Chapter 260 Engine, Radar
The production line belongs to the British. Regardless of whether it is backward or not, the management level is first-class. The smile on Mhamad's face keeps blooming. Aviation engines are a big problem! Only by solving this problem can the aviation industry have a stable cornerstone!
Why do American fighter jets have regular layouts and don’t do duck-style layouts? It’s because the Americans’ abnormal aviation industry has very advanced engines and a large thrust-weight ratio. The thrust-weight ratio of the F22 engine can reach ten and can be used for supersonic cruises! In comparison, the only Russian engine that can be compared with him at the same time has less than eight.
The modification of the SBE engine has great potential. After the TF41 is finalized, it can further tap the potential on this basis. In history, the British have further improvement plans.
At the same time, when the TF41 is stable, the next project can be started to imitate the engine on the F-16 fighter!
Mhamad had long-term plans for air force construction.
Deng Gong was impressed by his visit to West Aircraft. The deputy commander-in-chief of the Air Force who was traveling with him also had a lot of feelings. Because the Air Force wanted to use bombers with two-seat layout, he finally gave up the J-H-7 project. Without the investment of the Air Force, West Aircraft still insisted on their own projects. This perseverance is admirable.
After the visit and the discussion in the conference room, the group planned to leave. Chen Yijian, who wanted to speak but stopped, finally plucked up the courage. It was not easy for the Chairman to come here for a while, and he could no longer hold back his thoughts!
"Report to the Chairman, we are flying in the West and have another project. I want to report to the Chairman." Chen Yijian said.
There are still projects? Nowadays, even the J-H-7 project is completely dependent on the meager capital of the navy. If it weren’t for overseas funds, the project would have been stagnant. Can they still have new projects?
"Chief Engineer Chen. Chairman has been busy with all your tasks. Let's report to the Third Machinery Department for your new projects first." said the Minister of the Third Machinery Department.
"It's okay, tell me." Mr. Deng said.
"We developed the J-H-7 project, which is a fighter bomber, mainly meeting our military equipment. However, the last time we visited Pakistan, we saw a world-class fighter jet. Our project is still in the development stage. Various indicators are already behind. Therefore, we have a bolder idea to reversely map the Tomcat fighter jet, and develop a powerful fighter bomber based on the Tomcat fighter jet!" Chen Yijian said.
The variable sweep wing technology of the Tomcat fighter allows it to have excellent high-altitude and high-speed performance and excellent ultra-low-altitude maneuverability. In addition to being used for long-range rapid interception and close combat, excellent fuselage is also needed by fighter bombers.
If Xifei can completely survey and map this fighter and develop corresponding bombing models, its performance will definitely be more than 70 times higher than that of JH!
Mhamad was shocked. Isn’t this the current upgrade of the Tomcat fighter jets and the F-14D Super Tomcat project that it has become? In addition to air combat, it has strong ground attack capabilities. The nuclear reactors that bombard the Indians rely on the ability of such heavy fighter jets.
The US Air Force's F-15 fighter jet is the same. The modified F-15e has the same air combat capabilities as the F-15d. At the same time, it has the ability to throw various ground attack weapons.
At this time, almost all the fighter jets of the Republic were derived from Soviet fighter jets. Whether it was the J-7, J-8, or the Strong Six, they had a strong shadow of MiG fighter jets.
The later J-H-7 was successfully finalized and equipped with the troops, and it was only after it had a truly independent design fighter jet, which was the biggest improvement.
If there were no other factors, then Xifei would continue to unswervingly design their first independent product, the J-H-7. However, after seeing the powerful performance of the Tomcat fighter, Chen Yijian could no longer be calm. He knew that if a fighter bomber was developed based on the Tomcat fighter, what a powerful fighter it would be!
"How is this possible? With such a weak foundation as Xifei, how can we imitate such a powerful fighter jet? If Chenfei does not have a new J-8 modification project, it can be handed over to Chenfei." said the minister of the Third Machinery Department.
"We are not bad at West Flight! As long as the country agrees to our project, I can issue a military order!" In front of Pakistani friends, Chen Yijian also has self-esteem.
"We will consider this matter later. It has been a considerable progress for Xifei to build on existing conditions, introduce foreign capital, and successfully localize the SB engine." Deng Gong said: "As long as Xifei goes like this, step by step, we will definitely be able to complete our J-HK 7 project."
Chen Yijian's eyes dimmed. It seemed that this bold plan would probably not be realized.
Everyone walked out. Before leaving, Mhamad held Chen Yijian's hand: "We are very interested in this project you proposed. Maybe we can cooperate in the future. I hope you can complete the TF41 project as soon as possible. In this way, relying on the export engine of this project, you can raise funds and do what you want."
Mhamad's words made Chen Yijian feel shocked and he regained his confidence. Yes, the most important thing about Xifei now is this engine project! As long as the engine is fixed, it can be exported to the country in the Middle East in exchange for a large amount of foreign exchange. With funds, Xifei no longer has to ask for funds from its superiors to make continuous payments, and it can raise funds for self-raised development!
The country's system has begun to reform, and it is no longer a planned economy. Even various aircraft manufacturers are looking for their own new projects and constantly developing and strengthening themselves. Many have begun to march towards cars and home appliances.
As long as you have funds, you will have confidence!
Mhamad was also shocked when he flew out from the west. These national defense science and technology workers were silently dedicated to the strength of the country. They were the most respectable people! He saw that Pakistani science and technology personnel were also working seriously. When this engine was developed, they were important Pakistani technicians. In the end, this engine would also be mass-produced in Pakistan. This was the original agreement.
Taking a special plane from Xi'an, the team rushed to Chengdu again.
The land of Bashu is surrounded by mountains. At the most severe time of the Anti-Japanese War, a large area of land was lost. Only Sichuan was still firmly in the hands of the Chinese because the terrain here was too steep and the surrounding mountains would cause any attacking troops to collapse.
After the founding of New China, it also became a strategic reserve base, automobile manufacturing and aircraft manufacturing, and bases were established here.
Chengfei Company is located here. It was merged by the 611 Research Institute and the 132 aircraft manufacturer. Now it is a key aircraft company in China.
Several modifications of the J-7 all appeared here. Chen Fei had a more important task, which was to develop and improve the J-8.
When the special plane landed on Chengfei's runway, the main personnel, including Tu Jida, were already greeted on the runway. It was already afternoon.
The Chairman visited Xifei in the morning and they had already received notice. Now, the Chairman brought his Pakistani friends to visit Chengfei again. Tujida knew that it must be President Mhamad's proposal, because Chengfei has the most concerned projects of President Mhamad.
In Cheng Fei's wide conference room, both sides sat down. When Mhamad's eyes fell on an airplane model in the middle of the conference table, Deputy Director Song Wencong skillfully took the model and covered it with a tablecloth.
Of course, all this can't be hidden from Mhamad's eyes, air intake on the belly, and delta wings. Isn't this the J-10 fighter jet of later generations?
Tu Jida coughed and said, "Welcome to inspect all the leaders. We Chengfei are mainly responsible for the improvement of the J-7 project. Now, we want to change the aerodynamic layout of the J-7 to greatly improve the maneuverability of this fighter."
"Mr. Tu, let's talk about our radar." Mhamad said: "We are not interested in J-7."
Mhamad always spoke so directly, Tu Jida said: "I think I'd better ask Engineer Bai to introduce it to the radar."
At this time, Bai Xue, wearing a military uniform, stood up, saluted everyone, and then turned on the slide projector.
"After we obtained the complete awg-9 radar and apg-66 radar from Pakistan, we immediately carried out reverse mapping. Now, we have overcome the side lobe elimination technology of flat-slit gap radar and various circuit modules. The principle of these two radars has their own advantages. Because the antenna size of the awg-9 radar is large, the detection distance is longer, and the apg-66 radar appears later, so the signal processing capability is relatively strong. Now, we are designing our own radar based on the continuous reverse mapping of these two radars. This is a pulse Doppler radar using flat-slit gap antennas. It has complete air-to-air and ground-to-ground capabilities, and can detect signals in complex ground echoes. At the same time, it will also have a synthetic aperture mode. We plan to create a prototype in the near future." Bai Xue said.
The domestic imitation methods are first-class. In later generations, the radar used by the J-16 was copied after studying the AG-66 radar of the F-16. Now, Bai Xue, who has issued a military order, has to be developed within two years. She did not immediately start imitating it, but first understand the technology in the radar.
Compared to the last time she was in Pakistan, Bai Xue's face was a little pale and her eyes were still red. It seems that since she came back, she has been working day and night.
Only with pressure can there be motivation. (To be continued)
Chapter completed!