Chapter 602 Of course high technology is expensive

  J-31A has appeared in front of the public more than once, and many people are very familiar with it.

  The prototype of this aircraft was manufactured in Factory 132, and the initial test flight was also in Factory 132. However, the later test flight was transferred to a special flight test institute, after all, the flight test institute is more professional.

  Toyota Coaster drove in the direction of the test flight academy, and there were police cars in front of it, and the specifications were very high.

"Everyone, we are flying a large number of new fighter jets in our flight test academy, and the level of secrecy is very high. Therefore, everyone must pay attention to the discipline of secrecy. Don't look at what you shouldn't look at, let alone inquire about what you shouldn't inquire about, especially Mr. Neymar. .”

Being named by Qin Tao in this way, Neymar felt a little upset, but he didn't dare to show it. After all, what the other party said was correct. There is only such a test flight institute in the East, and all domestic aircraft are tested here. very high.

   "So, are we going to wear blindfolds?" Neymar decided to make an irony.

   "Here, if you strongly request, we can send you one." Qin Tao's answer was impeccable, and everyone present suppressed their laughter.

   There was the roar of the plane in the sky. Neymar didn't wear a blindfold, but he could still guess something: "I guess it's a big plane. I don't look at it, I just listen with my ears."

   "Yes, this is the H6K bomber we are testing." Qin Tao said.

   "H6K? Is it the Tu-16 of the Red Empire? You have used this aircraft for half a century, right?"

   "That's right, after we improve it, we can use it for another half a century."

  During the conversation, the car drove into the flight test yard and parked directly beside a tarmac.

   "Everyone, the weather is good today. Our J-31A is preparing to take off. Next, you can see a wonderful flight show." Qin Tao was the first to get off and said after glancing at the plane.

   "Can we see this plane?" Neymar continued to ask.

   "Of course." Qin Tao nodded: "This plane was originally shown to you."

  This is the first time Neymar has seen the J-31A. This aircraft, which has been rumored to be miraculous and even won a large order, looks really special.

   It's like a small F-22!

  The nose, wings, and tail, except for the bulging air intake and the single engine, are almost all made from the same mold. Sure enough, the Orientals only copy and have no innovation ability!

  The canopy is flipped forward, the crew is doing maintenance, and some aircraft designers are checking along with them, a busy scene.

   "President Qin, are you here?" After seeing Qin Tao, Zhao Dangsheng was very excited and immediately greeted him.

   "Well, bring the client over to see, what is the subject of today's test flight?"

   "Low altitude and high speed, test the airframe's ability to withstand pressure." Zhao Dangsheng said.

   "That is to say, we can enjoy the performance of this plane?"

   "After the test flight is completed, if there is still some fuel left, the pilot can be arranged to do a few flight maneuvers."

   "Okay, then we will wait." Qin Tao nodded.

  Neymar was still looking around. At this time, the nose was opened, and the maintenance staff began to check the radar equipment. He leaned over and began to point out.

   "This aircraft still uses a flat-panel slot radar. As a fourth-generation aircraft, it is too outdated to use this radar."

"You're right. This plane is only used to test the airframe, so the avionics are temporarily made up of other domestic models." Zhao Dangsheng introduced from the side: "According to the plan we announced to the public, This fighter has two types of radars, the low-end model uses a common flat-panel slot radar, and the high-end model will use a dedicated active phased array radar."

  Of course we have related technologies!

"Our current self-developed early warning aircraft is using this kind of radar, and the Navy's Aegis warship is also using this kind of radar. The relevant technical reserves have long been sufficient, and it can be developed at any time, but the cost is very high. The Navy's A phased array antenna array is worth more than 100 million yuan, and even if we use relatively few transceiver units, it must be more than 50 million."

   In the international market, this is the number for a heavy fighter, such as Su-27 and F-15 fighters. But now, the radar in front of me needs so much money, and it's just an antenna!

   This has to make people sigh, the fourth-generation machine is burned out with money!

   "Why is it so expensive?" Sagas Tres asked.

"High technology is expensive. In fact, this kind of radar is no longer a simple radar. A more appropriate name is a multi-functional radio frequency management system. You should know the working system of the active phased array radar. It is an independent T The /R unit works. Therefore, the phased array radar antenna can not only be used to search for targets, lock on the attack, but also do other work, such as separating a part for electronic countermeasures, a part for communication, and a part for ground scanning. .”

  Can you still do this?

   Sure enough, these bumpkins were surprised again.

   "Actually, this is only a small function of the advanced active phased array radar. Its more powerful functions are electromagnetic camouflage and electromagnetic deception."

   Speaking of these, Zhao Dangsheng was eloquent.

"For example, every unit of our radar emits electromagnetic pulses irregularly, so even if it is received by the other party, it is just a bunch of garbled codes, which has no practical meaning at all." Zhao Dangsheng continued: "Frequency hopping and spread spectrum, of course, are also the housekeeping skills of our radar. Needless to say, frequency hopping is a common technology now, but it is not easy to jump to a good level. As for spread spectrum, it is our There are a lot of junk signals in the electromagnetic signal, and after receiving it, the other party will also be submerged in the ocean of junk signals."

  When did the Oriental technology become so strong? Neymar was shocked in his heart, but what shocked him even more was yet to come.

"However, these are passive. Our multi-functional radio frequency management system also has the ability to actively fight. When being irradiated by the enemy, we can locate the opponent at the first time, and then want the opponent to carry out precise electronic interference, so that the opponent If you can’t track and lock yourself normally, future air combat will belong to electronic warfare, and if you can’t seize information rights and electronic rights, you won’t be able to succeed.”

In fact, these are all conceptual. The 14th Institute is currently developing early warning aircraft and Aegis warships. It simply cannot spare the time and energy to develop this level of fire control radar. Moreover, it must reach the level mentioned by Zhao Dangsheng. , it is even more difficult.

  However, bragging is still completely fine, and it is still very tall!

  At this time, Neymar was shocked beyond compare.

   "Everyone, our plane is about to take off, everyone should stay away a little bit, and it will be troublesome if you are sucked into the air intake."

   This is not a joke. A similar thing happened once. The ground crew started the engine while maintaining the plane. As a result, the person standing in front of the plane was sucked into a meat paste and even cooked directly.

   Everyone gave way for a long distance before the ground crew began to prepare for take-off, and the pilot also came to the scene wearing a helmet.

   "Lei Zi, do a good job!" Qin Tao shouted.

  That's right, the chief test pilot of this plane is Lei Qiang, and he is also one of the few test pilots in the test flight academy who directly flies two different planes.

  Lei Qiang made an OK gesture, and then got on the plane.

  Neymar's eyes began to look left and right. Although Qin Tao told him not to look around, since he is here, of course he needs to collect more information.

   "What's that?" When he saw a small fighter plane, he couldn't help it anymore.

  The airframe is even smaller than the F-16, with two ribs for air intake, a single engine and a single vertical tail. This is the first time he has seen this kind of small aircraft.

   "That's Xiaolong, a light fighter developed by Chengfei itself. It focuses on cost performance and is the first choice for small and medium-sized countries." Qin Tao said.

  Actually, what was not allowed to be seen by these people had been put in the hangar long ago. What these people saw now was of course Qin Tao deliberately let the big guys see.

"Xiaolong?"

"It is the product of the old Super Seven, the Saber 2 project of the old bus." Qin Tao introduced: "It can achieve 80% of the performance of the F-16, but the price is only more than 10 million US dollars, definitely the third The world's first choice."

  The Super Seven project also experienced ups and downs.

In the 1980s, the old bus was very enthusiastic and wanted to develop a light fighter on the basis of the J-7. At that time, there were quite a lot of ideas, including Western avionics and engines. yellow.

   But Factory 132 was not discouraged. If the old man didn’t invest, he would make it himself. Anyway, Factory 132 had the funds and confidence!

Tu Lao also had contact with Qin Tao many times and gained Qin Tao's support. Although the Mingzhou Group is engaged in the J31A, it cannot form a competitive relationship with Xiaolong. The former is a medium fighter and the latter is a light fighter. The latter is cheaper!

With the smooth progress of the J-10 project, the superiors finally merged the 132 factory and the 611 Institute together to form the Chengfei Group, and the research and development of Xiaolong was put here at the 611 Institute. Nature is no problem.

   This project is progressing smoothly. The first flight was just completed a few days ago. After receiving Qin Tao’s suggestion, I flew to the flight test institute yesterday just to show it to customers.

This is also what Qin Tao said. The key to Xiaolong's success lies in time. The sooner it is done, the better. After a few more years, there are more second-hand F-16s and MiG-29s in the international market. fewer customers.

   Now, since the people from Football Country have come, besides visiting J31A, they also put Xiaolong in front of them. What if they fall in love with it?

   There is no choice for carrier-based aircraft, only the J-31A, but there are too many options for land-based fighter jets. The football country is a potential customer of Xiaolong!

  Hearing the price of more than ten million US dollars, Sagas Trece was tempted: "Can we go over and have a look?"

   "Then we have to ask the leader for instructions." Qin Tao took out his mobile phone as he spoke, and made a call on the spot to negotiate.

   "Everyone, the old bus welcomes us to inspect."

   "Old bus?"

   "Yes, this fighter was jointly developed by our domestic Chengfei Group and Laoba. Laoba paid half of the research and development funds, and it will be produced in their country in the future." Qin Tao said.

   "That is to say, there is already a customer for this plane?"

"Yes."

  Everyone was very excited, even Neymar felt very strange, and walked towards the plane with others.

   "Except for the different intakes, this aircraft is simply a replica of the F-16." Neymar said his first impression.

The F-16 uses belly air intake, which pursues the efficiency of high angle of attack, but this method is not friendly to the third world. It takes off and lands on some runways with poor conditions, and it is easy to **** in debris on the runway, so , This small fighter has been changed to a two-ribbed air intake. Of course, this design has been slowly formed as early as Super Seven.

   At this time, Qin Tao smiled when he heard Neymar's words: "In terms of performance, it is to match the F-16."

   "What engine does it use?" Sagas Tres asked with great interest.

   "The MiG-29 engine is modified, code-named RD93, but we are also developing a similar engine in China, and we will replace it with our engine in the future."

   Everyone walked while talking, and they had already arrived in front of the plane.

   "Welcome everyone to visit." Sure enough, an old bus technician with a beard greeted him with a smile.

   "I didn't expect that there are so many fighter R&D projects in the East. Why did you purchase the Su-27 from Da Mao?" Sagas Tres asked curiously.

   "Yeah, if it was a few years later, we wouldn't have to buy fighter jets. We bought them just for emergency." Qin Tao explained.

   "This plane is not bad, and the cockpit is still flat." Ilguez climbed up the gangway, took a look inside, and felt emotional.

"The biggest feature of this aircraft is the balance between performance and price. We know that the more advanced the performance of a fighter, the higher the price, and the third world has the demand for third-generation aircraft, but they cannot afford the expensive procurement funds. Therefore, we will This aircraft was developed specifically to meet the needs of third world countries. It is also the best choice for football countries.”

   "How did the plane cost less?" Neymar asked.

"In key parts, we use advanced technology, such as cockpit layout and so on. In some unimportant places, we will also reduce the configuration, such as the operating system, which uses fly-by-wire operation in the vertical direction, but in other directions. It is still hydraulically controlled, which reduces the cost, but the actual performance has not changed much." Qin Tao introduced.

   "This plane is good. We will suggest it to the Air Force after we go back. I hope they will come and take a look. Our navy has no funds for the time being." Sagas Tres said.

  Everyone watched and discussed, time was slowly passing by, and there was a whistling sound in the sky.

   "Everyone, our plane is back! Please look up, this plane will give you a three-minute maneuver!"

  Everyone looked up and watched the special fighter plane make dazzling movements over the airport, applauding and applauding.

  Even Neymar has to feel that the maneuverability of this aircraft is really good.

   As a medium-sized machine, it uses a large-thrust engine, and its performance is of course good. What's more, there are no missiles on it now, and there is very little fuel.

   After visiting the performance of the fighter plane, the next step is to visit the flight simulator.

  Looking at the modern flight simulator and listening to Zhao Dangsheng's introduction next to him, Sagathress's concerns were dispelled. There is no major problem in training pilots only by this method.

   "Coming here today has made us more confident. We will firmly purchase the J-31A as our carrier-based aircraft." Sagas Tres said.

"We are also very honored. Of course, if you want to choose fighters from other countries, you can also choose them. However, fighters from other countries have problems. Most of them are third-generation fighters. They have no stealth capabilities. Only the American JSF has stealth capabilities. , but I heard that this project is not going well, and even copied our plan... Mr. Neymar, what do you think?"

   The expression on Neymar's face is very embarrassing, this Qin is always deliberately disgusting people!

   "Why, do you think what I said is wrong?" Qin Tao continued to tease.

   "President Qin is right. The JSF project in the United States has indeed encountered many problems. In this regard, Mingzhou Group is at the forefront."

"In the future, we will surpass the United States in all aspects. In the future, you can purchase advanced equipment from us. By the way, do you want to learn more about the Xiaolong fighter? We can arrange professional personnel to explain it to you .”

   "Of course." Sagas Tres nodded.

   Just as Sagas Tres and others went to listen to Xiaolong's introduction, Qin Tao came to another room.

   "Mr. Husseini, I'm very sorry to have kept you waiting." Qin Tao looked at the bearded man in front of him and said.

Husseini is a representative from the Parthian State, and has been participating in the J31A project. After all, they are the largest shareholders of this project, even if Salman invested a large amount of money later, surpassing the Parthian State to become Although the largest shareholder was removed, the people of Anxi Kingdom still received special treatment.

  This time when Qin Tao came here, he took time to meet Husseini.

   "Mr. Qin, we are very happy. This fighter is going well. It may be finalized in a year or two. We are about to get an advanced fighter." Husseini said.

  Qin Tao nodded: "Yes, our aviation factory is also expanding. After it is finalized, we can mass-produce it. At that time, we will provide you with a batch. However, you should also make preparations in advance."

   "What preparation?"

   "Announce your self-developed fighter." Qin Tao said: "This fighter is not sold to you by us, but developed by you yourself."

  Husseini nodded: "We have been waiting for your instructions, and we will officially announce it to the public. We are developing our own stealth fighter, and it is progressing smoothly."

   "You first announce it to the public to test the reaction of the outside world. After these fighters are delivered to you, you will also train at night for a long time to avoid being discovered by the outside world."

  If there were no funds from Parthia, this project would have been impossible to establish. Now, Qin Tao has to provide fighters to Parthia according to his original promise.

  However, what should be prepared still needs to be prepared. For example, this is a self-developed project, such as delaying the time of being discovered by the outside world as much as possible.

  Husseini nodded, then thought of something, and continued: "But, will the outside world believe that we are developing our own fighter jets?"

In all fairness, Parthia's military self-research capabilities are not weak. After all, they are restricted by the outside world, and it is not easy to obtain weapons from the outside world. All efforts to keep the Tomcat fleet running. However, the difficulty of developing a brand new fighter is not ordinary.

  Looking at the whole world, there are no more than ten countries that can develop their own fighter jets, and very few countries have developed their own fourth-generation fighter jets.

"Yes, this is a problem, so you might as well develop a light fighter first." Qin Tao said: "With your strength, it should be no problem to improve the F-5 fighter. You can show it to the public. Based on this fighter, you On the basis of this, a brand new fighter has been developed by ourselves, and you can even pull in the Mikoyan Design Bureau.”

  Husseini's eyes lit up.

  The meeting ended soon. That night, after everyone had dinner in the test flight academy, Sagas Tres' trip came to an end. After they returned to the other side of the ocean by plane, Neymar also hurried back home and gave a report to a group of senior military officers.

   "The Orientals have strong technical strength. They have developed technologies such as electromagnetic ejection and electromagnetic interception. We also urgently need similar technologies, especially electromagnetic interception, which is more important for brand-new aircraft carriers."

   After Neymar talked about these techniques, everyone nodded again and again. Yes, this technical route is very good, and we must go on firmly!

"Our Nimitz-class aircraft carrier has a history of more than 20 years. Now, we really should hurry up and develop a new generation of aircraft carrier. In terms of aircraft carrier technology, we cannot be surpassed by the Orientals." Cheney said Said: "Our American technology is the most powerful!"

"It's a pity that our joint fighter program has just begun. Looking at this trend, it is impossible to catch up with our new aircraft carrier." Swift shook his head and said: "Damn Congress, it shouldn't block our budget and let our navy be independent The development of carrier-based aircraft will also be much faster than it is now."

   "Yes, this is a problem. Our navy cannot do without advanced carrier-based aircraft." Cheney nodded: "Under the current circumstances, it is impossible for us to abandon the joint fighter program. We need an aircraft as a transition."

   "How about improving our bumble bee?" someone suggested.

   "Bumblebee? How to improve?"

"Currently, General Electric's F414 engine is progressing smoothly. This engine is improved by combining the F-412 engine of the A-12 project, the original F404 engine of the Hornet, and the F120 engine that bid for the fourth-generation aircraft. F404, its thrust has increased by 35%, and its fuel consumption has been reduced by 10%. According to the requirements of our navy, the external dimensions of this engine are exactly the same as those of F404, and it can be replaced. After installing this engine , no one will laugh at our planes as slow, big bugs."

   For any fighter, the biggest difficulty is the engine. Now, with this advanced F414 engine, the Hornet can completely transform into a Super Hornet!

   "We will modify the shape again to make this aircraft have a certain stealth capability, and use the current technology to replace the avionics, so that the modified Hornet will allow our navy to persist until the arrival of the joint fighter."

  (end of this chapter)