Chapter 280 has the inside story

 Click, click!

 The flash of the camera kept emitting strong light, which looked very dazzling under the dim street lights in Moscow.

　　The cordon has been set up, and the people inside are being carried on stretchers and put into ambulances, but all this is in vain.

By the time Vitalia drove Qin Tao to the scene in a sports car, it was already too late.

With so many reporters watching, it was impossible to squeeze in. Qin Tao could only watch the ambulance leave, his mind thinking rapidly.

After finishing the work, Tumansky went home. As a result, while walking near the door of his home, he accidentally got into a car accident, and the murderer also fled. There were only a few witnesses nearby. He saw a black car and others. Yeah, don’t know anything.

 License plate? Didn't see clearly.

How is this going?

The reporter began to interview the witnesses at the scene. Qin Tao rolled his eyes, and then said to Vitalia on the side: "Vitalia, please do me a favor."

 “It’s a great honor.” Vitalia said with a smile.

“Tell these reporters the contents of the manuscript I gave you.” Qin Tao said: “I am an Eastern face, so it is not convenient for me to show up.”

This kind of thing is better done by local old men. Qin Tao's oriental face can easily be misunderstood by others.

"Of course it's no problem." Of course Vitalia knew what Qin Tao was planning.

“Oh, it’s so pitiful. During the day, I just found out the scum of the design bureau, and at night I was brutally attacked.”

Vitalia only said this, and countless reporters cheered and rushed over.

"what happened?"

 “Yeah, what’s the inside story here?”

"Tumansky's current chief engineer Fedotov accepted bribes from the Americans and planned to sell the design bureau's technical information to the Americans. Before the transaction, Tumansky discovered it and promptly stopped it. Today during the day, Fedotov was just taken away for investigation, and now there is an accident. I think there must be something wrong with this."

Who did it?

Americans!

 Journalists all need to have imagination. They can react quickly. This is definitely an inside story!

At this time, the cold wind was blowing. Vitalia was wearing a coat, hat and mask, covering herself tightly, only revealing her blue eyes.

"How did you know?"

"Because I am..." Vitalia stopped mid-sentence: "You can investigate on your own. I can't reveal my identity, otherwise, I may lie on the ground at any time."

 After saying that, Vitalia turned around and left, but inadvertently dropped the manuscript Qin Tao gave her to the ground.

Several sharp-eyed reporters reached out to pick it up, and some even snatched it up and broke it in half. When they tried to find Vitalia again, she had long since disappeared.

Vitalia is gone.

"Now, it's enough for those people to drink a pot, and it hasn't exposed our Free Press." Vitalia said: "Qin, this action is so perfect. I feel like God is helping you. .”

"How is that possible? I don't believe in that." Qin Tao said, "I just believe that I am righteous."

“Wait a minute, there seems to be a car following us!” Vitalia suddenly noticed something and felt a little anxious.

 There is a car following!

Vitalia skillfully set the direction, swerved, and entered a secluded street. The following behind her seemed to have disappeared.

  Could it be that you are worrying too much?

Vitalia continued to drive. After she left the street, a car on the side of the road followed her.

 “Damn it.”

“I think you don’t have to worry too much, they might be protecting me,” Qin Tao said.

When Qin Tao and Zhao Ling met Vitalia in Europe, there were people following Vitalia, who were actually bodyguards. Now, the same situation happened to Qin Tao.

In fact, Qin Tao can also guess that after countless times of rising to prominence and doing major things, his importance has been proven, so there will definitely be someone protecting him secretly. In the first few times, when he was a People have already discovered it when they wander around Lao Maozi's land.

Vitalia breathed a sigh of relief: "So that's what happened. I was shocked. I thought someone was going to do us harm."

 The busy day passed, and the next day, various newspapers and overwhelming news came.

"The Death of the Chief Commander. This title is not popular." Qin Tao picked up a newspaper and commented.

The content inside roughly describes the scene, and then makes inferences based on what happened at the time. In particular, it clearly states that the person Fedotov sold his technology to is Lockheed!

 It seems that this reporter has done some research.

"The Afterglow of the Empire, this title is much more domineering." Qin Tao continued to read the newspaper. The title was very domineering, but the author was obviously off topic. He just used Tumansky's death as an introduction to a long narrative. , How powerful the Red Empire is, how aggrieved Mao is now, and combined with the soaring prices in the country, it can actually resonate.

 “A microcosm of the times, well, this is written more implicitly.”

In this way, Qin Tao started commenting one by one. By the time he finished reading all the newspapers, about an hour had passed.

"Mr. Qin, these public opinions are overwhelming, so our project will be OK, right?" Mr. Jiang asked Qin Tao.

Qin Tao rolled his eyes at Mr. Jiang, you are so old, but you are still so naive?

"Currently, these newspapers just want to attract attention and increase sales. They have no right or wrong. They just find the news attractive. Maybe it will be replaced by other hot news the next day. Well, if we want to obtain technology, we still have to give gifts to those big guys. Don’t take this seriously. If you anger some big guys, these reports may drop to freezing point tomorrow.”

 “But, is there any inside story?”

"Who knows, maybe it was a drunkard who hit and run in his car, maybe it was just a coincidence. If it was someone from Lockheed who did it, I think they are not that stupid." Qin Tao said, "But, since it happened Everything has happened, and we still have to go to Tumansky’s memorial service.”

 The truth of the matter has never been important. What is important is how to use this kind of incident to serve yourself.

It is easy for the public to forget. Taking advantage of this heat, it is estimated that some big bosses will be angry and start to act again. Just in time, they have decided on their own projects. If we wait until the heat of this matter passes, we may be dragged down. several years.

If Mr. Jiang wants to recover the activity funds, he would be too naive.

 “Well, it’s up to you.”

The memorial service was held on the morning of the third day after the accident. The whole ceremony was not grand. It was not in the Kremlin Palace or the Trade Union Building. It was just in a nearby church. This Western-style funeral also gave people a sense of A special feeling.

People always need to have faith and something to rely on. When one faith collapses, another faith has to fill the vacuum.

As for officials, only the mayor of Moscow came. For an aviation master like Tumansky, he was quite shabby. Perhaps in order to avoid conflicting plans, many bigwigs deliberately did not show up.

 There are a lot of people from the aviation industry here.

 Tumansky, who was born in 1901, did not die until 1992. This kind of funeral is considered a happy mourning in China. However, since it was a car accident, it cannot be said that he died.

 When mentioning this matter, everyone was very emotional. When the old man was alive, he could eat and drink, and everything was normal. He didn't look like an old man in his nineties at all. He could go to the National Security Bureau to accuse his students of crimes, and then deal with them on the spot. Such a person, How can you say it's gone when it's gone?

Tumansky's death made everyone present sigh.

 After the moment of silence and other ceremonies passed, Qin Tao looked at one of the people.

 “Mr. Alexander, can we talk together?”

"Can."

In the corner of the church, on a few empty seats, Qin Tao and Alexander sat down against the radiator behind them.

"I regret it very much." Qin Tao said: "If I had not given the medal of General Mikulin to General Tumansky, nothing would have happened later."

"No, Qin, these have nothing to do with you." Alexander said: "If you take those medals back, you will be looked down upon. Now, the medals of the two chief engineers are placed in the exhibition hall of the Design Bureau. This is the best ending.”

"This thing is really strange. If Lockheed did it, they would be too brave. If they didn't do it, it would be too coincidental." Qin Tao said.

“Yes, the result of the current investigation by the Security Bureau is that he was an ordinary drunk driver. He didn’t even know who he hit and killed. So, Moscow plans to let this matter cool down.”

 “Do you think so too?” Qin Tao asked.

Alexander shook his head: "I don't know either, but the people in our design bureau were very angry after hearing the news, so our cooperation with Lockheed will probably come to nothing."

 The fact that Alexander can say this shows that he has already ruined Qin Tao's life.

 The current Lockheed Company has not yet cooperated with Martin Company. It is not the giant Lockheed Martin Company of later generations. However, Lockheed's R&D strength is still very strong.

For example, the F-117, an aircraft that does not look like an airplane and that stubbornly pursues stealth as its first priority, was produced by Lockheed’s Skunk Works.

At the same time, Lockheed is also developing the next generation of aircraft.

The F-22 bidding has ended. Lockheed, which won, is not complacent. They know that the Cold War is over and the number of expensive F-22 equipment will continue to decrease.

 This is considered a high-end fighter in the US Air Force's high-low mix. They also need a large number of low-end fighters.

According to the needs of the Navy, they need to equip the aircraft with vertical take-off and landing capabilities so that they can replace the Sea Harrier and win contracts from the Navy and Marine Corps. This kind of aircraft is the biggest cake in the arms market.

Although the real bidding will not be done until 1996, they are about to start now.

 So, Lockheed reached out to Da Mao, and they also wanted to carve up part of the legacy of the Red Empire.

The Yak-141 project was brutally terminated by the Maoist military. If this aircraft wants to continue flying in the sky, it must obtain funding.

The funds obtained from selling the data were all used up. Now, Lockheed has proactively contacted them!

“Lockheed plans to fund us with about $400 million so that we can have enough money to build more prototypes and advanced avionics, and they even proposed to let our aircraft participate in next year’s Paris Air Show. But now, we would rather not have this money than cooperate with them. This is making a deal with the jackal and the devil."

Others may not have been too deeply touched, but Alexander, the chief designer of the Yakovlev Design Bureau, was deeply stimulated, because the engine of the Tumansky Design Bureau was given to them. Supplied by Yak Aircraft.

Even the people from Lockheed were introduced to Fedotov by Alexander.

Thinking of these things, Alexander clenched his fists. This was simply seeking the skin of a tiger and working with a wolf! I don’t know when it was eaten.

Even, he himself accepted some benefits from Lockheed, which made him a little worried.

In this complicated mood, Alexander told Qin Tao these things. The transaction would not be possible anyway. Speaking out made him feel better.

“Alexander, I don’t know if you have noticed. Now, the aviation forces of various countries are updating their aircraft. There are more and more third-generation aircraft. Our country has also begun negotiations to purchase the second batch of Su-27 fighters.”

Alexander nodded. He didn't know what Qin Tao meant by this. After all, their Yakovlev Design Bureau has been marginalized and they don't have advanced third-generation fighter jets at all!

Originally, they still had this opportunity with their Yak-141. However, the funds required to develop the third-generation aircraft were astronomical. Without national support, it would be difficult for them to continue this project.

"However, it is too difficult for ordinary pilots to fly third-generation aircraft. They need to adapt to two-seat third-generation aircraft first. The flight life of precious fighter jets is consumed in training. This is a huge waste. , Therefore, there is definitely a need for a large number of high-end training aircraft in the world market." Qin Tao said.

Yakovlev's eyes lit up: "Qin, are you talking about the higher education machine?"

Qin Tao nodded: "If you put all your efforts on this project, you will definitely stand out in the market competition and lead the entire design bureau and factory out of the predicament. As for your Yak-141 project, if you don't have funds, It’s better to put it down first and eat first before talking about it. When you have the strength later, it won’t be too late to study it again.”

 The saying that a pilot is worth as much as gold is no joke. Training pilots costs a huge amount of money.

 After theoretical study, you have to fly on a propeller-driven primary trainer aircraft and perform basic flying. If you pass the test, you will be transferred to an intermediate trainer aircraft. After passing the test, you will leave the army and fly on the army's two-seat trainer aircraft, and finally fly solo.

 At the end of this round, it will cost a lot, especially in the end, when it comes to the two-seat training aircraft of the army, it will be even more expensive.

Forget about the previous J-7 and J-8, the current Su-27 is a high-end product that costs tens of millions of dollars each. What’s the result? If it is not used on the battlefield, it will consume all the life of the aircraft while training pilots. This is not worth it.

It would be much cheaper if there was an advanced trainer aircraft that could simulate the flight characteristics of the Su-27 and operate it directly on a specialized trainer aircraft.

This is an advanced training aircraft, which requires advanced design. Quad-redundant digital telex and the like are a must. Even at critical times, it can be used as an attack aircraft with bombs attached. It can even be equipped with missiles and can fight with second-generation aircraft. A few rounds.

 For the Yakovlev Design Bureau, it is unwise to continue to invest massive amounts of money in the Yak-141. After all, for Damao, the MiG-29 and Su-27 are enough. The Yak-141 is destined to be impossible to appear.

"Qin, your proposal is good. We are already pre-researching a training aircraft, but this project also costs money." Alexander said.

In fact, the benefits of this advanced trainer aircraft have long been noticed by the top brass of the Red Empire. In the late 1980s, the Soviet Air Force and the Homeland Defense Force decided to start developing the next generation of dedicated advanced trainer aircraft.

MiG Design Bureau, Myashishev Design Bureau, Sukhoi Design Bureau and Yakovlev Design Bureau all intend to participate in the competition for this project, and have also carried out preliminary research based on their respective understandings of the next generation of advanced training aircraft. Work.

In the first round of competition, the plans of Sukhoi and Myashishev Design Bureau were eliminated, and Yakovlev's Yak-130 and MiG Design Bureau's MiG-AT entered the next round of selection. type, and then, the Red Empire was gone.

Now, the MiG Design Bureau's energy is focused on the MiG 1.44 project. Therefore, this advanced training aircraft project will most likely fall on their Yakovlev Design Bureau. If they are fully committed to research and development, , and they have enough technology to successfully develop it. The problem is, they are still short of money!

"This is just a training aircraft project, and it doesn't involve too many secrets. You can definitely look for international investment. I heard that the Italian Alenia-Marchi company is developing a similar aircraft, but if you don't have experience, you can definitely do it. Use technology in exchange for funds. Of course, I can also help." Qin Tao looked at Alexander: "If you have any unnecessary junk, I can buy it and do my best. For example, in Is there an early warning aircraft included in the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier plan?"

Under Lao Maozi's existing system, their maritime aviation forces can only use helicopters to temporarily provide early warning capabilities. This method only solves the problem of whether or not. Since the helicopter platform is small, the performance of the early warning radar it carries is limited, that is, It only helps the fleet to replenish the low-altitude blind zone, and it cannot achieve the purpose of long-range detection at all.

But I have no other choice. Even if the Kuznetsov takes off with a ski jump, it is impossible to deploy an ordinary carrier-based early warning aircraft. We can only wait for the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to enter service and have a catapult to facilitate its operation. Fixed-wing early warning aircraft.

After the Ulyanovsk heavy-duty aircraft-carrying cruiser began to be developed, the supporting fixed-wing carrier-based early warning aircraft also began to be developed.

The demand for this kind of aircraft is not large. Even if the production plan for the next twenty years is planned, there will only be a demand for twenty aircraft.

Other design bureaus looked down upon it. Even if the Yakovlev Design Bureau was on its own, it could not do without competition, so the Antonov Design Bureau also joined in.

Antonov Design Bureau naturally did not take such a small project seriously. It is impossible to develop it from scratch. It is better to improve it on the basis of its own short-takeoff An-72 transport aircraft.

Different from the early warning aircraft radars of other countries in the world, the Antonov Design Bureau simply and crudely squatted the radar antenna directly on the vertical tail. This caused the least changes to the aircraft, but it also caused the center of gravity to shift rearward, so the vertical tail Had to lean forward to balance the weight a little.

The appearance of this aircraft looks very strange. It has an upper monoplane and the engine is directly inserted into the wing root. It is similar to a seaplane. It is said that in order to take off short distance, the lift engine of the Yak-38 is also inserted into the butt. .

Who would have thought that such a weirdo would be chosen by Lao Maozi!

(It is said that this product can ski-jump and take off from the warehouse ship. I don’t know whether it is true or not, but the weight is well controlled. The maximum take-off weight is only 33 tons, which is the same as the Su-33.)

Yakovlev Design Bureau attached great importance to it and specially designed a new aircraft body. The appearance of the product they produced is almost exactly the same as that of the American E-2 early warning aircraft, so it is also called Hawkeye, Red Hawkeye, etc.

The back radar, propeller fan engine with coaxial counter-rotating propellers, and multiple vertical tails look like they were developed from the same model as the Hawkeye.

 However, the Hawkeye only weighs 27 tons, but this cargo is as high as 40 tons, and no aircraft carrier can carry it. (I don’t know if it’s the drag of the airframe, the engine, or the electronic equipment.)

It uses a pulse Doppler radar called "Quantum-M" with an astonishing antenna diameter of 7.3 meters, but the output power of the radar is only 5 kilowatts, only half of the American radar. The search distance and number of target processing are basically Just can't compare.

Although the Yak-44 was eliminated, a wooden model of the Yak-44 appeared on the deck of the Kuznetsov. I don’t know what the purpose was. (So, there is also a saying that the An-71 early warning aircraft was really eliminated. Although the weight of this aircraft was appropriate, the height could not meet the needs and the hangar could not fit in it. The specific history has been hidden in the fog. The above All are based on the current cognition of the protagonist, and there will be twists and turns in the future. Take a look at the title of our chapter. So, just read it as written by The Hero of East China!)

Now, Qin Tao has once again shown his characteristics as a traitor. If there is something suitable, he can certainly take it back.

Thinking of the pleasant cooperation last time, Alexander swallowed and said, "Well..."

 (End of this chapter)