Great warships

Chapter 440 Supporting Various Subsystems
I talked about the general idea of ​​the remodeling plan all afternoon. Babiqi was very excited and didn't feel tired at all. Qin Tao was also very excited. After all, for him, this is also a brand new beginning.

Finally going big!
In the past, it was all about making small troubles, but now it is necessary to transform the Dongfang Sea Blockade, that is the real big toy!

"Everyone, do we want to eat something? The food of the Mingzhou Group is quite good." Wu Shengli said.

The big guys are hungry, and Mr. Liu is also hungry. Looking at the current situation, it is possible to continue talking until dawn, so let's go eat first.

"Well, we also have a cafeteria in the second design office." Qin Tao nodded: "Besides, because there are many old men, we specially hired an old man's chef. What kind of food do you plan to eat?"

"Anything is fine, as long as you can eat enough." Mr. Liu said, "After eating, let's continue discussing. What should we talk about next?"

"The next thing I want to talk about is something that needs to be coordinated by our superior department." Qin Tao said.

"Okay, as long as it's for this warship, we'll provide whatever you want!" Mr. Liu was generous.

"first of all…"

Qin Tao's words were interrupted by Wu Shengli: "The first thing is to eat."

"Okay, let's eat." Qin Tao nodded: "Let's go eat something first, and we'll talk when we come back."

Mr. Liu looked around: "Comrade Qin Tao, can you work hard for the comrades in the cafeteria and bring us the food?"

For Mr. Liu, today is very important, he doesn't even want to waste the time for eating.

"Okay, Zhengyang, go and arrange for the comrades in the cafeteria to deliver meals to us!"

Arranged to go to work, Qin Tao drank a few sips of tea and continued talking.

"First of all, the first problem is the carrier-based aircraft."

An aircraft carrier is just a take-off and landing platform for a carrier-based aircraft. For it, the power depends on the carrier-based aircraft.

"Well, carrier-based aircraft, I heard from Lao Wu that for us, the most suitable choice at present is the modification of J-11." Liu Lao said.

The domestic self-developed modern fighter is the J-27, but due to the air intake in the belly, the front landing gear cannot be connected to the stressed structure of the fuselage, and it is still a single engine, so it is doomed to miss the ship. The other one is the Su- The localized model of the 11 is called the J-11 in the Air Force, and its code name is also the NO.[-] project.

The modified Su-33 of this aircraft is currently in service on the Kuznetsov. Under difficult circumstances, Lao Maozi still produced a batch of carrier-based aircraft of this type, which is enough to show that it is the most suitable up.

In addition, Qin Tao also helped to get the T-10K before, so this project has already started.

"At present, our J-11 is assembling the Su-27SK with the technology provided by Lao Maozi." Qin Tao said: "In this project agreement, we are not allowed to improve it ourselves, so we'd better change the name."

"If you change the name, it should be J-14's turn, right?" said a leader present.

Domestic fighter jets all start with J. According to the usual practice, the previous models are skipped directly, and they start directly with J-[-]. (This practice also reflects our domestic philosophical thinking.)
From J-[-] to J-[-], J-[-] is missing.

J-28 actually existed before, and this is a project about how bold and productive a typical person is.At that time, the pursuit was high altitude and high speed, so this aircraft required double 2.8, that is, a height of 26 and a speed of Mach [-]. This kind of plan that seriously surpassed the domestic industrial base was impossible to succeed, even if it was later reduced to double [-]. , nor can it be afforded domestically.

Parallel to the J-[-] is the J-[-], which is to stretch the J-[-] and stuff it into the double-engines. Based on the domestic foundation, this can only be done, and the J-[-] eventually died without a problem.

As for the J-12, this project is more interesting. Its positioning is Li Xiangyang in the air. The aircraft is small and does not have any avionics equipment.

For the J-13, this project is a product that competes with the J-601. In order to build a third-generation fighter, 13 designed the J-16, a domestically produced F-611, and 611 designed a canard-style aircraft. In the end, [-] won, entered the research and development stage, and finally reached a mature day.

(For the specific situation, everyone is welcome to greatly appreciate my work "Great Power Airlines").

So, now it's the turn of the J-14.

Qin Tao quickly shook his head: "This is not good."

"Not good? What's wrong? Is it because the name is not nice?" Someone asked.

Qin Tao is a little inconvenient to explain.

From the perspective of later generations, there are J-15, J-16, and then skipped 17, 18, 19, and went directly to 20. So, what about the previous J-14?Is this model also skipped?
Qin Tao didn't know, anyway, the navy's carrier-based aircraft was the J-15, and he didn't want to change the number.

And speaking of it, it's really not good to say that you are going to die.

But this reason cannot be said!

"It's not bad. It's a small project of our navy. It's not worth the fanfare. No, it's doves occupying the magpie's nest. The number 14 is reserved for the Air Force. In case they want to use it, let's use the number 15 directly." .”

It still doesn't sound good!

However, most of the people present were from the navy, and of course they all nodded when they heard Qin Tao's suggestion.

"That's right, let's give the Air Force a reserved number, so we don't need to say that we are doomed to occupy the magpie's nest, just use J-15!"

"In addition to fighter jets, there must be helicopters, especially carrier-based early warning aircraft." Qin Tao said: "Because it is a ski jump takeoff, even if a fixed-wing early warning aircraft like the E-2 can take off, it is not something we can do immediately. It can be developed, so we have to use shipborne early warning helicopters for the time being, and there are two ways.”

In fact, Qin Tao is a shipbuilder, as long as he builds a warship, the carrier-based aircraft on it belong to the aviation department, but now he is more like the chief engineer of this system, he has to worry about it.

Everything is for the motherland!
"The British Sea King AWACS hangs a big ball on the side. This method will have a great impact on the trimming of the helicopter. The old Maozi's Ka-31 uses a flat plate, which is hung under the belly and rotates. The disadvantage of this method is that when encountering a gust of wind at sea, the aircraft will shake very much."

In fact, the shaking of the aircraft is not a big deal, but it needs to detect the aircraft on the water surface and accurately measure the target position. If it shakes badly, how to measure the target position?

"For us, if we don't have the research and development capabilities for the time being, we can directly import the Ka-31 from Lao Maozi, but at most it is just a low-altitude supplementary function, which is not compatible with our system. Improve the airframe, develop our own early warning aircraft, and even install our active phased array radar. Of course, I am only responsible for making suggestions, and the specific operation is still up to the superior to make a decision."

Zhiba is currently the largest ship-borne helicopter in China, and we can only find a way on its body. The domestic active phased array radar technology is also mature, so it is still possible to install it. At present, we just need to see if there is such a thing. time and energy.

"Of course, this is only a temporary solution to the problem of availability. In the future, we will still need fixed-wing early warning aircraft." Qin Tao said: "I got some technology of the Jacques-44 early warning aircraft from Lao Maozi. I hope our domestic Relevant forces can be used to perfect this early warning aircraft technology, if not now, then wait later."

It is only 95 years now, and the domestic air force does not yet have a professional early warning aircraft. The navy has to wait to have a fixed-wing early warning aircraft. It is not too late even in ten or eight years. It may take more than ten years for the aircraft carrier, right?
"Yes, we will use it. This fixed-wing early warning aircraft is very important to the Navy."

"Others, let's talk about them later. Some of these are already ahead of schedule. By the way, there is another vehicle that our relevant agencies should develop as soon as possible."

vehicle?On an aircraft carrier, do you still need vehicles?
The big guy opened his eyes wide and looked at Qin Tao.

"We need a professional deck tractor." Qin Tao said: "After all, we can't use a tractor to tow the plane on the deck like Ah San. Please pay attention to the relevant leaders, this kind of car is not cheap."

On the deck of an aircraft carrier, the space is still very small, and the scheduling of aircraft is also very complicated.

If it is on land, whether there is a tractor is not too important, especially for small fighter jets. After landing, the pilot can drive an expensive tricycle all the way to the tarmac, or even taxi to the hangar.

If the engine stalls, it is a big deal to find dozens of ground crews to help push the plane together.

It will not work on the aircraft carrier, and special vehicles are needed to tow it.

This kind of vehicle has to be very special.

First of all, it is very short, that is, the center of gravity is low enough. On the one hand, it is because the deck is shaking, and it is easy to overturn when the center of gravity is high. On the other hand, this kind of aircraft needs to pass under the wings. It's all a flat turtle.

The shape is only a basic requirement, and the more important thing is precise control. After all, to tow an aircraft and park it, you must be able to accurately locate it. Not low.

The driver also sits directly on it, with a wide field of vision, and it is quite convenient to move forward and backward, and it must be flexible when towing the aircraft. The turning radius cannot be large, and the work is safe and reliable.

The tractors used on domestic aircraft carriers are expensive, costing tens of millions per unit, more expensive than high-end sports cars.

Ah San doesn't have this kind of thing, and people don't feel ashamed because they are shabby, so they just use tractors directly, which is not allowed in China.

(There is also a saying that this kind of car burns aviation kerosene, and the hero of East China feels that it should not be. After all, the diesel generators and boilers on the aircraft carrier need diesel oil, so the aircraft carrier must also store it. Diesel, isn’t it good to burn diesel directly? How expensive is aviation kerosene.)
"Is it worth it to develop a trailer specially for the aircraft carrier?" Someone asked in a low voice.

"It's worth it! This is a manifestation of the strength of a big country. At present, only a few countries in the world can develop it." Qin Tao took over the words and said: "Besides, if an aircraft is lost due to the trailer, it is definitely a It’s not worth the candle.”

A trailer, which is 1000 million yuan, what about the plane?An airplane costs tens of millions of dollars!
Everything depends on how you think about it.

"That's right, there must be absolutely no shortage of supporting projects for an aircraft carrier. It may be used on land in the future. If the scale of use is large, the research and development funds will naturally be apportioned." Liu Lao said.

"Mr. Liu still has vision. This tractor is only for pediatrics. What I'm going to talk about next will cost a lot of money." Qin Tao said.

At this time, the food has been delivered, and everyone has a plate in front of them. Several kinds of food are steaming, but the big guys are not focused on eating at all.

"Let's eat first, let's talk after we're done." Qin Tao picked up the plate in front of him.

People are iron, food is steel, if you don't eat a meal, you will be hungry.

"Okay, everyone hurry up and eat!" Mr. Liu also picked up the chopsticks, picked up a piece of braised pork, put it in his mouth, chewed it a few times, and then nodded: "Not bad, it can catch up with the chef level of our state banquet, this cook How much did you pay for it?"

"I don't know about this, but the big guys can work hard when they are full, especially those who do research." Qin Tao said with a smile: "I also think that these design departments The food in the canteen is the best in the canteen of the second design office. If you guys think it’s delicious, you can stay for a few more days.”

During the conversation, the meal was finished, and everyone was not focused on eating. They were thinking about the next plan. What project did Qin Tao talk about that would cost a lot of money?I would gobble it up when I ate, and since they were all soldiers, they had already developed the habit of eating quickly.

Seeing that the big guys had finished eating, Qin Tao wiped his mouth and continued to explain.

"If we want to train qualified pilots, we need a special land training ground." Qin Tao introduced: "This training ground completely simulates the deck of an aircraft carrier, which is exactly the same, especially for such a thousands-ton pilot. Dude, there must be a hydraulic cylinder underneath, so that it can shake from side to side, so as to simulate the movement of the aircraft carrier on the water. If there is no training ground, it will be impossible to train carrier-based aircraft aviation.”

If you just use cement to make a model of an aircraft carrier on land, it doesn't cost much, but if you make it all out of steel plates and make it sway left and right, then it is indeed a big project that costs a lot of money!
Babich spoke from the side: "That's right, when the Red Empire was back, the Nitka base was built to train aircraft carrier-based aircraft pilots, and now, I heard that Da Mao is negotiating with Er Mao to lease Nitka base." They don’t dare to train directly on the aircraft carrier.”

Carrier-based aircraft pilots are all dancers on the tip of the knife. Take the U.S. Navy as an example. There are special regulations. Once you have not flown for a long time, or if you fail to land several times, you can no longer board the ship. Yes, I have to go to the base on land to remelt it, and then I can go to the aircraft carrier after there is no problem.

"For carrier-based aircraft pilots, although take-off is dangerous, the technical difficulty is not great, but landing is different." Qin Tao also continued to introduce: "The deck of the aircraft carrier is too small, and the pilot flying a carrier-based aircraft is simply a collision. To the aircraft carrier, and, after landing, you have to prepare for a go-around in case the arresting wire fails to hook. All of these require the pilot to have solid basic skills and strict training. Land aircraft carriers are a must. There is also a deck Scheduling, etc., all need to be practiced on land.”

One can imagine the cost of building such a big guy on land. For the navy, there are a lot of places to spend money.

"Of course, because we don't have carrier-based aircraft yet, these projects will not be launched immediately, but the Navy must be prepared, especially the training of relevant pilots."

"We have no shortage of pilots, and our navy also has many top pilots, no worse than the air force." A leader said.

Qin Tao shook his head: "No, for the Navy's carrier-based aircraft pilots, it is best to train them from scratch, select some outstanding pilots from the high school recruits, and directly train them as carrier-based aircraft pilots. Although we also have old pilots who have changed to fly, the proportion should not be too high.”

"why?"

"Because once a habit is formed, it is difficult to change it." Wu Shengli said. He is also one of the people who are most enthusiastic about the aircraft carrier project. This son-in-law communicates.

So now, he can explain.

Ordinary land-based fighter jets are also dangerous when they land, and naval carrier-based aircraft are even more dangerous. Moreover, the two landing methods are completely different.

The land-based fighter planes descended smoothly and landed at a slow speed with the accelerator closed. The navy's carrier-based planes must maintain thrust and be ready to go around at any time.

The two methods are very different. Old pilots have formed conditioned reflexes and muscle reactions during many years of flying. It will be difficult to change to fly again. New pilots are different, a blank slate.

"The cultivation of talents is very important!" Mr. Liu said with emotion.

This is a road that no one has traveled. They are the first pioneers, and they are destined to be full of difficulties. Everything starts from scratch.

"That's right, not only the pilots, but also the deck staff, all kinds of vests, we all need training." Qin Tao said: "If we want to quickly master the essentials, we have to recruit a group of experienced personnel. .It is better to be taught by someone than to grope yourself. After all, the experience of others is learned through blood."

This is no joke. When the jet age entered, the nightmare of the US Navy carrier-based pilots came.

When they first started using jets, they crashed one almost every two days.Later, it gradually decreased. In this way, in the 1949 years from 1988 to 40, the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps lost more than 12000 fighter planes and more than 8500 pilots died. 70.00% of the flight accidents occurred on takeoff. and in the process of landing.

Even in later generations, with the improvement of aircraft manufacturing technology and pilot technology, the U.S. Navy still maintains about 15 aircraft crashes per year, most of which are takeoffs and landings.

Qin Tao didn't want to see the excellent pilots of the motherland die in this kind of accident. Every pilot is precious.

"Yes, we need to find someone to be a teacher." Mr. Liu nodded.

"During the tendering of the Green Venture Company in Magang, the captain of the American aircraft carrier USS Saratoga, Stroh, approached me, and I pushed for it. This person and many of his subordinates may come. Hope." Qin Tao said the matter.

In fact, Xu Zhengyang would report any groundwork he did. However, Mr. Liu has always been busy, so he may not have heard of it.

Now, after hearing his words, Mr. Liu nodded: "The former aircraft carrier captain? This is really great! Comrade Qin Tao, you have paved the way for our navy so much. If the navy's aircraft carrier can sail on the sea, you First success!"

Qin Tao smiled: "I'm just a businessman, a patriotic businessman. If you want to say that the biggest hero of our navy's aircraft carrier should be you, Mr. Liu. In 87, under your auspices, we opened the Pilot Captain Class, we have reserved excellent talents for our navy's aircraft carrier."

Whether an aircraft carrier can be powerful or not depends first on the carrier-based aircraft. If there is no carrier-based aircraft pilot, the aircraft carrier is just an empty shell, and secondly depends on its top leader.

The top leader of the aircraft carrier is the captain.

In the U.S., captains all work their way up from carrier-based aircraft pilots step by step, so it is impossible for a layman to lead an expert.

But not in China, because there is no aircraft carrier in China, but we have pilots.

Therefore, Mr. Liu proposed in 87 to let a group of pilots learn to command warships. In this way, a unique pilot and captain class appeared. people, they persisted.

The purpose at that time was to reserve talents for the aircraft carrier. The commander of the aircraft carrier must have flying experience.

Mr. Liu smiled and waved his hands: "Even if we cultivate talents who can go to the sky and go to the sea, we must have equipment. Without an aircraft carrier, everything is useless. Your role is much greater than mine. Needless to say, this generation of aircraft carriers Carrier-based aircraft, and even the next generation of carrier-based aircraft, you have begun to pave the way."

The J-31A was just Qin Tao's small trouble at the beginning, but now it has developed into an international cooperation project. Everyone knows that this project can reserve the next generation of carrier-based aircraft for the navy, and it doesn't need the navy spend money!

"This is also a matter of convenience. Now that you have encountered it, you have to do it. If you want to have a strong navy, you have to go through a long period of construction. For now, we think that the modification and sea trials of this warship are now It is estimated that it will take about five years, and I also hope that the supporting projects I just proposed can be launched one after another in the next few years, so as to save time without guns and ammunition.”

"This year is 95, five years later, it will be the new millennium!" Someone said with emotion.

There was also a low voice: "However, the relevant departments have not yet approved our plan."

(End of this chapter)