Chapter 318: The aircraft that emboldens us Chinese

 Time passes day by day.

 “Oh no, Lao Maozi is leaving!” On this day, in Wu Shengli’s small courtyard, a shocking news came.

 All the technical issues have finally been discussed, and finally it comes to the total price and payment method.

 This aspect is of course the biggest disagreement between the two sides.

Just this morning, the two sides held the last round of talks, but in the end no consensus was reached. At around ten o'clock, everyone in Lao Maozi left the conference room and headed to the airport, preparing to take the special plane that took off at 12 o'clock and return to Moscow.

Since the negotiation cannot be concluded, let’s not discuss it.

 Having come to this point, it would be really unacceptable if it ended here.

 So, after hearing the news, Wu Shengli and Mr. Lin both stood up.

 Only Qin Tao is still sitting.

"Why worry, Lao Maozi will come back." Qin Tao said: "They are playing the same trick I played. It's a pity that they will be disappointed."

Whether you are buying something at a street stall or negotiating at the national level, the principles are very similar. If you can't negotiate, you can leave. Once you are pulled back, you will have an advantage.

 It's a pity that Lao Maozi is about to miscalculate.

“Lao Maozi put all the luggage on the plane, and Grishin is very calm.”

“Taozi, are you really confident?”

Hearing Wu Shengli's question, Qin Tao nodded: "If Lao Maozi leaves, I will be responsible for chasing them back. If they don't leave, then they have to follow our requirements."

 “Okay.” Mr. Lin nodded.

Since Qin Tao said so, he will continue to wait.

  Time passes little by little.

 Eleven o'clock, half past eleven, twelve o'clock.

 When the hands pointed to twelve o'clock, everyone held their breath.

 “Old Maozi has unloaded his luggage, and that Grishin is back again!”

 Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

At four o'clock in the afternoon, the negotiations continued. Grishin seemed to have changed. All projects were in accordance with the Chinese requirements. In terms of price, he was no longer insistent!

 Furthermore, even the engine overhaul line agreed.

 Lao Maozi's engines have a lifespan of only a few hundred hours. They must be dismantled and overhauled when they expire. If overhaul lines are not imported, these engines will need to be sent to Lao Maozi for repairs, which is another huge expense.

 Now, even if the production line of the engine is not imported, the overhaul line can guarantee the maintenance of the engine, which can save a lot of costs.

 The entire project is completely beneficial to oneself!

"Taozi, you are simply amazing." Mr. Lin was very satisfied with Qin Tao's judgment.

"If they can't reach an agreement, go back directly. That Grishen won't survive tonight." Qin Tao said with a smile.

 Destroy people's wealth and kill their parents. If this deal is messed up because of Grishen, then Sukhoi doesn't know how many people will lose their jobs and job opportunities. It will be damned if these people don't go to Grishen to fight for it.

Grishen just wants to earn more profits for them, but he will never really mess up this business. He wanted to imitate Qin Tao's trick, but it didn't work at all.

 Because, if Sukhoi leaves, the East has other choices. However, if Sukhoi leaves China, it will lose a major customer.

 That evening, the celebration banquet was held again. This time, Grishen attended the banquet. His eyes searched around the banquet hall, avoiding the tall and thin Bacchus, and came to Qin Tao.

"Mr. Qin, you are a very powerful person." Grishen raised his glass to Qin Tao: "I have never had any upper hand here. Although I did not see you in the subsequent negotiations, I I know, you didn’t leave, but you have been following the progress of this matter from behind.”

“We are all for the benefit of our respective countries, but I hope that we can be friends in private situations.” Qin Tao raised his glass.

Grishen nodded: "Qin, you are the person I admire most, you can be my friend!"

 Grishen is very picky. Most people are not qualified to be his friends, but Qin Tao is different.

“Then let’s drink to friendship. We will definitely cooperate in more aspects in the future.”

Da Mao has established a special arms export company. From now on, even if Qin Tao wanders around Da Mao's various companies, he will eventually have to sign an agreement through this export company. Therefore, he must also have a good relationship with the person in front of him.

Of course, what should be done in private should still be done in private.

"Yes, you just signed a contract for two modern-class ships last time. I hope you can continue to sign more modern-class export contracts in the future." Grishin said, since he is the person in charge of this company, he will Constantly seeking benefits for this company.

Qin Tao nodded: "Then let's drink to our future cooperation!"

 After separating from Grishen, Qin Tao saw Mr. Gu and others again.

"Mr. Qin, thank you for your efforts in our cooperation." Mr. Gu raised his glass: "I will retire soon. Before I retire, I am very happy to see this cooperation come to fruition. From now on, we We will produce more powerful J-11 heavy fighter jets for the motherland!"

"This is just the beginning. In the future, we will have J-15 and J-16, and our motherland will have powerful heavy-duty fighters of the Sukhoi system. However," Qin Tao's expression became serious and he said seriously: "At the same time, There will be many difficulties waiting for us. For example, according to the agreement, Lao Maozi will send us a large number of production drawings, but these drawings will have many problems. You need to solve this problem first."

The drawings must be in Russian and need to be translated into Chinese. However, problems arise. Lao Maozi's management is very lax, so some of the information is missing, and some of the information is stained. of.

That’s right, many of the materials stored in the warehouse of the Komsomolsk Aircraft Factory are intact. That warehouse has been unguarded for a long time. As a result, it rained heavily and the roof leaked, but no one took care of it.

Lao Maozi didn't do it on purpose. Although there were many exchanges of words during the negotiation, after the negotiation was completed, the two parties still cooperated closely. Missing information was always supplemented. Moreover, the experts that Lao Maozi came to worked with several experts. Just like ten years ago, he was meticulously directed in the factory until the aircraft was completely assembled.

"Mr. Qin, we are ready!" Sun Chong said from the side: "No matter what difficulties, no matter what the difficulty is, it can't stop us!"

Mr. Gu also nodded: "Yes, we are mentally prepared for these problems, but the first thing we need to do now is that we need to transport all those drawings as soon as possible, so we want to ask your air transport company That An-225 will be dispatched, so just one sortie will be enough.”

"Of course." Qin Tao nodded immediately: "I'll tell the air transport company and give you the lowest price."

  After the An-225 was purchased, its first commercial transport flight began.

 Qin Tao did not participate in these things. If he had to do everything personally, he would be exhausted.

 Qin Tao was just a companion of Wu Shengli, Lao Lin and others, taking a special plane together to the Land of Abundance.

"This Tu-104 passenger plane is really good. It's much more comfortable than our other transport planes. Taozi, if you have a chance in the future, buy some for our Air Force." Mr. Lin was sitting on this special plane with a refurbished interior. , said with emotion.

At the beginning, all the aircraft that Qin Tao got back were given to the navy. Some of them were used as maritime reconnaissance aircraft, and some were used as transport aircraft. This one became a travel tool for naval officers.

“Old Lin, are you still interested in this kind of aircraft?” Wu Shengli smiled: “Your Air Force is very wealthy.”

“Good steel must be used on the blade, and money must be spent where it should be spent.”

"Why did I hear your words? You said them sourly. Are you mocking us for not spending money on key areas?"

 Everyone laughed.

During the relaxed and pleasant flight, the special plane landed on the runway of Factory 132. When everyone got off, they saw a yellow-skinned plane appearing there, and there was a large group of people surrounding the plane.

Qin Tao's breathing became inexplicably rapid. Unexpectedly, he could actually see this plane!

Ordinary airplanes have wings behind the nose, and finally a small tail wing. But now, behind this airplane is a large main wing. In front of the wings, there is a pair of small canards, like The wings and tail of the normal layout of the aircraft are reversed.

This is the canard layout. It is the trend of the current era. If the Red Empire does not collapse, the MiG 1.44 can be successfully completed and this type of aircraft can show its great power.

 In Europe, Typhoon, Rafale, and Gripen all use this aerodynamic layout without exception.

It uses the belly air intake method, and the nose is also raised to a height like the Su-27 series aircraft. The rear fuselage has a graceful curve, which is the result of modification.

"The air intake has been changed!" Mr. Lin said.

“If the engine is changed, it must be modified.” Wu Shengli agreed.

 Seeing them all walking over, Qin Tao naturally followed him, and no one stopped him anyway.

When Project No. 10 was just launched, it was planned to use Turbofan 10. However, the progress of this engine was slow. Therefore, under Qin Tao’s suggestion, Mr. Song and others made up their mind and chose the AL-31F engine.

Compared with the former, the engine has a larger air intake flow, so the air inlet must be widened. Therefore, the pitot air inlet, which was originally similar to the F-16, also changed into a rectangular structure with an opening It's bigger and takes in more air.

However, the corresponding strength must also be increased, so a few vertical sticks were specially added above the air inlet. Because of these things, the Jian Shi was once nicknamed a villain.

At this time, Qin Tao joined in the fun and walked up together. Then, he heard someone talking inside.

“Over the years, you have worked here quietly, silently, and unremittingly day and night, and have made great progress... This plane is a plane that emboldens us Chinese!”

 Big leader? Qin Tao never dreamed that he would meet the big leader here by chance.

Of course, Qin Tao can only be an obedient listener here, and he does not dare to push forward.

Furthermore, he also discovered that he could easily get in front of the crowd, partly because he was following Wu Shengli and Mr. Lin, and partly because of his personal secretary.

Ever since Xu Zhengyang became Qin Tao's secretary, he has been following him. Wherever Qin Tao goes, Xu Zhengyang goes. When he just came here, he met several security guards outside. Xu Zhengyang seemed to have a fight with them. call.

 At this time, there was a burst of applause.

"Thank you for the leadership's support!" Mr. Song said there: "We will definitely remember the leadership's instructions and complete the first flight of this aircraft as soon as possible! The Su-27 does have excellent performance, but compared with the J-10, its performance is different. Long, the Su-27 cannot replace the J-10, the two need to cooperate with each other."

"Yes, no matter how good the Su-27 is, it is still someone else's child. Our J-10 is our own child!" At this time, Mr. Lin had already walked into the crowd and started to speak.

Mr. Song looked at Mr. Lin gratefully.

 Since the introduction of the Su-27, there have been voices in the country: Why are we still carrying out the No. 10 Project? That money might as well be used to buy more Su-27s!

 At that time, there was a lot of pressure on Institute 601, but Mr. Lin always supported them.

After learning that the metal prototype had been manufactured, Mr. Lin immediately brought a large number of air force generals to watch, and he personally introduced it to everyone.

J-10 wanted to build its first aircraft, and Mr. Lin was even more supportive. With his push, the Air Force allocated enough funds to build the yellow-skinned prototype in front of them. This aircraft can already fly at any time!

Now, the country has negotiated the import of the Su-27 production line. In the past ten years, it has to produce two hundred Su-27s, which has put greater pressure on the 601 Institute. However, the Air Force is still supporting the J-10. Today , the big leader also personally came to inspect the aviation base of the Land of Abundance, and even gave a speech here!

Behind him is the yellow-skinned Jian Shi. The leader is standing in front of the microphone with a smile. These words are still echoing in Mr. Song's mind.

 This plane is a plane that emboldens us Chinese!

Now, Mr. Lin said again, no matter how good the Su-27 is, it is still someone else’s child, while the J-10 is his own child!

Qin Tao watched quietly. He knew that this moment was not as unforgettable as the first flight, but it was very important to the people here.

Qin Tao's eyes continued to look at the yellow-skinned plane.

This aircraft has been built, but it is not ready to fly immediately. Before the first flight, a large number of taxiing tests must be carried out. It should be in the taxiing test now.

 The big leader who was busy with everything left, and the others relaxed. A pilot holding a flying hat in his hand was discussing with a few people.

“This deviation problem has been solved, but we still won’t be able to conduct high-speed taxiing experiments in the future. After all, our runway here is not long enough!”

“Yes, Lei Zi, you are right. Let’s consider sending the plane to other airports for test flights.”

"What? Mr. Zhou, this can't work! Our plane can't fly yet, how can we send it to another airport? Take it apart and drag it over? No, absolutely not!"

 “Oh, this is an endless cycle.”

The pilot named Lei Zi must be the chief test pilot of the J-10, and Mr. Zhou is the chief test flight engineer of the J-10. He has white hair. At this time, they are discussing the next stage of the test flight mission.

 Once an airplane is built, it cannot be flown directly. The first project is an on-board in-circuit experiment. That is to say, pressurize and energize the aircraft, and then start operating it in the cockpit. A visual simulation display screen is placed in front of the aircraft. The pilot operates the aircraft. The control surface changes according to the design rules, and the sky and earth lines and other scenery displayed on the display screen change accordingly. Conduct a pre-flight simulation to check whether the aircraft can be controlled normally.

These are done in the workshop. Once these are completed, it is time to drag the aircraft out and conduct taxiing experiments.

 It is divided into three types: low speed, medium speed and high speed.

 Low-speed taxiing is to treat the aircraft as a tricycle and check the flexibility of taxiing on the ground, such as from the apron to the runway and back again.

 After inspection, it’s time to perform a medium-speed taxi test, with the speed below 100 kilometers per hour, mainly to see the aircraft’s correction ability.

 In this project, the J-10 encountered a big problem. Every time it rolled, it went off track. We searched for a lot of problems and did various researches, and they just solved it.

 Next, it’s time to glide at high speed.

For this high-speed taxiing, in order for the aircraft to reach take-off speed, lift the front wheels of the aircraft, and then use the throttle to fly into the sky. However, it is not possible at this time. You need to push the stick and lower the nose of the aircraft to the ground, and finally stop.

This requires the runway to be of sufficient length, not only to taxi to take-off status, but also to decelerate and stop.

The runway in front of you is no problem for taking off and landing directly, but if you take off and land again, it is not long enough.

 The plane can't take off yet. If you want to transfer, you have to take it apart. Isn't this too complicated?

“This is simple. When taxiing, just reduce the throttle and you can raise the nose of the aircraft.”

Hearing this suggestion, everyone turned their heads and looked over curiously. This was obviously an amateur!

 To speed up the aircraft to a head-up state as soon as possible, the throttle should be used. How can the throttle be closed?

However, Lei Zi seemed to suddenly realize: "Yes, if we want to pull the nose of the plane, we have to close the throttle, which can reduce the reaction force of the engine!"

Pull up the nose of the plane, and the engine nozzle will rush towards the ground. In this way, the thrust will make the plane lower its head. Therefore, accelerate first, and when pulling the lever, close the throttle to reduce the thrust of the engine, so that the nose of the plane will be raised. .

This test is mainly to verify the aerodynamic performance of the aircraft and verify whether the rudder surface can tilt the nose of the aircraft. As long as this step can be completed!

 “I suggest we give it a try!”

 Leizi's eyes were already full of energy.

At this time, Wu Shengli, Mr. Lin and others were still chatting with Mr. Song and others. When the roar of the engine sounded on the runway, everyone looked over in surprise.

 “Old Song, what kind of flight test subject is this?” Mr. Lin asked Mr. Song.

“We are currently conducting a high-speed rolling experiment. The purpose of this experiment is to lift the front wheel and then lower it. However, our runway is not long enough, so..."

Before Song Lao finished speaking, his mouth opened wide. He looked at the J-10 fighter jet taxiing at high speed in surprise. The front wheel was raised high, and the entire aircraft looked like a duck spreading its wings!

 Lifted up?

 Is it lifted now? How did you do it?

The J-10 fighter lifted its front wheel and rolled forward for more than ten meters, then lowered its front wheel and stopped at the end of the runway.

 Everyone rushed forward.

With the difficulty of high-speed taxiing solved, they should be ready for the first flight!

“The suggestions put forward by Mr. Qin are really great!”

 When he heard that it was Qin Tao’s plan, Song Lao was filled with emotion.

"I just casually mentioned that Lei Zi is still powerful, and Lei Zi is the biggest contributor. If he hadn't decided to give it a try, then my suggestion would be useless."

This was originally Lei Zi's credit, Qin Tao just said it casually.

“Great, all the leaders are here today, let’s celebrate!”

“Well, Mr. Song, you better not spend too much money. We are here just to take a look at this plane.” Qin Tao said.

　This sentence is a bit of a blow to people's self-esteem. After hearing it, Mr. Song didn't feel unhappy at all.

“So you are here to see the J-31? I heard that the progress there is good. Come on, let’s go and take a look.”

In Institute 601, two projects are being carried out simultaneously. In addition to the J-10 which is about to make its first flight, there is also the J-31 project!

If it were just the J-10, there was no need for Wu Shengli to see it, because the Navy had no intention of purchasing the J-10. They came here mainly to see the J-31.

 For an aircraft, the development progress depends not only on technology, but also on funds. The slow progress of the J-10 has a lot to do with insufficient funds.

Projects like the J-31 should have been short of funds originally. However, under Qin Tao's promotion, the navy took the lead in doing business in Parthia, and money came pouring in, even if only part of it was allocated. The launch of the J-31 project will also promote the rapid development of this project.

“How far has this project progressed?” Mr. Lin asked curiously.

“In the electromagnetic laboratory, the stealth shape test has been completed. After calculation, its RCS value has been reduced to about 0.5 square meters, which is an order of magnitude lower than our existing aircraft.”

"What? Doesn't this mean it's the same as a small civilian aircraft?" Mr. Lin suddenly became excited: "The distance detected by the radar can be reduced by at least half!"

 At present, the Su-27 series of fighter jets were developed without considering the need for stealth. Therefore, the radar reflection area of ​​this type of aircraft is as high as more than five square meters, and it will be detected by the opposite radar from a long distance.

 From five square meters to 0.5 square meters, this is definitely a huge leap!

Qin Tao glanced at the people around him, and he was so happy? We do not have a stealth coating for the time being. Once we have an absorbing coating, we can reduce it by another order of magnitude, to 0.05. It is also possible.

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