Military industrial hegemony

Chapter 1292 Do you want to buy An 12 and An 22
As the operation continued, Jiang Chen and the others ushered in a large number of various items, and of course related talents.In just half a year, Jiang Chen and the others have accepted more than 1000 experts in various industries and fields in China, and there are more than 5000 people in their entourage.And the operation is still going on. According to Jiang Chen and his team's estimate, the number of experts from the Soviet Union and their entourage who finally came to Nanshan may reach 2, and this is the most conservative estimate.

During this period, these experts should be the happiest, because they will see some new objects every few days.Because of these things, the research and development enthusiasm of these laboratories under the entire company was completely ignited.It is also because of these items, or related technical information, that some of the technical bottlenecks that they were difficult to break through before were instantly understood like enlightenment, thus improving Nanshan's overall technical level by a big step.

Of course, there were also some special items in this batch. For example, one day the fat man suddenly called him and told Jiang Chen something very mysteriously.

"What did you say?" This was Jiang Chen's first reaction.

And the fat man on the other side of the phone said excitedly: "Brother Chen, we met a former senior general of the Soviet Air Force. Now this general is about to retire, so I want to take the opportunity to make a fortune, so that I can take my wife to Laomei for retirement." .So he heard that we were doing something, so he proposed to us to sell their equipment. We didn’t pay attention at first, thinking it was just ordinary weapons and equipment. 22 transport planes, and six An-12 transport planes. We were shocked when we found out about this situation, but we still tried to contact the general and found that it was true, he did intend to sell these planes, and the price was not expensive."

"Oh, how is the plane, have you gone to see it?" Jiang Chen asked after thinking for a while.

"I went, I went yesterday, the planes are all active planes, and the maintenance is not bad, basically around [-]% new." The fat man replied.

Well, Jiang Chen nodded and thought about it. If this project is true and the price is right, then it is still feasible.

The above-mentioned An-12 aircraft is actually very famous among the Soviet transport aircraft. The NATO code name is "Little Fox".It flew for the first time in 56, was put into batch production and delivered in 58, and was discontinued in 73, with a total production of more than 800 aircraft.Among them, there are more than 700 military models and more than 100 civilian models.An-12 was once the main force of the Soviet Union's transport aviation, but it was gradually replaced by Il-74 from 76 onwards.In addition to being used by the Soviet Union for military and civilian use, more than 12 An-100s were exported to more than ten countries such as Poland, Sanguo, Pyramid, Syria and Babylon, most of which were for military use and a small amount for civilian use.

The rear cabin of An-12 can accommodate 100 paratroopers, or 65 co-wounded stretchers, or 2 small artillery plus a trailer, or even a medium tank.As a neutral tactical transport aircraft, this indicator is sufficient, and it is relatively good among similar products.However, since the rear cabin is not sealed, when transporting a large number of soldiers, the flight altitude must be limited to less than 5000 meters.In addition, the rear part of the fuselage of An-12 does not use a shell-type rear hatch.Its rear fuselage is flat, which is good for structure and aerodynamics.At almost the same time, Laomei's large long-range transport aircraft C133 "Transport Overlord" changed its rear fuselage from a tapered shape to a flat shape, which is what we often call a beaver tail.

It may be influenced by the Soviet Union's large-scale group combat ideas, so there are turrets and warning radars at the rear of the An-12, and it is equipped with two 2mm caliber cannons.The An-23B, which developed into a civilian type on the basis of the military type later, changed the turret at the rear of it to a toilet.

安-12共有几十种改型，共生产1247架。总共向17个国家出口了100多架。作为12是一种用途广泛、使用时间较长的运输机。自上个世纪60年代中期以来，在很多国家的许多重大历史事件中，都少不了它的出场。

However, my country began to introduce it in the 60s, and gradually carried out localization.The Yun-8 aircraft series produced in our country also took it as a blueprint and developed on this basis.Although it is borrowed from it, our airborne equipment is more advanced and has better performance, and has become an important force in my country's air transportation.The Yunjiu and the high-tech series of special models that came from this in later generations have become the core models of our army's air transportation platform and platform.

The An-22 is also a long-range heavy-duty military transport aircraft developed by the former Su Anton*fu Design Bureau. It is mainly used to carry heavy military equipment. It was once the largest turboprop aircraft ever manufactured in human history.It was developed in 62, first tested in February 65, put into batch production in 2, delivered in 66, stopped production in 67, and was subsequently replaced by the more advanced Il-74 large transport aircraft.

A total of 85 of this transport aircraft were produced, of which 50 were delivered to the Air Force and 35 to civil aviation. Although the more advanced Il-76 has entered the service of the Soviet Air Force, the main transport aircraft of the Soviet Air Force is still the An-22.Until 92, there were still dozens of An-22s in service in the Soviet Air Force and civil aviation.

安22货舱容积达货舱容积639m?，可运载地空导弹、火箭发射车、导弹运输车、坦克、汽车等。驾驶舱内乘员5-6人，驾驶舱后面还有一个与主货舱隔开的可容纳28～29名乘客的机舱。

However, this aircraft also has many problems or shortcomings. Due to its poor economy and safety, there are not many orders, and only 85 aircraft will be produced and then discontinued.Later, the Anton * Fu Design Bureau tried to lengthen the fuselage of the An-22 and transform it into a civilian airliner with a double-deck cabin, so that it can carry 700 passengers.Thereby, it is converted into a civilian passenger plane for civil air transport services.However, due to technical difficulties, lack of applicable high-power engines, and tight funding, this plan failed to materialize.Later, because of the emergence of the more advanced An-124 heavy-duty transport aircraft, the production of this An-22 transport aircraft was completely discontinued.

Considering these, Jiang Chen was still hesitant.For An-12, we have Yun-22, but for An-12, the relevant performance is relatively backward.So Jiang Chen hesitated for a long time on the choice of buying or not.But in the end, Jiang Chen followed Mr. Lu's advice and chose to buy an An-12 back.Anyway, the price quoted by the general to Fatty and the others was very cheap. This Flying Safety 22 transport aircraft only cost about one million US dollars.As for An [-], Mr. Lu and the others actually had quite a bit of controversy.One of the key points they discussed was whether this type of turboprop transport aircraft is still needed with the development of turbofan engine technology in future generations, and whether it is outdated or eliminated by the times.But in the end, after careful consideration, Jiang Chen also decided to buy one selectively.

Jiang Chen, who was already planning to give up, suddenly remembered from this aircraft that the most advanced medium-sized transport aircraft in Europe, the A400, also uses turboprop power.Moreover, the Yun-30 that we plan to develop in future generations also intends to use turboprops as power.It can be seen that in the future, as a medium-sized turboprop transport aircraft for tactical transportation, it will still have a great use.And by learning from this mature turboprop transport aircraft that has been in service for decades, it has very important reference and guiding significance for them to develop a new generation of medium-sized tactical transport aircraft.

Of course, Jiang Chen was not satisfied with this, that is, Jiang Chen got an important message from Fatty.That is in the hands of this general, and there is another aircraft that Jiang Chen wants very much. This is the famous An-124.

(End of this chapter)