Chapter 1059 Attack-11

 No cockpit? Drone?

Delano then put aside his dissatisfied thoughts and followed Qin Tao up, taking the elevator directly to the aviation bridge. Zhang Zhen was already standing here, looking down through the porthole.

“Captain, what planes are coming next?” Delano asked.

"Gong-11." Zhang Zhen replied: "The latest product of Yunma Factory, which specializes in producing drones. They have also caught up with the trend of stealth, and their aircraft are more beautiful in appearance."

 Yunmachang, attack -11?

At that time, the country was engaged in third-line construction and built three bases in the mountains of Guizhou Province. Among them, the 011 Base was used to manufacture aircraft. There were two main aircraft assembly plants below, which were called Shuangyang Factory and Yunma Factory.

Later, when the country shifted its focus to economic construction, the third-tier factory was abandoned. The future of the 011 base was also uncertain. The Yunma factory could only survive by imitating the JJ7, and the Shuangyang factory had no future at all.

As a result, Mingzhou Group invested money to purchase the Shuangyang Factory, moved it from the mountains to the city, and became a first-tier factory specializing in the production of stealth fighters under the Mingzhou Group.

The life of Yunma Factory became difficult, especially when Factory 320 built a modern training aircraft, and they had no future. So, Qin Tao came up with an idea to let them produce advanced drones. Soon, The Yunma Factory has begun a new life. Not only has it produced a large unmanned reconnaissance and strike all-in-one aircraft similar to the Global Hawk, it has also produced a specialized attack aircraft. Of course, it also has the help of the Mingzhou Group, especially the drones. The flight control system comes from Goose Factory.

Now, the brand new drone they developed is finally coming to the ship!

 What kind of airplane will this be?

Just when Delano wanted to continue asking, a black fighter plane appeared in front of the aircraft carrier. It flew over the aircraft carrier and made a pass first.

The wingspan exceeds the length of the aircraft. This is a very wide aircraft. The dividing line between the fuselage and the wings cannot be seen, forming a perfect whole. Looking at the W configuration at the tail, Delano couldn't help but shout. Come out: "B2?"

This is an aircraft with a flying wing layout, which reminds people of an aircraft like the B2 at a glance!

“It is not a B2. Not all flying-wing fighters are called B2.” Qin Tao said: “This is a masterpiece developed by our domestic aviation companies, the G-11 UAV!”

After the roar, the Attack-11 drone flew to the rear of the aircraft carrier, aimed at the landing area, began to descend, and entered the landing route.

“How come I haven’t seen it at the Wasteland Village Base?” Delano continued in disbelief: “How could it land directly on the aircraft carrier without a test flight at the Wasteland Village Base?”

"Of course it was a test flight. It was only a test flight while you were away. After flying back, there was a problem with the manufacturing of some composite skins on the fuselage and cracks appeared. It took them several months to solve the problem. , so now you can fly directly to our aircraft carrier." Zhang Zhen explained.

Qin Tao had only heard about some things. He had been busy recently and naturally he had not seen the aircraft. At this time, looking at the figure of the G-11, Qin Tao also felt a sense of accomplishment. Without him, With the guidance, Yunma Factory has declined. Now that it is on the path of drones, its life is becoming more and more comfortable.

This kind of attack-11 drone will become a weapon for the navy and air force!

Who dares to say that a delta-wing aircraft cannot land on an aircraft carrier? The J-20 is coming up, and so are the drones following us!

G-11 lowered its landing gear and landing hook, and gradually approached the aircraft carrier. Delano shook his head: "If I had known better, I would have gone directly to the landing area to see this aircraft!"

It was too late now. Delano could only stand on the island and admire it. However, because the island was relatively high, he could quickly see the front of the plane, and then he could look down. He was suddenly surprised again.

“The air intake is actually opened on the back of the fuselage, and it is directly facing the nose of the aircraft. It seems that there is indeed no place to arrange the cockpit. This design is indeed different from the B2.”

In order to pursue high angle-of-attack performance, normal fighter jets arrange air inlets on both sides or on the belly of the aircraft. Only stealth attack aircraft do the opposite and arrange the air inlets on the back of the aircraft. This arrangement is directly on the aircraft. Those on the head are very rare.

“Visually, the wingspan should reach 14 meters. Even if it is a triangular aircraft, the wings need to be folded, otherwise it will take up a lot of area.”

“There is no vertical tail. This aircraft actually has no vertical tail either! Our flight control is very good!”

Just as Delano was sighing, the plane slowly descended and continued to approach the deck. At this time, it was completely overlooked. You can see the overall design. The nose of the plane is a triangle, extending all the way back to the tail. Look at the nose of the plane. The angle should be less than 90 degrees. There is a fold line in the center of the back of the fuselage, dividing the fuselage into two parts. There are two parallel lines behind the fuselage as the dividing line between the fuselage and the wings.

These two parallel lines go all the way back and become the two vertices of the W-shaped tail. There are four rudder surfaces on both sides. They are two-layered like B. Deflection in the same direction is the horizontal rudder, and deflection in the opposite direction is the rudder.

“However, the size of the aircraft body is still not large. I see that the bomb bay on its belly is just big enough for two cruise missiles. The maximum take-off weight is estimated to be twenty tons.”

"That's right." Zhang Zhen introduced: "The length of this UAV is 11.65 meters, the wingspan is 14 meters, the height is 3.1 meters, the range is 4,000 kilometers, the empty weight is 6.35 tons, the maximum take-off weight is 20 tons, and the maximum bomb load is Two tons are usually mainly aerial bombs. If cruise missiles are mounted, it is true that only two can be mounted, but it is not necessary. Our platform is meant to fly over the enemy and drop bombs, not a long-range attack weapon."

 Delano nodded. The overall data was similar to what he thought. It was not that the relevant units did not want to enlarge it, but that it had to meet the needs of aircraft carriers. A size similar to B2 would not work.

At this moment, the Attack-11 drone had hooked the blocking cable and slowly stopped. If it were a seventy or eighty-ton bomber, it would be an impossible task for the blocking cable.

“Let’s go down and take a look. Is this drone also going to be put in the hangar?” Delano asked excitedly.

“No, after some operations on the deck, we will continue to experiment with catapult takeoff.”

“Then why did you put my plane in the hangar just now? I also want to eject!” Delano was unhappy.

“You have been flying for four or five hours and are already tired. Let’s wait until tomorrow. The drone will not be tired.”

 “No, that’s not fair!”

“Xiang De, how can you compare with drones?” Qin Tao said: “Do you want to go down and have a look?”

"Of course." Delano said, striding outside.

On the deck, a group of people wearing white vests and white helmets appeared. They strode towards Attack-11. Wu Shengli was very excited and sighed as he walked.

“Our domestic military industrial enterprises are so powerful. Today we have welcomed two carrier-based aircraft onto the ship. Although our aircraft carrier started late, we have a high starting point!”

Gong-11 is a product of Yunma Factory, so a group of people from Yunma Factory also came. However, they were all in the specially opened drone operation room on the aircraft carrier and had not shown up until now. come out.

“Yes, our G-11 drone is definitely the most powerful stealth unmanned carrier-based attack aircraft in the world, bar none!” Zhang Wanhe was excited for a while.

"It seems that there is really no need for our J-15 to exist. Dangerous tasks are left to drones. One fighter plane can command three or four drones, which is more than enough." Wu Shengli thought of Qin Tao in the wasteland What the village base said was very emotional. The J-20 has developed a two-seater version. The pilot in the back seat is mainly responsible for commanding the drone. Dangerous tasks are left to the drone to complete. It can launch surprise attacks on tightly defended enemies without Putting the pilot in danger is simply the perfect solution!

“Did someone control the landing of the drone just now?” At this moment, a loud voice came from behind.

Zhang Wanhe turned around and saw Qin Tao and a foreigner approaching. He knew that this question was not sent by Qin Tao. Could it be the foreign pilot?

 While he was surprised, the foreigner continued: "Hey, are you deaf? Didn't you hear?"

This foreigner can actually speak fluent Oriental dialect and can curse people so smoothly?

 Zhang Wanhe suddenly reacted: "Are you Xiang De?"

“That’s right, it’s me. Hurry up and answer my question.”

“Well, the landing just now was carried out by autonomous flight control procedures. Although we have a drone operator, we did not interfere, we only supervised it.”

"Autonomous flight control? Our technology is so powerful?" Delano couldn't believe it.

"Yes, our land-based drones have long been able to return home and land independently without remote control. Landing on the aircraft carrier is more difficult. We have also added an additional joint precision approach and landing on the ship island. Of course, the system can be used by updating our existing carrier-based aircraft in the future. In the future, pilots will be able to complete fully automatic landings without having to control the aircraft."

 The landing of a carrier-based aircraft is too dangerous, and a slight mistake may result in the aircraft being destroyed and a person killed. So, is there any way to use technical means to solve it?

 Americans have been trying, starting in 1948, and continuing until 1970, when they finally developed the first-generation fully automatic landing system.

The core of this system is the AN/SPN-10 radar, which is installed on the CVA-59 USS Flats aircraft carrier and F-4 carrier-based aircraft. After testing, the results are: the longitudinal accuracy of the landing is plus or minus 30.5 meters, and the lateral accuracy is plus or minus 30.5 meters. minus 9.1 meters, lateral accuracy plus or minus 3 meters. This kind of accuracy was too low to guarantee safety at all, so the Americans quickly developed a second-generation system. The data was reduced to half of the original, but it was still not easy to use, so we could only continue to study the third generation.

Through unremitting efforts, in April 2003, the U.S. X-31A test aircraft completed the first computer-controlled short takeoff and landing maneuver at the Patuxent River Naval Air Station, achieving a fully automatic landing.

 However, this technology has been developed and matured in the East and is used on brand-new drones, and will continue to be extended to all aircraft in the future!

The accuracy of radar measurement and control is too low to meet the guidance requirements. If you want to improve the accuracy, you can only use the global positioning system!

The key to this automatic navigation system is the differential satellite positioning system, which can control the accuracy to within 0.1 meters! The coordinates of the aircraft carrier can also be sent to the aircraft through the data link, so that the aircraft can compare it with its own positioning system and then correct it.

In later generations, the Yankee's JPALS was designed in this way. After all, the accuracy of the Yankee's own global satellite navigation system is quite high. It can reach within 0.1 meters without differential type, which is fully satisfactory for use. Dongfang has always liked to touch. Following the Americans' efforts to cross the river, they also used this monkey method to develop their own ship-based automatic guidance ship landing system.

Dongfang can use differential GPS signals or domestic Beidou signals. With the global Beidou network, the scope of application of this system is also increasing.

This joint precision approach and landing system can not only be used for drones, but can also be used for ordinary carrier-based aircraft in the future. Domestic carrier-based aircraft takeoff and landing will be simpler.

  Pilots are the pride of heaven, and fighter pilots are even more elite among the elite. Only the most skilled fighter pilots can board the ship. However, with the development of various high technologies, the operation of carrier-based aircraft will become increasingly simpler.

 Delano's mood was a little complicated. He had never thought that one day people would be replaced. Although he had heard about it before, but now he saw it with his own eyes, he was very moved.

"Leaders, let me now demonstrate to you the various operations of this drone on the deck. It can move on the deck without a tractor." Zhang Wanhe was still showing off the operation of this drone. I saw that he was carrying a white backpack, which was connected to a device tied to his arm through a cable. This device extended part of it forward and passed it to the position of his hand.

"This device is a handheld remote control. Through this remote control, various movements of the drone can be realized. When ejecting and taking off from the deck, it also needs to be transferred to the catapult position through this remote control." Zhang Wan He continued: "Now, I will move it to the parking position first, and I will move it backwards."

I saw Zhang Wanhe's hand pushing the operating lever, and the wheels of the huge drone slowly moved forward until it reached the parking space behind the ship island, then turned and passed backwards. During the whole process, there was no movement. If any external force acts on it, the drone will move on its own.

Although there are advanced deck tractors in China, the tractors are cumbersome after all. It would be great if they could move by themselves. However, generally, fighter planes rely on their own engines to move and can only move forward. This kind of unmanned aircraft The machine can actually move backwards!

 The guys' eyes quickly noticed the front wheel of the drone. There seemed to be something extra there?

"We transplanted some things from the Golden Sun electric vehicle." Zhang Wanhe said: "Autonomous operation on the deck is just like an electric vehicle. In fact, our ultimate goal is to make it autonomous on the deck or even on the machine. Curry moves back and forth and slides to the parking position when he needs to take off, but the automatic driving technology is still under development. In order to avoid hitting people on the deck, we still use the remote control to operate it, which is safer."

This will be a completely autonomous aircraft. It can not only write its own programs according to the flight mission, fly autonomously in the sky, and even refuel autonomously in the air. It can also do its own thing on land without the help of others!

When the technology matures in the future, you can stroll on the deck by yourself, stop in time when encountering various vests, or take a detour. If you install a speaker and beep beep when you meet people, it will be more interesting. .

　　While talking, the drone had already parked upside down on the parking spot.

 “Does it have a big enough battery?”

"The battery is not very big, but we have preset relevant programs. If the battery is low, we can start the engine independently to charge the main battery." Zhang Wanhe said: "Since the air inlet of the engine is on the back of the machine, even if it is It can start the engine autonomously without posing a threat to those around it."

 The air intake of an airplane's engine is very scary. If it starts suddenly, people passing nearby may be sucked in by the air intake if they are not careful. This is no joke, it is a **** lesson.

However, this kind of drone does not have this problem, because the air inlet is on top, and people cannot reach that height at all, unless they climb up for maintenance. But as long as the maintenance procedure is started, the drone will not do so without authorization. Take action.

“What kind of engine does it use?” Qin Tao also became curious.

“A turbofan without afterburner was used.”

  A twenty-ton airplane, what kind of engine is used to propel it?

If it is a fighter jet, the thrust-to-weight ratio of the entire aircraft must reach 1, so that it can operate with ease in air combat. However, if it is a bomber, even if the thrust-to-weight ratio is only 0.5, it is already very good.

A bomber with a flying wing layout has a large wingspan, long take-off and landing characteristics, and an advanced electromagnetic catapult. There is no need to worry about taking off and landing. As for the flight speed, an aircraft with this kind of aerodynamic layout cannot even fly supersonic speed, it can fly up to 0.9 Mach is pretty good.

 So, this kind of drone only has a turbofan 15 packed into its belly, without afterburner.

This can also match the engines of the aircraft carrier's carrier-based aircraft. Whether they are single-engine or dual-engine, whether manned or unmanned, they all use the same engine, which greatly simplifies logistics support.

The light UAV uses the AI-222, and the heavy UAV uses the turbofan Fifteen. Unconsciously, the vacancy of domestic aero engines has been filled. Although the performance is not the most advanced, at least it is It works, that's enough.

“Can we see the bomb bay now?”

"Of course." Zhang Wanhe pressed a button, and the bomb bay in the belly of the aircraft slowly opened. From front to back, the bomb bay was deep and long!

The fuselage is more than eleven meters long, with a landing gear bay in the front and an engine bay in the back. Therefore, the bomb bays are distributed left and right, staggering these devices. The overall length is more than eight meters, and cruise missiles and anti-ship missiles can be stuffed inside. , but its main task is to mount precision-guided bombs, which are more numerous.

While everyone was looking at the bomb bay, Zhang Wanhe pressed another button, and the wings on both sides began to rotate slowly and folded automatically!

 (End of this chapter)