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Chapter 1473: Lao Jiang, Let’s Play Big

"Great!"

Zhang Qihang gave a thumbs up and said sincerely: "You have improved a medium-sized bomber into a strategic bomber. Chief Engineer Jiang, your team is really amazing!"

"Ha ha……"

Chief Engineer Jiang was of course very happy to be praised by Zhang Qihang, but he still shook his head and said modestly: "We can achieve this takeoff weight mainly thanks to the D-30KP-3 engine that you improved, Mr. Zhang."

Zhang Qihang was about to say something modest when Chief Engineer Jiang waved his hand and said, "Mr. Zhang, please don't be modest. To be honest, when we first discussed the project, we all felt that the D-76KP-30 engine on the Il-2 was the only high-thrust aircraft engine we could get and that we could convince Russia to supply in large quantities.

可在你们华腾集团在D-30KP-2的基础上搞出来D-30KP-3、并且成功的实现了量产之后，我们就有点看不上D-30KP-2了，大家一致认为应该用你们搞出来的这个D-30KP-3。

However, compared to the D-8KP-30, which is almost the same size as the WP-2, the diameter of the D-30KP-3 engine is much larger, and the entire inner wing section, engine compartment, and air intake all need to be redesigned. In addition, in order to adapt to the larger fuselage weight, the fuselage and landing gear have to be re-strengthened, and the wings have also been modified and adjusted. This has delayed so much time, otherwise it should have made its first flight as early as 07. "

Chief Engineer Jiang is telling the truth.

Previously, according to the project team's previous calculations, if the D-30KP-2 engine is used, the maximum take-off weight of the new generation H6 can reach about 100 tons. If it carries less fuel, it can support a maximum payload of 12 tons and a range of about 8000 kilometers. This performance is much better than the 6 tons of the previous generation H9, and it basically meets the requirements. The leaders are very satisfied.

  But after Huateng Group developed the D-30KP-3 engine with greater thrust and better fuel efficiency, Chief Designer Jiang's team no longer thought highly of the D-30KP-2. According to their calculations, after using the D-30KP-3 engine, the maximum take-off weight of the new generation H6 can reach 120 tons. If it were not for the use of belly fuel tanks, the maximum weapon load could even reach 20 tons!

Of course, if it carries 20 tons of weapons, the aerodynamic resistance will be too great, so the range will be rather pitiful, only about four to five thousand kilometers - but then again, can you tell me whether it can carry 20 tons of missiles?

However, due to confidentiality regulations, Chief Engineer Jiang was unable to tell Zhang Qihang and Feng Guoqing these parameters, which made him feel somewhat unhappy.

"Good things are worth waiting for," Feng Guoqing said with a laugh, "and this is an aircraft with a maximum takeoff weight of 120 tons... Let's go, if I remember correctly, this should be the aircraft with the heaviest takeoff weight manufactured in our country, right?"

"That's right," Zhang Qihang nodded affirmatively, "This is the aircraft with the largest take-off weight that our country can manufacture... In total, our country should be the fifth country or region in the world that can manufacture aircraft with a maximum take-off weight of more than 5 tons."

"We are the fifth one?" Feng Guoqing was a little surprised: "Besides America, Russia and Europe, who else is there?"

"Britain."

"Britain?" Feng Guoqing was even more surprised: "I know that we have introduced the 'Trident' from Britain since the 80s and 146s, and the BAE100 from Britain in the 10s, but can Britain produce large aircraft weighing more than 62 tons?" "Of course, Britain is very good at aircraft manufacturing," Chief Engineer Jiang said. Feng Guoqing was not familiar with the situation of Britain's aviation industry, but he naturally knew: "The largest aircraft made in Britain is the VC-4. This aircraft looks similar to the Russian Il-150, and it also has four engines installed at the tail of the fuselage. Even the maximum take-off weight is similar, at about 10 tons. The aerial refueling aircraft currently used by the British Air Force is modified from the VC-."

After a pause, Chief Engineer Jiang added: "But this is all in the past. Britain today does not have the ability to manufacture such a large aircraft."

Feng Guoqing didn't know the VC-10, but he knew the Il-62. He was quite impressed by this aircraft and thought that the Il-62M was definitely the most beautiful Soviet passenger aircraft. When he heard Chief Engineer Jiang say that the British VC-10 was similar to the Russian Il-62M, he suddenly realized: "So that's how it is."

It turns out that Britain was once so awesome in the aviation industry.

  As for Zhang Qihang, while Mr. Feng and Chief Engineer Jiang were talking, he had already begun to carefully examine the yellow H6 in front of him - although he couldn't go in to take a look, it should be okay to take a closer look at the outside, right?

After taking a look, he actually discovered some things, such as there were 8 under-wing pylons alone!

You know, when the 6K was unveiled in early 07, it only had 6 underwing pylons. It was not until the 6J that the number of underwing pylons increased to 8. The two outermost pylons were still light pylons that could only be used to mount equipment such as electronic pods. But now this yellow-skinned H6, although there are no pylons installed, the interface position is not painted, and you can clearly see that there are 4 clear weapon pylon interfaces under each wing...

  Huh?

wrong!

Just now, Zhang Qihang inadvertently glanced at the belly of the plane, and suddenly found that the position of the belly was not a smooth transition, but rather it was like... like...

Seeing that Zhang Qihang's eyes were fixed on the belly of the aircraft, Chief Engineer Jiang immediately guessed something and asked with a smile, "Mr. Zhang, what are you looking at?"

Zhang Qihang also smiled and said, "It would be a pity not to arrange an ultra-heavy hanging point at the center line of the belly."

After a pause, Zhang Qihang added: "Chief Engineer Jiang, if I remember correctly, the Russians seem to be planning to develop a new hypersonic missile based on the Kh-15 anti-ship missile? They also seem to be planning to use the MiG-31 as the carrier of this hypersonic missile?"

"That seems to be the case."

  Chief Engineer Jiang was not surprised that Zhang Qihang knew about the Russians' research and development plan. If he remembered correctly, this new hypersonic missile developed on the basis of the Kh-15 missile had a code name, "Dagger"? He just frowned: Comrade Zhang Qihang, why did you say this?

Zhang Qihang seemed not to notice the subtle change in Chief Engineer Jiang's expression, and continued, "I think the Russians' idea is worth learning from. For example, we can use the new H6 as a large air launch platform and launch the No. 21 Express with the H6. The effect, wow... won't it scare the American aircraft carrier formation away?"