Chapter 486: Discredit

 Emelyanov's face turned completely pale.

how so?

Flying is inherently a high-risk job, and it is normal for accidents to occur during flight. During the test flight of the Su-27 that year, several crashed. After serving in the equipment army, there will also be accidents due to various reasons: mechanical failure, bird collision. Wait, causing the plane to crash.

As long as the people ejected safely, the crash of the plane is nothing.

However, that was all in the era of the Red Empire. After the collapse of the Red Empire, the country's economy plummeted, and the army had no funds to equip more aircraft. Those aircraft in service were one that fell down and one was lost. state.

As for the Su-30 this time, it does not belong to the aviation force, but is the property of their Sukhoi Design Bureau. It was improved by the Sukhoi Design Bureau itself and plans to sell it to make money. Even, due to lack of funds, this aircraft is actually a repainted and simply modified Su-27UB.

 It has participated in air shows several times and performed wonderful performances, but it has never received an order. Now, when it comes to the East for an ordinary flight display, who is going to say goodbye to it?

The plane crashed into the sea!

 How did you fall into the sea? The pilot in the front seat is their most skilled test pilot in Sukhoi.

The base was abuzz with excitement. Helicopters roared and took off to rescue the pilot who fell into the water. Yemelyanov's face was extremely bleak. He was thinking carefully about the whole incident and at the same time thinking about excuses to blame him. .

The sun slowly slid towards the west, the last trace of sunlight finally disappeared, and the earth became dark.

“Thank God, our helicopter finally rescued the pilot.” Wu Shengli said with emotion: “Both pilots are our most precious assets. If one of them is killed, the loss will be unbearable for us.”

"Yes, especially Wu Song. He just went up to feel it. It would be really unfair if he lost his life inexplicably." Qin Tao said from the side. After speaking, he glanced at Yemelyanov again: " After these two pilots come back, we have to investigate the truth of the accident. I just heard a call on the radio that the pilot in front ejected first. Wu Song in our back seat is still in place and the plane is still flying. What on earth is going on? what happened?"

“Where is that plane?” Yemelyanov asked worriedly: “How is that plane?”

The pilot was fine, and he breathed a sigh of relief. Next, he had to worry about the problem of the plane!

"Airplane? One of our warships at sea briefly captured its traces, and it is still flying on the sea. Your old man's aircraft has really good autopilot capabilities! There was a MiG-23 back then. After the pilot ejected, he continued to fly for 900 kilometers, and also flew through five Western countries. By the way, there was also a Yak-38, which took the initiative to eject the pilot and circled in the air. Your Da Mao aircraft have always had this tradition. .”

These words made Yemelyanov speechless.

The MiG-23 was an accident that year. After the pilot could not save the plane, he pointed the nose of the plane towards the Baltic Sea and then ejected. Who would have thought that after the pilot came out, the plane recovered and continued to fly forward, which shocked the West. Jump, I thought the third war was about to start. When a plane was sent up, I looked closer and saw that it was unmanned!

As for the Yak-38, it is even more interesting. Because the operation of this kind of aircraft is too complicated, many times the pilot may not have time to parachute, so a set of pre-made programs can automatically eject the pilot once the conditions are met.

This time the pilot was passive, and the blacksmith wanted to play by himself, flying hundreds of kilometers unmanned, making a big circle, and finally crashed in a farm.

What now? Now this Su-30 has also turned on automatic flight mode?

Yemelyanov was completely speechless: "Where did it fly to? Can we find its crash point?"

“We have dispatched the Y8X aircraft, hoping to monitor the sea area where it crashed. However, our aircraft monitoring range is limited after all, and we may not be able to find it.”

This is really not the Navy’s excuse.

At present, the navy and air force do not have specialized airborne early warning aircraft that can detect hundreds of kilometers, and ground radar stations cannot detect the Su-30 flying close to the sea from a long distance. They can only send the Y8X over there. However, the dispatch of this kind of aircraft is also It takes time. After flying over, there may be no trace of the aircraft on the vast sea. Who knows whether the Su-30 will choose to continue flying in a straight line or turn midway without a pilot?

 This is Brownian motion!

"I hope it won't fall to the ground." Qin Tao continued: "Otherwise, it will cause casualties to innocent people on the ground. This is completely a man-made disaster."

Emelyanov said nothing with a dark face.

In fact, everything is under control. The Su-30's internal fuel load coefficient is very large. Therefore, during the second takeoff performance, there was no aerial refueling at all. According to the analysis of the location of the accident, unless the aircraft Turn around and come back, otherwise, you will definitely fall into the sea.

 In fact, the Y8X in the air has already taken off, and has been monitoring the unmanned Su-30. Don’t lose the free things.

The two wet pilots finally returned. When he saw Branov, Yemelyanov immediately shouted: "Damn it, what on earth is going on?"

“At that time, we were practicing low-altitude penetration tactics according to the original plan.” Branov explained: “But the waves on the sea were a bit big, so...”

"The waves are a bit big, what does it have to do with you?" Yemelyanov said: "You are not missiles flying across the sea. Wait, how high are you flying?"

Blanov fell silent.

“Blanov’s flying skills are quite good. He flew at a height similar to that of the Tomcat fighter I flew at that time. The maximum height was no more than two meters, maybe even about one meter.” Delano came up with a divine assist.

"Two meters, one meter? Why are you flying so low? Do you think you are the Warriors Aerobatic Demonstration Team? Even the Warriors Aerobatic Demonstration Team only dare to do this at a land airport. You are at sea, sea, damn, one The waves are coming...wait, no, that plane is still flying!"

Yemelyanov finally discovered the biggest problem: if the plane was really smashed by the waves, then there would be nothing wrong with the pilot parachuting. But now, the pilot has come out and the plane is still flying, which shows that the plane is fine at all. !

 This is definitely a problem for the pilot!

"At that time, I saw the waves coming towards me, and then heard a bang from under the belly of the plane. I thought the waves had blown up the missile, so I had no other choice but to eject and parachute." Branov Be quibly.

 Branov is a test pilot at the Sukhoi Design Bureau and has rich experience. How could he make such a mistake? He heard it very clearly at that time!

“If you don’t believe it, you can ask Wu Song, Wu Song, did you hear the explosion?”

Delano shook his head: "No, I didn't hear anything. I just saw waves coming in front of me. Then, there was a flame in front of me. It was chilly above my head. The canopy flew away, and you flew away too. How could you If you do this, even if you are going to eject, you should wait for me to eject first!"

 In a two-seat aircraft, the rear seat must eject first, because the pilot in the front seat can still find a way to control the aircraft, but the radar officer in the back seat has no way.

 As a result, Branov ejected first, which was the biggest stain in his life.

Branov was angry: "How could you not hear the sound? It was such a loud sound! Is there something wrong with your ears?"

"There's obviously something wrong with your ears. Are you hallucinating? If a wave really hits the bomb, the bomb will definitely explode and the plane will be blown to pieces. However, our plane is still Perfect, how do you explain it?"

Even if Branov relied on his prestige as a test pilot and insisted on hearing the explosion, the fact that the plane was still flying forward intact is irrefutable proof!

"Now, the cause of the accident is clear. Your test pilot had auditory hallucinations, abandoned our pilot, and ejected to escape alone. Our pilot was unable to operate the aircraft, let alone climb to the front cabin. Therefore, our pilot We can only parachute. Fortunately, the pilot came back safely." Qin Tao said: "As for the mental damage fee, we don't want it. However, our Sunburn anti-ship missile sank into the water with it. This is You have to pay for the huge loss!"

Qin Tao's words made Yemelyanov's jaw drop in shock: "We also lost a plane!"

 Compared to the Su-30, a 3M80 missile is nothing!

"So we have to investigate the truth." Qin Tao said: "If it was our responsibility, we would compensate your aircraft. Now, it is your responsibility, of course we must compensate our missiles!"

"We bought two modern-class ships and a total of fifty missiles. Now it's good, one of them was ruined by you. This is a huge loss for our navy!" Qin Tao said: "Emelyanov Sir, how do you plan to compensate? Is it a missile or the corresponding funds?"

 No, no, absolutely not! Yemelyanov was a little stupid in his mind. He had just been thinking about how to explain the loss of the plane, but he didn't expect that he would have to compensate for the losses!

"Qin, our losses are also great, you must sympathize with me!" Yemelyanov almost choked.

"Your losses are yours, and our losses are ours. These are two accounts." Qin Tao said: "Just now, it was obviously you who patted your chests to ensure safety, so we would believe you. Do you know ? Because of the loss of this missile, I don’t know how many people in our navy will be punished!"

Seeing Yemelyanov's aggrieved expression, Mr. Lin couldn't help it anymore and said, "No one wants to see this accident. Should we discuss it and find a suitable solution? For example, airplane The engine was purchased by Sukhoi as an agent. Otherwise, let them negotiate the price and make up for it in disguise? This way Yemelyanov will be able to explain it easily!"

Sukhoi Design Bureau is the general agent of the entire transaction, so even if the engine is from the Rurika Saturn Consortium, it must be traded through Sukhoi Design Bureau. Now, seeing such a thing happen, It is impossible to compensate for the loss of missiles, and Sukhoi has no surplus food! However, if the price of the engine is slightly reduced, there will still be no problem.

"The price of the AL-31F3 engines you want can be slightly lower, by US$10,000 per unit." Yemelyanov said, this is the only thing he can make the decision.

“We have ordered twenty units in the first batch, which is a discount of US$200,000. The price of this missile is millions!” Qin Tao said: “Have you graduated from elementary school?”

 How come the price is in the millions? It was originally purchased as a package, and the total cost was only 200 million US dollars. When divided into missiles, the price of each one is only 500,000 US dollars at most! Yemelyanov was speechless, but he couldn't speak yet.

"Then lower the price by 20,000 US dollars per unit. Your navy will also suffer some losses. Don't embarrass our good friends." Mr. Lin continued to talk.

 Twenty thousand? How about twenty thousand? Sukhoi doesn’t take much commission from it, right? Yemelyanov didn't want to agree, but Qin Tao had already expressed his position there: "Boss Wu, each unit is cheaper than 20,000, can you accept it? If you can accept it, let's consider the issue of helping with the salvage in the future. If you can't accept it, ,forget about it."

"We are all friends, why should we make such a fuss? Twenty thousand is twenty thousand. Our navy will suffer some losses, so don't hurt the harmony."

Does Yemelyanov still have a say in this? Not at all! He could only hold his nose and admit it, but if the plane could be salvaged, the money would be nothing.

So, he could only nod: "Okay, we can agree."

“Lao Wu, everyone has agreed, so don’t hold back, find a few more ships and search the sea!”

"Um."

 The search began in this way.

Since it was already late at night, there was no progress in the search. The only good news was that the plane did not land in a residential area, so it must have fallen into the sea!

 The next day during the day, a larger search began, and even professional search and rescue ships were dispatched.

 Lao Maozi's expectations gradually turned into disappointment.

“Mr. Yemelyanov, today we dispatched eighteen search ships, which cost about two million. For this cost, you..."

Yemelyanov frowned: "We are friendly countries, and we have also cooperated on Su-27 technology. Now, how can you keep asking for money like this?"

"We have cooperated, but when we cooperated, you were also so fussy. You would argue and bargain for a long time over a certain subsystem, which made us feel very uncomfortable. It was different from when we introduced the MiG. The situation of the aircraft is completely different." Qin Tao said naturally: "Since it is a market economy, friends are friends and business is business. We have sent out so many ships to search, shouldn't we spend money?"

"You can't say that." Mr. Lin told Xini again: "I think you can bear the cost of the search by yourself as a testimony of our friendship. However, if we continue to search in the future, it will have to be borne by our friends. Come pay the bill, Mr. Yemelyanov, what do you think?”

Emelyanov glanced at Mr. Lin gratefully: "Yes, that's it. We decided to stop the search!"

 If I continue searching, I still don’t know how much it will cost! Maybe the salvaged wreckage won't be able to sell for the money spent on the search, so the gain outweighs the loss.

 So, just stop.

“Well, it’s such a pity, such a good fighter plane. Since you asked to stop the search, we will obey your wishes.” Qin Tao said.

The matter ended like this. Lao Maozi came here excited and returned disappointed, full of grievances. After seeing off Lao Maozi, Qin Tao and others came to a closely guarded warehouse in the base. The Su that fell into the water -30, is already standing there.

“We’ve been tinkering for so long and only got one plane back, so it’s not a good deal.” Mr. Lin sighed with emotion.

At present, there is already a two-seater Su-27 trainer aircraft in China. It is not impossible to develop a fighter-bomber based on this aircraft. Playing with Lao Maozi like this will definitely make Lao Maozi know in the future. Maozi was angry.

Qin Tao rolled his eyes at Mr. Lin: "It was you who suggested that we could get more benefits at first. Now that we have got the benefits back, you are actually making sarcastic remarks again! Your Air Force also has benefits. Wait until the 601 Institute has more benefits. Once the project is completed, we will definitely map out and imitate this aircraft.”

Originally, China purchased a large number of Su-30s, and then slowly developed the domestically produced J-16s. Now, there is no need to go to so much trouble. Just use this prototype for mapping and imitation. You can save a lot of money, especially It’s because the Navy has no money!

With the experience of imitating the J-5, it is not difficult to build this kind of aircraft. The fire control can also be completely replaced by domestic ones, and then it will be able to launch various domestic weapon systems.

"Of course, this matter is not over yet. Compared with this aircraft, I think the follow-up strategy is more important. If we can fool Ah San into giving up the Su-30, that would be great."

At first, Qin Tao's smiling deception led Sukhoi Design Bureau to find a way to sell the aircraft to Ah San. He looked like a good friend and was all disguised. Now, after such a thing happened, Qin Tao of course wanted to It was used to make a fuss, to discredit the Su-30 all over the world, to make this kind of aircraft unsaleable, and to make Ah San disgusted with this kind of aircraft!

In Asan’s weapons and equipment sequence, the short-legged MiG-29 is nothing to fear, the self-developed LCA is even more of a joke, the legal-made Rafale is expensive, and only this Su-30 has a long range and a large bomb load. Ah San's possession of such an aircraft is definitely not good news for his side.

 So, the next smear work is crucial.

“Let Zhang Zhong do this?” Wu Shengli asked. When it comes to deceiving the outside world, Zhang Zhong is definitely first-class.

As long as Zhang Zhong launches a new program called Zhang Zhong Talks about Fighter-Bombers, the Su-30 can be reduced to worthless.

Qin Tao shook his head: "Of course not, this old man will be dissatisfied. We have to let people who have nothing to do with us do this. I think we only need to use the name of a former US Navy pilot to express this That’s enough.”

Wu Shengli and Mr. Lin both laughed. Qin Tao was so familiar with this kind of strategy.

etc! Mr. Lin thought of something else: "Our navy also needs this kind of fighter-bomber!"

Qin Tao rolled his eyes: "Then I think the navy and air force can make a deal."

A few days later.

 Emelyanov finished a day's reporting work in Moscow exhausted physically and mentally. He really regretted it. Wouldn't it be better to be his technical director in the East? Why do we have to bother with the arms sales of Su-30?

Now if something happens, he will be implicated too!

Although most of the blame falls on the test pilots, there are still cases where Yemelyanov has failed as a leader, and it is not known what punishment he will face next.

Emelyanov returned to the office, picked up a newspaper, and then his expression changed drastically.

 Title: Su-30, the worst Sukhoi fighter in history!

Since the Su-27 became popular internationally, the Sukhoi Design Bureau has always wanted to expand their product line. The result of this effort is their Su-30 fighter-bomber. Although on the surface, this fighter-bomber has both the Su-27 and Su-30 fighter-bombers. The -27 has the air combat capabilities, the bomb load of the Tu-22, and a long range, but it is still an immature fighter! Because the technology was immature, when Sukhoi's designers took it to the East for a flight demonstration, it crashed on the spot!

“Damn it, who leaked this secret?” Yemelyanov became angry: “Orientals, what are these **** Orientals doing?”

“It wasn’t the Easterners who leaked the secret. It was the Americans who did it.” A voice came from outside.

 Simonov, who also looked tired, came in.

 “American?”

“That’s right, it’s an American.” Simonov said: “This newspaper forwarded an article from the Los Angeles Daily News. Look at the photo above, it was taken from space.”

Simonov still has a very good relationship with Yemelyanov privately. Tongsuo, as the person in charge of Sukhoi, he also has to control the overall situation. After getting the news of this report, he immediately carried out investigation.

 Photographed from space? Yemelyanov was a little curious: "What's going on?"

"The Wasteland Village base where you performed is an area of ​​focus for the Americans. Every day, many reconnaissance satellites pass by and take some photos. Of course, our Su-30s were also photographed appearing in that base, although they did not take any pictures. There was a scene in the back where the plane lost control and the pilot ejected, but they still deduced it after you conducted a large-scale search at sea."

 “Damn it, and then they’re going to discredit us? There was no technical problem with our plane, it was entirely the pilot’s error!”

His eyes were fixed on the newspaper. The description was too detailed. During low-altitude flight, due to aerodynamic layout defects, the aircraft would vibrate. Therefore, this kind of aircraft cannot carry out ultra-low-altitude penetration and cannot be used as a combat aircraft at all. Bombers exist, and forcing them to fly like this will only cause the plane to lose control and crash!

“They are not just smearing, many of the details in the reports are also true. I suspect that they bribed our people.” Simonov said: “Next, we will conduct a thorough investigation!”

 (End of this chapter)