的名字——“飞豹” (Fēibào)。这不是后期的 JH-7A 型号，而是极其罕见的早期生产型 歼轰-7 原始残片。作为一款专门的反舰战斗轰炸机，它曾长期服役于解放军海军航空兵 (PLANAF) 的最前线。

深海掠食者

歼轰-7 的设计只有一个致命的目的：从远程打击航母战斗群和水面舰艇。

• 海航专家： 作为一款反舰战斗轰炸机，歼轰-7 是中国第一款能够携带重型“鹰击”系列反舰导弹的飞机，是近海防御和远洋作战的关键资产。
• 早期型号： 与现代化的歼轰-7A 不同，早期型歼轰-7 代表了最初那种粗犷而坚固的工程设计，正是这种设计最初证明了“飞豹”概念的成功，并成为了海军航空兵数十载的中坚力量。

珍贵遗物：动力与机身的融合

本次发布包含两种取自飞机尾部区域的特殊材料，分别代表了“飞豹”的“心脏”与“皮肤”。

• 燃烧室（钛合金）： 该残片取自发动机尾喷管组件的高温区域。这种材料由先进钛合金制成，旨在承受持续高速海上飞行带来的极端热应力。它是了解重型强击机动力系统所需航天冶金工艺的罕见窗口。
• 尾部下方机身（铝合金）： 这件作品取自机身尾部下方的蒙皮。它在强度极高的铝合金蒙皮上保留了标志性的海航战术灰色涂装。在多年的低空海洋巡逻中，机身的这一区域承受了巨大的结构压力和环境磨损。

服役的烙印：任务的传承

出于作战敏感性的原因，材料上的特定序列号已被移除。这种处理方式本身就是该机体曾执行现役海军任务的直接证明——它是如此接近“核心任务”，以至于无法公开其完整编号。

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供货信息

我们提供早期型 歼轰-7 “飞豹”的两种独特工程版本：

• 钛合金燃烧室版（取自尾喷管区域的高温航天钛合金）
• 战术灰机身版（取自尾部下方区域的铝合金蒙皮）