Zhuang Jianye talked a lot about the new strategic transport aircraft, during which he talked a lot about China's take-off research results.

For example, why did they abandon plans for super-heavy strategic transport aircraft like the former Soviet Union's An-225 or the American C-5 "Galaxy".

You must know that these two super-heavy transport aircraft represent the pinnacle of large human aircraft, and they can be said to be able to transport everything. They are also what many domestic aviation experts and people yearn for.

Not to mention anything else, many air force leaders present here are fans of these two super-heavy transport aircraft.

But the problem is that the adaptability of the demand side determines that these two super-heavy strategic transport aircraft will surely come to an end.

Just like in the field of civil airliners, Airbus' A380 has created a miracle in the history of human aviation, because he firmly wears the crown of the largest airliner on his head.

However, the A380 won the glory of engineering technology, but not the recognition of the market.

No way, who made the A380's operating costs so expensive that many airlines shook their heads looking at the lengthy maintenance bills, and then chose Boeing's 787 without hesitation.

Because of the same range and the same level of comfort, the Boeing 787 is not only more fuel-efficient, but most importantly, the maintenance cost of the two engines will also be more economical.

On the contrary, a four-engine airliner like the A380 not only consumes more fuel, but also costs at least twice as much in maintenance compared to a twin-engine airliner.

This is true for civilian airliners, and military strategic transport aircraft also have to calculate the cost.

Super-heavy strategic transport aircraft like the Soviet An-225 or the American C-5 "Galaxy" are good, and can cover almost all large-scale military equipment. There are not many airports.

There is no way, such big guys with a maximum take-off weight of more than 300 tons are very high on the quality and length of the airport runway, not to mention air traffic control and dispatching. Generally, other The plane was moved far away to avoid unnecessary air accidents.

This greatly reduces the scope of application of this type of super-heavy strategic transport aircraft.

Of course, this is not an important reason why Zhuang Jianye abandoned this type of strategic transport aircraft. The key is that this type of strategic transport aircraft cannot directly send key equipment and personnel to the first-line combat area, and can only be used as a transfer at the second-line or third-line hub airport, and then use medium-sized Transport planes or light tactical transport planes transfer to the front line in batches.

This is like the courier who should deliver the user's courier to the customer, but because the door of the community cannot enter, he can only let you go downstairs and then go through the landscape green belt and pavilions of the entire community to the door. Take the same, not an experience at all.

Most importantly, it is not cost-effective.

The use cost of medium-sized transport aircraft and light tactical transport aircraft is indeed not as high as that of super-heavy strategic transport aircraft, but it is not comparable to ordinary road transportation and railway transportation, and these small and medium-sized transport aircraft can transport the goods delivered by super-heavy transport aircraft in one sortie. It’s okay to finish, the key is that it often takes several sorties, or even a dozen sorties to complete.

Including fuel costs, maintenance costs, consumables, etc., the actual cost of the whole process is not less than the cost of using a super-heavy strategic transport aircraft, and even greatly exceeds it.

More importantly, some such as main battle tanks, heavy artillery, air defense and anti-missile interception systems, and other overweight equipment cannot be loaded by small and medium-sized transport aircraft at all, and finally have to be solved by rail or road transportation.

This greatly reduces deployment efficiency and affects the rapid deployment of forward troops.

Based on this, the maximum take-off weight of the strategic transport aircraft is maintained at 250 tons, and the load capacity is controlled within the range of 60 to 70 tons. It can cover most tanks, artillery, and missile loading. It is a new strategic transport aircraft with both strategic delivery and tactical point-to-point transportation. This is the development direction of future strategic transport aircraft.

Otherwise, why did the U.S. military terminate the improvement of the C-5 "Galaxy" strategic transport aircraft and start anew to build a brand new C-17 strategic transport aircraft?

It is not that the C-17, a new type of strategic transport aircraft that takes into account the performance of both strategic and tactical transport aircraft, will not only be more flexible in future combat operations, but most importantly conform to the operational concept of the US military's global reach.

After all, no one will have any complaints about express delivery to their doorstep!

Even if the load capacity of 60 tons to 70 tons cannot achieve full coverage of all equipment, such as the No. 31 AG long-range missile that is being tested in China, and the No. 41 long-range missile that is being intensively developed.

The weight of these two missiles plus the launch vehicle is more than 80 tons, and the new strategic transport aircraft really cannot take care of both.

But the problem is that these two long-range missiles are not suitable for the delivery of strategic transport aircraft because of their strategic attributes. After all, compared with an empty airport, the underground Great Wall built over the years is more concealed and sudden.

In addition, the load capacity of the new strategic transport covers almost all the equipment that is currently in service or will soon enter service.

For example, China Tengfei-led No. 26 medium-range ballistic missile equipped with a hypersonic glide warhead, that is, the second-generation anti-ship ballistic missile, has a missile rack launcher with a weight of 70 tons.

It just happens that the new strategic transport aircraft can be used for rapid delivery.

However, five strategic transport aircraft of the same type can deliver all the personnel and equipment of the complete No. 26 missile launch battalion to any region, and then quickly deploy to effectively deter large surface ship targets within a range of 3,000 to 5,000 kilometers.

This allows more flexible and changeable tactical options for the combat methods of anti-ship missiles!

Not only the Second Artillery Corps ~lightnovelpub.net~ The army's heavy armored force and the air assault force that is being formed can also complete the strategic delivery of all personnel and equipment with the support of new strategic transport aircraft.

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After listening to Zhuang Jianye's speech, many business leaders and relevant experts present nodded in unison. Even the head of the air force in the main seat raised his head and spoke loudly into the microphone after exchanging opinions with the surrounding headquarters leaders. Said: "Comrade Jianye's speech just now is very pertinent. I suggest that you China Tengfei can try to do some preliminary work in this direction, and other units can also participate in it. After all, this type of new strategic transport aircraft is considered a national important weapon. We want Give full play to the advantages of the new nationwide system and concentrate on doing this work well... er... What's the matter?"

Just as the head of the Air Force was giving a concluding speech on the new strategic transport aircraft, a secretary walked over quietly, and the head of the Air Force couldn't help frowning, but before the head of the Air Force asked about the specific situation, the secretary whispered something in his ear, Air Force The chief's face immediately changed drastically: "Things are developing so fast..."

After pondering for a moment, he said, "That's the end of this meeting. Comrade Jianye will go to the office with me..."