Chapter 281 Purchase Mi-26

Qin Tao is full of expectations. For him, since he is here, he must get some good things back. Even if it is just the design drawings of the Yak-44, it will be of great benefit to the navy. For things like aircraft, we can't wait for the aircraft carrier to be developed before we have it, we have to prepare in advance.

Domestic electronic technology is stronger than that of Lao Maozi, so even if domestic improvements are made on the basis of the Yak-44, it may be possible to produce an early warning aircraft of less than 30 tons, even if the Varyag cannot use it. The aircraft carrier can also be used.

   As an aircraft carrier designer who traveled over here, Qin Tao will contribute all his strength to the growth of the navy.

   While talking happily with Alexander, a person came over, and when he saw him, Alexander greeted him.

   "Jishenke, you haven't left yet?"

   "I was going to leave, but I heard something going on here, so I came to see, what are you doing here?" Kishenko asked Alexander, "Who is this next to you?"

   "Come on, let me introduce you. This is the chief designer of the Miri Design Bureau, Marat Nikolaevich Tishenko. This is Qin from the East."

  Alexander hasn't given a specific introduction yet, but Qin Tao's eyes have widened.

   Ji Shenke? The famous helicopter master?

  MiG and Sukhoi fighters are well-known overseas, so masters such as Mikoyan, Sukhoi, and Simonov are also well known by military fans.

   As for the helicopter field, not much is known about it. The first designer of the Miri Design Bureau was the famous Mikhail Leondievich Miri, but what about his next term?

  Actually, his next successor was even better than him. Ji Shenke took over as chief designer of Mili Design Bureau on January 31, 1970, at the age of 39! Such a young man was surprising at the time.

   But Mili was right. The successor is quite strong. Under Jishenke's hands, a series of brand new helicopters have been developed. Among them, the most eye-catching one is the Mi-26 heavy-duty helicopter!

  At present, the Z-9 produced by the Dolphin helicopter technology in China has a maximum take-off weight of four tons, which is considered a light helicopter. The Z-8 produced by the Hornet technology has a take-off weight of 13 tons, which can be said to be a real medium-sized helicopter.

   What about heavy duty?

  The No. 1 behemoth, the Mi-26, has a maximum take-off weight of 56 tons, and can easily fly around with 20 tons of equipment attached to it!

   That is to say, if necessary, the Mi-26 helicopter can lift the straight eight and straight nine together and fly away. It is so powerful and perverted.

  If you put it together with a medium-sized transport aircraft such as C-130, you can clearly see the size of it. It is one size larger than most transport aircraft.

   In contrast, the second-ranked American Super Stallion helicopter has a take-off weight of only more than 30 tons, which is not at the same level as the Mi-26.

Now, seeing the designer of the Mi-26, Qin Tao certainly couldn’t miss it. He said straightforwardly: “Do you have a Mi-26 helicopter that is about to be completed in your workshop? If so, I can buy two !"

  Buy two?

  Qin Tao's request shocked Ji Shenke too.

   They came to Tumansky's funeral, most of them were people from the aviation industry. After they came, it was normal to communicate with each other, but most of them talked about how difficult the day was.

   Except that the Sukhoi Design Bureau is still very moist, others are not good. Even the Miri Design Bureau has a large number of helicopters, but they are not popular with customers.

  Although their aircraft are cheap, their operability and maintainability are too far behind Western advanced helicopters.

As far as the classic medium-sized helicopter is concerned, all fuses have been canceled in the electrical circuit of the modified Black Hawk helicopter. However, the Mi-171 of the same type does have a large number of fuses, especially when using ground-start power. At that time, the Tm-200 fuse in the engine often burned out, making the ground crew miserable.

  Factors such as life expectancy and fuel consumption are superimposed, so that although the purchase cost of Miri Design Bureau's aircraft is low, the total cost during the entire life of the aircraft is comparable to that of the West.

   Therefore, countries that can buy helicopters such as Black Hawk and Sea King will not take a look at the aircraft of the Miri Design Bureau.

  The life of the Mili Design Bureau was not easy. It was not until later that Dongfang purchased Mi-171 in large quantities that they were back on track.

   At this time, Qin Tao actually asked him if the production of Mi-26 was about to be completed, and he wanted to buy two more. For Ji Shenke, it was definitely an unexpected surprise!

   "Of course there is." Ji Shenke said: "At present, although the production in the factory has temporarily stopped, as long as you need it, you can assemble it at any time."

  Qin Tao nodded: "Then I have to go and have a look."

  Seeing is believing, Qin Tao doesn't want to be deceived.

  Mi-26 is Lao Maozi's most important heavy-duty helicopter. Its appearance is mainly to solve the transportation problem of oil drilling equipment in many remote areas. Therefore, after the design was made, the output was not bad for a period of time, especially in 1990, when it reached its peak, a full 40 were produced.

  But after that, the production of Mi-26 fell rapidly, and after the collapse of the Red Empire, it fell into a state of stagnation.

   According to the statistics of later generations, by 2014, the total output of Mi-26 exceeded 340. This data is not high, far lower than its predecessor Mi-6, which produced a total of 914 in 1959-1980.

Although the output is not very high, after the Mi-26 was put into production, it was used in large quantities. At first, it went to the field to lift oil equipment, and later it was used in all aspects, especially after the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. It all depends on the transportation capacity of the Mi-26.

At that time, the test pilots of the Miri Design Bureau made a lot of sacrifices. The famous test pilot Grishenko died of leukemia in 1990 because of excessive nuclear radiation, and then won the big hairy hero. This is the corresponding Former title of Hero of the Soviet Union.

  Qin Tao knows these histories very well, so he is afraid.

  What if you get him two refurbished planes? Old Maozi can fool Ah San, but if he fools Qin Tao, he won't do it! Moreover, if the helicopter that had carried out the Chernobyl mission was refurbished, he would not know how he died.

   So, you have to see it for yourself.

   "Yes, but our production plant is not in Moscow, but in Rostov Aircraft Factory. Do you want to go there?"

  In Moscow, there are a large number of R&D enterprises and various design bureaus who are willing to set up in Moscow. This is the capital, a big city, and it is easy to settle people's hearts. However, if the production is also crowded in Moscow, it will definitely not work.

  Some seniors, such as Mikoyan, whether it is the design bureau or the production plant, are all in Moscow. Even Sukhoi does not have this kind of treatment. When inspecting the factory, they have to run around.

  The same is true for most of the other design bureaus.

   (It seems that Moscow also has a helicopter production plant, but it has not been found out which design bureau it belongs to.)

  Qin Tao nodded, then looked at Alexander beside him: "Mr. Alexander, do you want to go together? The quiet Don River is very nostalgic."

  Unexpectedly, Alexander nodded: "Okay, I want to see it too."

  What happened recently made him a little upset. It might be good to go out for a walk.

   Just as they left the house, Qin Tao saw Vitalia.

   "Qin, where are you going? My father said that my task these days is to take good care of you." Vitalia said with a smile.

   "Then take us to find a place, eat something, and send us to the station."

The city of Rostov, located on the Don River, is more than 900 kilometers away from Moscow in a straight line. The train runs a distance of more than 1,200 kilometers. It is most suitable to arrive in the evening. If you drive, it will take 22 hours above.

  Although Vitalia specially drove a Mercedes-Benz business car today, long-distance travel is not as good as a train.

  Thus, several people boarded the Mercedes-Benz commercial vehicle driven by Vitalia.

  Qin Tao left Mr. Jiang, Mr. Liu and the others behind. Anyway, all the relations that should be dealt with here have been taken care of, and the next step is to go through the formal process.

  Alexander also left his driver behind, and his driver walked towards the Lada sedan that was coming, intending to drive the car back to the design bureau.

   The moment he turned the key, a flame burst out from under his buttocks.

  Boom!

Everyone around the church saw this scene. They widened their eyes and looked at the burning Lada sedan. Qin Tao and his car had just left the church parking lot and were driving towards the road when they heard When there was movement in the rear, Alexander turned his head to look, with an extremely ugly expression on his face.

"damn it!"

  Alexander cursed.

   "It must be those guys from Lockheed! They want to kill people!"

  Tumansky's death can be attributed to an accident. After all, someone topped the tank, and the drunk driver was also found, but what about this time?

   Someone actually installed a bomb under the car that Alexander, the chief engineer of the Yakovlev Design Bureau, connected to the car's ignition system, and it would explode as soon as it was started. Such a professional thing is definitely not something a drunkard can do!

  Alexander was able to deduce it immediately.

Tumansky died, and Alexander was very angry. Just before coming here to attend the funeral, Alexander sternly rejected Lockheed's request for further cooperation on the phone. Even if the other party raised the price to 400 million US dollars, it would be difficult let him accept.

   Unexpectedly, the other party would use the same method. Since Alexander refused to agree, then kill Alexander!

   Too much, too much!

  Lockheed intends to kill him, and then find a new obedient person to continue to cooperate with their design bureau?

   After going back, we need to investigate and see who is the most suspicious among the people left behind!

  Alexander broke out in a cold sweat, while Jishenke on the side was extremely admiring: "It is said that Qin is favored by God, and it is true. As long as it is Qin's words, you must listen."

   "Am I favored by God?" Qin Tao looked at the surrounding people helplessly: "You think highly of me, don't you? I don't believe in that at all."

   "Anyway, the deal with you, as long as you do it, you will definitely get benefits."

"Qin, thank you very much. If you didn't ask me to go to the Don River together this time, I would definitely take my own car. However, from now on, I won't go with you, I will stay and deal with this matter At this time, the Mercedes-Benz commercial vehicle had stopped, and several people got out of the car, watching countless people watching and listening to the sound of fire trucks in the distance, Alexander was extremely grateful.

  If it wasn't for Qin, he would have been killed by the bombing. Qin saved him once!

  Only Vitalia looked at Qin Tao suspiciously. She remembered clearly that she was called by a strange phone call, and it was not an order from her father at all. Could it be that Director Qin did all of this?

  However, Qin doesn't seem to have such courage, does he?

  The explosion caused an uproar. Tumansky’s body was still alive, and Alexander Yakovlev was almost bombed. No matter how he covered up the incident, the media became active again, reporting and analyzing the incident.

The signs of public opinion pointed to Lockheed almost instantly, and more inside information was revealed, such as what Skunk Works was developing a vertical take-off and landing fighter jet, what Lockheed people came to Moscow for activities, and how many people were bribed? Category.

   This turmoil is surging, and no one can stop it.

  The introduction of R-79 technology has also been rapidly promoted, and many officials will give the green light almost immediately after hearing about this procurement.

   While accepting the baptism of the storm in Moscow, Qin Tao has come to Rostov.

Ordinary civilizations are all along the rivers, not to mention the four ancient civilizations. Look at Damao, all the big cities are developed along the sea or a big river: Moscow has the Moskva River, and St. Petersburg has the The Neva River, Sochi along the Black Sea, Volgograd along the Volga River, and even the entire city has become elongated.

  The endless flow of the Don River has nurtured the 1.12 million people who guarded the southern gate of Da Mao and their modern cities.

  That's right, here is close to the border with Ermao, so it can be regarded as a border city.

  The quiet Don River is very famous in China, so although I don’t know where Rostov is, at least most people know this place name.

  The Don River is now frozen, and the flowing water is no longer visible. After entering the city, various Cossack cultures can be seen everywhere, and there are works of art such as statues on horseback everywhere.

   "This is really a city on horseback." Qin Tao said with emotion: "This is a city born of the Cossacks."

Hearing Qin Tao's words, Jishenke shook his head helplessly: "Qin, although everyone knows that this is a Cossack city because of Mr. Sholokhov's writings, in fact, the establishment of this city is related to the Cossack city. The cavalry has nothing to do with it. Back then, it was for the convenience of tax collection. The then Empress Elizabeth Petrovna ordered a customs house to be built on the southern border, which slowly developed into a castle and finally a city.”

  After bypassing a sculpture of a Cossack cavalry wielding a scimitar, I finally arrived at the aircraft factory.

  Factory Director Dmitry ran out to greet Qin Tao and his group.

   "Everyone, welcome to our Rostov aircraft factory. Our factory has a history of fifty years." Speaking of these, Dmitry is very proud.

   Entering the production workshop, Qin Tao was also shocked by the spectacular scene in front of him.

  A huge helicopter is right in front of you. Its final assembly progress has exceeded 80%. The fuselage and tail are all assembled, and the main engine and rotor on the top are left unassembled.

   How big is it?

  Forty meters long and eight meters high!

  The huge fuselage is like a fortress. From the nose to the tail, there are a lot of scaffolding, like workers building a two-story building.

  The production of the aircraft factory is almost at a standstill, so Qin Tao can easily climb up the ladder, stand on a high platform, and look down at the top of the aircraft without seeing the workers working.

  The position of the engine has been reserved, but the central final drive has been installed, and the progress is still good.

"In order to drive this big guy, we thought of many ways back then, and finally adopted two D-136 turboshaft engines with a single 11,400 horsepower. This engine uses the core engine of the D-36 engine." Ji Shenke Introduced.

   "In other words, this engine was produced at Ermao?" Qin Tao frowned.

  In the era of the Red Empire, there was no geographical discrimination, and you could go wherever you felt suitable.

  The Progressive Design Bureau located in Zaporozhye in Ermao is responsible for the development and production of this engine, so Qin Tao has to be more vigilant.

"Yes, the production of its engines is at Er Mao's side. However, before the disintegration, we already had ten engines in stock in our warehouse." Knowing what Qin Tao was worried about, Ji Shenke said quickly: " It is only because there is no order that the production will stop. There are four Mi-26s that are progressing the fastest. Do you want to buy them all? The engines are definitely enough."

"Moreover, we still have its modification plan. We use the core engine of the domestic engine to derive a D-127 turboshaft engine with a power of 14,000 horsepower. Therefore, please don't worry about the engine. .”

Qin Tao nodded. He knew that this was the Mi-26M large-scale transport aircraft plan modified by the Mili Design Bureau. It was officially proposed this year and was originally planned to be put into production in 1998. Out of paper, want to develop? No Money!

"Actually, for us, the engine is not a problem at all. When this aircraft was being developed, the biggest problem was to transmit the power of the engine to the main rotor. The disc you see now is specially developed by us. VR-26 gearbox, which uses a unique three-stage layout. Compared with the Mi-6 helicopter, the weight remains the same, but the power is doubled."

   This gearbox is the most important thing. Laymen only value the engine. In fact, the gearbox tests their industrial foundation and processing ability more than the engine.

  Qin Tao nodded: "Its power system is impeccable, but its avionics system is too backward. The focus of your next improvement should be to upgrade its avionics system, so that it is possible to obtain Western orders."

In the 1980s, the glass cockpit became popular. By the 1990s, many aircraft interfaces had begun to have display screens. At this time, looking from the big hole at the top to the nose, the instrument panel installed there , all of which are round holes, on which there will be densely packed aviation instruments.

   These are too backward.

"Yes, we want to improve, but all of these need funds." Ji Shenke said to Qin Tao: "The Mi-26 here can be sold, which will provide us with good funds for improvement, Mr. Qin, Regarding the price…”

"I originally planned to buy one for 10 million, but now, it looks good, how about 15 million?" Qin Tao said: "We will buy two first. Buy the remaining two."

   Ji Shenke frowned a little. Originally, they planned to sell 20 million U.S. dollars, and the price they promoted to the West was the same. Qin Tao offered 1,500 U.S. dollars, which is a bit low.

   "We are all friends, of course we can't treat our friends badly. Back then we bought Black Hawks in China, and the unit price was only more than 6 million."

   That year?

  When was it?

  In 1984, the country spent 150 million US dollars to purchase 24 Black Hawks, and the average cost was about 6 million.

  However, it has been eight or nine years. Although the US dollar is strong, it is still leading the global inflation. Now, let alone six million, two six million cannot be bought!

  Besides, the Black Hawk is only ten tons, but this is fifty or sixty tons, it is not the same level at all, okay?

   Ji Shenke had countless complaints in his heart, but Qin Tao had already changed the subject lightly.

"For us, there is not much demand for heavy-duty helicopters, but there is a great demand for medium-sized helicopters. Are you also producing Mi-171 helicopters here? This kind of helicopter is more valuable to us, at least Hundreds of scales."

  How can the other party sell their products cheaply? Of course, it means that it is used well, and I will buy it next time!

(Check the information, the Mi-171 was produced by the Ulan Airlines Production Joint Company, almost regarded as Ukraine, this company has not been found anywhere, it is probably not in Kazan, so it defaults to the aircraft factory here, Anyway, it’s not easy for the protagonist to come once)

  Heavy helicopters, although they look powerful and domineering, but after all, this kind of aircraft is also expensive, and there are few scenarios for use. They must be available at critical times, but if they are in groups, they are not needed.

  Medium helicopters are different and in high demand.

  In China, the number of Black Hawks is scarce, and Dolphin helicopters are too small, so there is a serious shortage of medium-sized helicopters.

The newly established Army Aviation Corps has to choose suitable aircraft everywhere. There are many in the West, but they are too expensive to afford. The Mi-171 has a lot of problems, but it is cheap. Therefore, the Army Aviation Corps has bought a lot. , back and forth, a full two or three hundred.

   Now, Qin Tao threw out this big cake, and Ji Shenke immediately became excited. If they can sell a hundred Mi-171s, then their Mili Design Bureau and supporting production factories will all come alive!

   "Of course, I'll take you to see it." Dmitry said.

  Passing through the Mi-26 final assembly plant, walking through a section of the internal road of the factory area, in another workshop, Qin Tao saw a large number of Mi-171 helicopters.

  (end of this chapter)