Great warships

Chapter 540 Jane's Defense Weekly Reporter

"What suggestion?" Sokolov became serious.

"This newly designed aircraft carrier will definitely use side lifts. No matter what method you use, you must ensure that the original design remains unchanged. The length of the lift cannot exceed 18 meters, and the width cannot exceed 8 meters."

Why limit this condition?Sokolov was a little curious, but he was still smart after all, and quickly realized: the width of the MiG-29K’s wings folded is 7.46 meters, and the length of the aircraft is 17.3 meters. What Qin Tao said is completely accurate. It is tailor-made for MiG-29K.

This also means that on the aircraft carrier they helped design, it is impossible to operate other carrier-based aircraft. In the future, Ah San can only obediently purchase MiG-29K!

There are not many aircrafts that Ah San can choose. For the American Hornet, the length is 18.3 meters, and the width after folding is 9.32 meters. As for the French Rafale, the wings cannot be folded, so it is even wider.

"Boss Qin, your thinking is so rigorous, I thank you for your proposal."

Qin Tao smiled: "I and you are friends."

In later generations, many people said that the big chicken thief, the Chaoriwang modified for Ah San, can only operate the MiG-29K, and other aircraft cannot be lowered into the hangar. In fact, this is wronged. Chaoriwang The foundation of the number is not good enough. The Kyiv class originally operated the Yak-38, and the elevator was designed according to the size of the Yak-38, so this is a big problem.

However, the elevator of the "Vikrant" aircraft carrier that Ah San built himself can only accommodate MiG-29K, so I have to say that the old man has a dark heart.

Because it is a side lift, the length is not a problem. The big deal is to extend the nose or tail of the aircraft, but if the width is not enough, there is no solution.

Later generations are tired of the MiG-29K and want to purchase other carrier-based aircraft, but this elevator is really worrying.

By doing this, Qin Tao not only cheated Ah San, but also made Sokolov grateful, and it was also rewarding.

After Sokolov left, Yang Dawei also breathed a sigh of relief: "Boss Qin, I was terrified just now. I thought our design department would have to work overtime to make detailed design drawings."

The time for this international defense exhibition was already rushed, and the design department of Mingzhou Group didn't have time to do detailed design. Besides, even if there was time, there was no need for it!
After all, there is no real customer coming to the door, they only need to draw a general structure diagram, why do they need to design in detail?It doesn't require any effort at all. The structure of this double-ship island is a conceptual drawing. No one will pay attention to it. Domestic aircraft carriers must burn boilers.

If the other party asks to buy detailed design drawings, they will really be blind. Even with the strength of the Mingzhou Group Design Office, it will take about a week to turn around day and night.

Fortunately, Mr. Qin's fooling around, the other party only needs to buy the overall design drawing.

"You still have to work overtime." Qin Tao said.

Have to work overtime?Yang Dawei is not afraid of working overtime, he just thinks it is unnecessary to do so.

"What are you working overtime for?"

"Changing our general blueprint to have a little more weight on the front."

More weight in the front?
Yang Dawei opened his eyes wide: "Boss Qin, if you do this, the ship will be top-heavy, and you won't be able to tilt forward after getting down?"

"That's right, that's what I want. What's the point of leaning forward? Some design units design submarines with gravity greater than buoyancy, and they will sink if they go down." Qin Tao said.

"Will it not affect our reputation by doing so?"

"Of course not." Qin Tao said: "We designed a high-end electromagnetic catapult. When it is in the hands of the customer, it will definitely switch to the ski-jump take-off scheme. They have made a lot of changes privately, which has resulted in an increase in the weight of the bow. , what does this have to do with us?"

"Can't they count?"

"Then they have to have this time." Qin Tao said.

Qin Tao didn't know whether the Neva Design Bureau would be fooled, or whether Ah San would build an aircraft carrier with upturned buttocks. In short, since it was prepared for Ah San, some tricks must be done!
The time limit for the Neva Design Bureau will be very tight. They are short of manpower, so they may not have time to calculate the center of gravity of the entire ship, and they have to hurry up!Therefore, there is a great possibility that they will be recruited.

If they don't jump into the pit, they will almost have to overthrow and start over, which will consume a lot of energy. In short, these have nothing to do with Mingzhou Group. Our original design is fine. Who told you to change the leaping deck?
With Ah San's character, despite the small displacement of the aircraft carrier, he hopes to make the deck design as big as possible. All changes are requested by Ah San, and the responsibility is still Ah San's!

The frigate has holes, and the aircraft carrier also has holes. Qin Tao paralyzed Ah San's entire naval fleet by himself.Thinking of these, even Qin Tao himself felt complacent.

"Qin, you have a lot of good things at this defense exhibition!" Just as Qin Tao was about to leave the booth of Mingzhou Group and go around, a voice sounded.

Qin Tao looked over, with surprise on his face: "Nicola, you are here too? Why don't you let me know in advance, I will pick you up!"

"The plane in the early morning of this morning, you are very busy these days, how can I bother you to pick up the plane." Nicholas said with a smile: "I have already made a round, and the scale of your defense exhibition is really not small!"

There will inevitably be a large number of soldiers from other countries coming to the defense exhibition. The old Maozi's officers are close to the water, and they should come on the first day, especially the officers from the Far East.

However, Nicholas was very busy dealing with the Chaoriwang matter a few days ago. Until yesterday, the Chaoriwang was finally towed away by Ah San. A large group of military officers will be dispatched to the International Defense Exhibition in the East to watch the excitement.

That is to say today, if today passes, there will be a large number of ordinary tourists visiting tomorrow. There are so many people here that it is not suitable for Nicholas and others to visit.

"Of course, since we are going to hold an international defense exhibition, we can't make people laugh. Come and have a look at our booth. We have a brand new aircraft carrier model."

"Well, your design is refreshing." Nicholas said, "Your Mingzhou Group has finally come to this point. There are all kinds of naval weapons and equipment that you can't produce."

"It's all a fluke." Qin Tao was very modest: "Take that aircraft carrier as an example. We really didn't plan to convert it into an aircraft carrier. Who would have thought that the situation would deteriorate and we would have to drag it out to be an aircraft carrier."

Nicholas smiled and made no comment.

"I came over from there and saw your domestically produced gas turbines. Your progress is really not small. The heart problem of this warship has been solved by you. Now, our country wants to manufacture brand new warships, but we are also at a loss of motivation. An embarrassment for the system."

During the period of the Red Empire, Er Mao was the only design and production organization for naval gas turbines. Now, even if Da Mao wants to build large warships, he will face the problem of not having gas turbines.

"There are so many aero-engine mechanisms in your country, it is not difficult to solve the problem of marine gas turbines." Qin Tao comforted.

Looking around the world, most of the marine gas turbines are improved with aero engines, and Lao Maozi has a lot of high-power aero engines, and he can change any of them.

In fact, the same is true. Lao Maozi's M90 gas turbine has already started to be produced in the Saturn production complex. However, their economic situation is not good, and the army has no plan to purchase new warships. Therefore, their gas turbine has not been developed at all. The urgency of the research and development has been delayed until 2017, and the research and development has not been officially completed, and the efficiency is not high.

Therefore, if Lao Maozi wants to build a warship, the best way is to buy it from abroad. If the relationship with Ermao is not good, he can only purchase it from the East.

"By the way, Nicholas, my friend, why did you come here today? Is there anything important?"

Nicholas felt a little helpless on his face: "It's not because of the Chaoriwang, Ah San has a convulsion and refuses to continue to improve in our shipyard. To drag this aircraft carrier back, we have gone through a lot of struggle. , but finally had to agree to their request, of course, they want to take away the warship, we didn’t say anything, it’s impossible to get us a refund.”

"They towed away the unpowered aircraft carrier?" Qin Tao was also a little surprised. He didn't expect that Ah San really had backbone.

"Yes, it was dragged away." Nicholas nodded: "It's not bad, at least Ah San has already invested billions."

"No, I mean, this route is not stable. There is currently a tropical storm brewing in the Pacific Ocean. According to our computer analysis, that storm may be heading west." Qin Tao said.

There is a tropical storm!If this thing comes, even a warship with power will feel bad, but an aircraft carrier without power?Shouldn't it be sunk?

Nicholas was taken aback for a moment, and then a smile appeared on his face: "Okay, this is really good news! Ah San actually wanted to drag the aircraft carrier away halfway, which caused a bad impact on us, and they should be taught a lesson!"

Qin Tao rolled his eyes. If the timing is right, he can make a lot of money!Mingzhou Group has a high income and a large investment. If it takes advantage of this opportunity and continues to slaughter Ah San, it will be great.

"The design of your aircraft carrier is really advanced, but is this electromagnetic catapult reliable?" Nicholas was already interested.

"Of course, you can see it when our domestically-made aircraft carrier is launched in a few years. We have decided to bypass the steam catapult and directly develop the electromagnetic catapult. Old friend, this is still a secret, so we can't tell it. .”

Nicola nodded.

Therefore, Qin Tao's time for this day is to accompany Nicholas to take a look around. As for the signing of the contract with the Neva Design Bureau, he doesn't have to worry about it, Yang Dawei and others can handle it.

When he came to the front of the J-31A, Nikolai was very interested, so Qin Tao made an exception and let Nikolai get close to the plane to observe, and even got on the plane to experience it.

Next to the plane is the booth of the engine.

"Although our fighter jet that is about to fly for the first time uses a normal take-off and landing method, our vertical take-off and landing system has been researching and developing, and now this system is gradually being perfected." Qin Tao pointed to the set Says the beautiful powertrain.

Because there are many eye-catching things, and the J-31A has been announced to the public for a long time, and it has been building momentum, so there are not many reports about the J-31A. In fact, this aircraft should be paid more attention to. The power system next to it, More attention should be paid.

These are not models, but actual displays.

Behind it is a huge turbofan-15 engine, with a nozzle at the tail, which has become a big guy with a total length of nearly six meters, and a diameter of more than one meter, like a thick oil pipeline.

In front of it is a transmission shaft, thick as an arm, with a metallic luster, shining extremely brightly under the light.

In front of the transmission shaft, there is something like a normally placed gasoline barrel, which is the lift engine. On both sides of this thing, there is a pipe extending a few meters to both sides, which is specially used during the take-off and landing phase. The wing nozzles to control the attitude are only available for vertical take-off and landing engines.

The entire power system is displayed, of course, to tell the outside world that although our first flight is in a normal way, our research and development of vertical take-off and landing has not stopped, and has been continuing.

"The solution of using the lift fan avoids the problem of ablation of the deck by the tail nozzle to the greatest extent, and it should be the best solution." Nikolai looked at the front power system and was very emotional.

At the most glorious time of the year, the Pacific Fleet had two Kyiv-class aircraft carriers, both of which used the Yak-38 carrier-based aircraft, but they were transferred to land for use after a short time. High-temperature materials still cannot avoid this problem.

"Yes, we think this vertical take-off and landing fighter will become the best aircraft in the world." Qin Tao said: "Even the same type of aircraft in the United States is absolutely inferior to our products."

Qin Tao is very proud. However, when he said this, a reporter not far away who was taking pictures of this power system had a different opinion: "The most mature vertical take-off and landing fighter in the world is the Sea Harrier. , shouldn't the X-32 developed on the basis of the Sea Harrier be the best?"

Qin Tao looked at the reporter over there with some surprise: "Are you familiar with these?"

"That's right, I am Ruben Johnson, the special correspondent of Jane's Defense Weekly. I went to Boeing to interview last month. Their X-32 had already tested flight at the end of last year. Compared with yours Airplanes are much earlier, and the United States has strong scientific and technological strength, how can the products they develop be inferior to yours? In terms of engines alone, only the United States has a jet engine with a thrust-to-weight ratio of 10 in the world!"

Among the global military magazines, Jane's Defense Weekly is definitely the most influential. Although it was founded in 1984, as early as before World War I, a British man named Fred T. Jane published the famous " Jane's Handbook of Battleships.Up to now, Jane's has become a multinational military strategic information analysis company controlled by a Canadian company. It has a series of famous military information magazines. In addition to "Jane's Defense Weekly", there are also "Jane's Warships" Although Jane's Global Aircraft, Jane's Intelligence Review and Jane's Foreign Affairs Report are just media, because their information analysis has always been regarded as authoritative in Western media and governments, the magazines are very expensive. There is still no shortage of users, and their databases are widely purchased by governments and intelligence agencies.

It is very appropriate to even label this institution a spy, and this institution has indeed had a few tricks.

They don't have many regular employees, but they have a large number of special reporters. These reporters are pervasive, have obtained a lot of professional information, and the analysis articles they write are also very strong.

Now, Ruben Johnson has recognized the person in front of him. Of course, he has to shout loudly to attract the attention of the other party, and then extract some useful information from it to write a valuable manuscript.

Qin Tao knew what the other party was up to after just one glance, but at this moment, he couldn't encourage Boeing, tell Boeing that the direction was right and continue to study, he had to brag about his own aircraft.

"The engine is only one reason. There is a saying in the aviation field that as long as the engine is powerful, bricks can fly into the sky. In this regard, the United States is indeed the strongest, and we admire it." Qin Tao said to the other party: "However, this does not mean that we have no chance. The aircraft is a whole. If the engine is not good, we can make up for it through an excellent aerodynamic layout. Regarding this point, you can compare the Mirage 2000 and the F-16, although the Mirage 2000 uses still Single-rotor engine, but in terms of flight performance, both sides have their own strengths, compared with air defense interception, even the Mirage 2000 will be better."

The power is not enough to be aerodynamically compact, and countries with weak engines cannot have hope.

"A country with a powerful engine will lie on the engine and sleep, thinking that the engine is good enough, the aerodynamic layout is designed like a piece of shit, sorry, please forgive my wording, the aerodynamic layout of the flying toad, It's just too bad."

Ruben Johnson's heart was agitated, well, there is a theme, Mr. Qin of Mingzhou Group called Boeing's X-32 a piece of shit!This is definitely more likely to arouse Boeing's reaction!
"So, you think the design of this aircraft is excellent? But it is a conventional layout! Isn't the canard layout popular among third-generation aircraft?"

"American aircraft designers are saying that the best canards are on the enemy's fighter jets. The canard layout will greatly increase the radar reflection area. Of course, our fourth-generation aircraft must adopt a conventional aerodynamic layout." Qin Tao retorted casually, digging a hole at the same time.

When the J-611 test flight is completed and the troops are finalized and equipped, the [-] Institute will start to build a double-engine heavy-duty stealth machine, using a duck-style layout. Now Qin Tao is saying this, just to fool the outside world, the duck-style layout cannot be invisible!

"Besides, the canard layout of the aircraft requires the use of delta wings. The delta wings are very large and can hold a lot of fuel. Unfortunately, they cannot be folded." Qin Tao said: "Our aircraft must have a carrier-based aircraft. A carrier-based aircraft that can’t fold its wings, isn’t it a joke to say it?”

The Flying Toad is very good, and has already started the prototype test flight. It is not a canard, but an ordinary delta wing structure. Therefore, Boeing engineers encountered a big problem: how to get on the ship if the wings are not folded?Folded, how to store fuel?

Looking around the world, there are very few carrier-based fighter jets that do not fold their wings. The Tomcat fighter jets do not fold because they can sweep back and retract them directly. The Rafale fighter jets do not fold. Alternately place the nose and the tail of the next plane side by side to reduce the size.

What about Boeing?How are they going to solve the flying toad's wing problem?

Of course it is a complete revision!
Qin Tao looked at the reporters in front of him and made his own prediction: "I think that even if the X-32 has made its first flight, it will have to go through a lot of revisions. After their revision, the layout will change from a delta wing to a traditional one. Way."

Ruben Johnson's eyes widened: "Mr. Qin, are you serious? For an aircraft, modifying the aerodynamic layout almost means reinventing the wheel!"

"That's none of my business, that's a headache for Boeing's technicians."

Across the ocean, Boeing.

"The Air Force has officially made a judgment on our aircraft. They believe that our existing design is seriously insufficient in lift." The designer Hudson's face was extremely ugly: "Damn it, we have already said that it is the engine. The problem, as long as the engine specially designed for this project arrives, our power will be fine, and the take-off and landing characteristics will be greatly improved."

They were the first to make the first flight, and the progress was the highest, but unexpectedly, they encountered such a problem.

What should I do if the lift is insufficient?
You can only modify the wings substantially!
They have always insisted that the engine is not strong enough, and the problem will be solved when there is a more powerful engine, but those people in the Air Force do not refuse to buy it.

"Then what do we do?"

"If we want to satisfy those people, we can only change the design, substantially modify the wing, change from our original delta wing structure to a normal structure, reduce the area of ​​the main wing, and add a horizontal tail."

The original beautiful delta wing fighter has become a conventional aerodynamic layout again!
"This modification means that all our projects have to be done again." Someone began to complain: "We have to redesign the air tunnel, we have to redesign the flight control software, and, in this way, our wing area is reduced. , will cause the fuel load to drop too much.”

"Yeah, these are the big problems we have to face, but the good thing is that our opponents are also having a hard time, and their aircraft have more problems." Hudson said.

"Why? McDonnell Douglas is also suffering?"

"They have already started experiments on the power system. The problem of deck ablation caused by the lift engine solution is almost unsolvable." Hudson said: "At present, McDonnell Douglas seems to be considering using the lift engine Change it to a lift fan."

what?
Everyone was stunned, the same as Lockheed's plan?Then when the bidding was made, Lockheed also lost too badly, right?
(End of this chapter)