Chapter 504: J-10 First Flight
More than 200 aircraft, Mhamad is not a boast. After all, in later generations, Egypt purchased a total of 100 aircraft and exported production lines, which is a huge progress for China Aviation Industry!
Now, the relationship between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia is pretty good. Both sides have the same beliefs and Osama is connected with it. As Pakistan grows, it will increase its influence in the Middle East. At that time, Saudi Arabia and other countries will definitely be equipped with this kind of trainer aircraft, so the market prospects are very high.
What Mhamad needs is not only importing this kind of engine, but it is best to introduce production licenses for production. After all, this small turbofan engine can also be used in many aspects. For example, future higher education aircraft can be used in the form of dual engines, and any business aircraft or other aircraft need such turbofan engines.
Even later cruise missiles require small turbofan engines. Although this engine is relatively large in size, it still has a reference effect on designers.
Mhamad hopes to take advantage of the current honeymoon with the United States to get the technology of this small engine. If it really doesn't work, then we will introduce a batch of them first and equip this kind of trainer.
With its current relationship with the United States, Pakistan can still get those engines.
If the air force has strong combat effectiveness, the training system must be complete. With the attention of Mhamad, Pakistan’s main trainer aircraft has also entered a new era of renewal.
Sure enough, the negotiations went smoothly. During the negotiations in Pakistan, Nanchang Company was led by a deputy chief engineer to the United States and signed a technical agreement and a business contract with Garret. The contract stipulates that during the development stage, Garret Company will provide 3 engines and related accessories for free. It is recommended to provide start generators, hydraulic pumps and environmental control systems with the engine, and to provide engine thrust testing tools for free during the aircraft test flight stage.
At the same time, the Education 8 has become an international cooperation project. The first target of this trainer is not the Chinese Air Force, but the Pakistan Air Force.
Aviation technology is the technology that best reflects a country's high-tech level. Whether advanced third-generation aircraft can be manufactured is an important reflection of a country's scientific and technological level.
At the end of this year, the cold Chengdu also ushered in its most exciting day.
The aircraft designers of the Institute 611 have been waiting for this day for a long time.
At this time, on the runway, a strangely shaped aircraft was making the final preparations before taking off.
From the project establishment to the end of the overall design of the first aircraft, until now, the prototype was built and the test flight was started. The progress of the flight was quite fast. All of this was due to the fact that there were ready-made engines to use.
In later generations, the development of this type of aircraft went through a long and tortuous process. The main reason was that the supporting engine was not up to standard. The engine progress was far behind the development of the fuselage and it could not be installed and used at all. Later, due to the introduction of the Su-27 fighter in China, it was decided to use the engine of this fighter to equip the No. 10 Project, which resulted in the rear fuselage being almost redesigned.
Now, it is completely different. Due to the help of Pakistan, a mature engine like TF41 can be used based on the help of Pakistan. Therefore, after the national project was established, the development progress of the fighter jet has been very fast. The main avionics and engine difficulties have been overcome, leaving only the body. The body has been repeatedly studied since the miscarriage of J-9. I have already understood the technology in it thoroughly, and the final telex has matured.
However, the prototype of the No. 10 Project on the runway at this time is still different from the famous J-10 fighter jet in later generations. The biggest difference is the front fuselage.
The nose of the machine is not round, with a slightly flat bottom, and the belly of the machine is not an adjustable air intake with inclined plates. There is no additional six sticks added when I found that there was aerodynamic problem during the test flight. At this time, the belly intake of the machine is a semi-elliptical fixed air intake! From this perspective, it looks more like an Israeli lion fighter.
This designed aerodynamic layout is of course to maximize the copying of Pakistan's F16 fighter jets. After obtaining the F16 fighter jet in Pakistan, Chinese aircraft experts have surveyed and mapped that the nose of this aircraft can pre-compress the intake, and the use of a fixed intake duct maximizes the structure and reduces the weight of the aircraft.
However, the design of such an intake duct is also flawed. For example, this fixed intake duct will greatly reduce the supersonic performance. Although the f16 can theoretically fly to Mach 2, in fact, it is too late to fly to Mach 1.6.
The reason for this design is that in addition to copying the design of the F16 so that the fighter can be quickly tried out, on the other hand, the new air intake has begun to blow the air tunnel. This air intake is the D-private air intake invented by Pakistan! Using a fixed structure, the air is pre-compressed through the envoy's bulge, so as to achieve a good air intake efficiency in various states.
Now, this air intake model is definitely the first in Pakistan, and Huaxia naturally took it all over. It turned out that the theory is OK, but in fact there are many imperfections. They need to keep blowing the air tunnels and find the best configuration.
Therefore, the current air intake duct is just a good use. After the development of this new air intake duct is completed, the subsequent test flight models may be able to use the new air intake duct.
Of course, on the other hand, Pakistan's Tomcat fighter jet has been tested for half a year. If nothing unexpected happens, it should be able to be finalized and equipped with the Pakistan Air Force within two years.
At the same time, China can also start to manufacture such advanced variable sweep-wing fighter jets simultaneously. When the No. 10 Project was just established, it was designed according to the air-optimal fighter jets, aiming at advanced fighter jets such as the Soviets in the north, such as the Su-27 and MiG-29. Now, China can obtain excellent heavy air-control fighter jets. The task of the No. 10 aircraft has changed from seizing air supremacy to a multi-function fighter jet. Therefore, the requirements for speed are no longer as urgent as before. It is similar to the low-end aircraft in the US F15 and F16 high and low combinations. It requires cheap prices and can be replaced in large quantities.
Despite this, this new fighter plane is still the pride of all Chengfei employees. At this time, the plane's chief designer, Mr. Song, was already almost sixty years old. Standing here and looking at the plane, he was full of excitement.
"Yang Wei, are you confident?" Mr. Song said to Yang Wei, the flight control designer beside him.
This plane has no mechanical backup at all. If the telex system fails, it will be troublesome.
"Mr. Song, please rest assured that we have conducted many tests on the Iron Bird and conducted perfect tests on the Tomcat fighter in Pakistan. All the components and reliability of the telex system can meet the needs, and the software has been completely optimized. I believe that it will not disappoint you." Yang Wei said confidently.
After staying in Pakistan for a while, the newly built Tomcat fighter jet in Pakistan was very perfect in terms of telecommunications, which also gave Yang Wei great confidence. He believed that his plane would never fail in flight control.
"Okay, then I'll feel relieved." Mr. Song said, and before he could sense that his hands seemed to be trembling slightly.
This aircraft is just the beginning. When the aircraft completes the test flight, he will lead the scientific researchers to continue the development of the next model. At this time, it is still a more confidential project, which is the stealth aircraft!
"Qianzi, how do you feel?" As everyone's attention, the test pilot Lei Qiang walked towards the plane. He was wearing an orange anti-loose suit and his face turned red.
Seeing him like this, the political commissar of the test flight brigade who was traveling with him couldn't help but ask: "Do you want to measure your blood pressure?"
Lei Qiang shook his head and continued to walk forward. The political commissar grabbed his hand and found that his pulse was jumping rapidly, almost 150!
Lei Qiang continued to walk forward, climbed the gangway, and entered the cockpit. When the hatch was covered, he saw the political commissar below, with tears in his eyes.
In any case, this is China's first brand new fighter jet after all! It is different from the aerodynamic layout of previous fighters, and it is still operated by telex! If there is a malfunction, maybe people won't be able to come back!
Even if they die, they have to fly the plane back! When they open various electric doors and prepare for the takeoff, Lei Qiang's brain immediately woke up. For this day, they have been waiting for a long time!
The roar of the engine came from behind, and the mature TF41 engine had been started, and Lei Qiang's voice became calm: "001 requests to take off!"
After receiving the command from the tower, Lei Qiang released the brakes and the fighter quickly slid on the runway.
After only four hundred meters flying, Lei Qiang gently pulled the operating lever backwards, the landing gear in front left the ground, the head of the machine was raised, and then, after another second, the main landing gear was up.
This is an agile fighter! Using the duck-style layout, the positive lift is obtained. The instantaneous directional ability of the nose is very high, and the takeoff is quite neat! The J-7 requires a runway of more than one thousand meters to take off. Now, it takes less than five hundred meters to take off. This plane has already gotten up! If you open the afterburner, maybe the runway of more than three hundred meters can be allowed to fly!
Chapter completed!