Great warships

Chapter 674 Broke Another Game

Compared with the high-profile Asan, Mingzhou Shipyard's 002 aircraft carrier started construction, which is very simple.

There was no groundbreaking ceremony, no flowers and firecrackers. After the St. Paul was launched and the space was vacated, the original position was cleaned up for a day, and then new support equipment was placed, and the steel plates from the Mingzhou Iron and Steel Plant were transported. , bent out in the bending machine, and then sent to the station to start welding.

The workers are divided into two groups, busy during the day and night, with oriental faces and old-fashioned faces. When they are working, they have proud smiles on their faces, and they understand each other without saying anything.

The old man Makarov is even more excited like a young man, wandering around all day long. As a person who has built ships for half his life, he is very clear about the whole process. Under his coordination, the construction progress can be guaranteed. , can also guarantee the construction quality.

A section is built on the work station, and at the same time, a section can also be built on the empty ship platform beside it, and then the section can be hoisted by a crane, so that the progress of the project will be faster.

Moreover, the construction speed of the sections on the berth is faster, because the berth has a roof, and a large number of yellow mechanical arms are installed inside. Those mechanical arms can rotate in three dimensions, and then weld the required parts, yes, These are specialized welding robots!
"Since we built the three-dimensional bending machine, the progress of shipbuilding has been greatly improved. However, welding workers have always been in a state of shortage. Therefore, the unit that develops the three-dimensional numerical control bending machine has also begun to develop special welding robots." Yang Dawei in Said aside: "Now, the manufacture of this aircraft carrier is the first time that our domestic welding robots have been used in large quantities."

In fact, welding robots have been developed a long time ago, especially in automobile production lines, where a large number of robotic arms can be seen.

Replacing human labor with machines is an important technological revolution. The machines will not get tired and can last the working hours of 007. At the same time, the machines will not have various emotions, such as deliberately not tightening the screws when the bonus is low.

Welding has an impact on the health of workers. The light from welding can irritate people's eyes, and the harmful gas from welding can enter the lungs of workers and damage the health of workers.

Therefore, if machines can be used to solve the problem, labor is reduced.

In fact, welding robots have long been used in large quantities in the welding of Invar steel on natural gas ships, but those equipments are all imported, and now, these robotic arms are already made in China.

Qin Tao is very satisfied with the development of domestic technology. He nodded: "Yes, our relevant units have done a good job. This kind of equipment can not only be used by ourselves, but also provided to brothers and exported."

The three-dimensional CNC bending machine cannot be exported, which is a top secret of our own side, but the welding robot is different. If it can be used, it is good to sell it for export.

"With these equipment, our construction speed can also be faster." Makarov said: "We originally planned that the welding of the hull would take three years, but now it takes almost two years."

"That is to say, in the new millennium, our 002 aircraft carrier will be able to launch?" Qin Tao nodded: "Yes, this is really good news!"

"President Qin, there is news from Saudi Arabia that they have sent pilots to experience the takeoff and landing of the J-31A."

The construction of domestic aircraft carriers has already begun, and the construction of aircraft carriers for Saudi Arabia cannot be delayed. After all, this is money!What if, over time, Saudi Arabia changes its mind?It is necessary to make a decision as soon as possible and finalize it.

The biggest uncertainty factor is the take-off and landing method. Qin Tao recommends vertical take-off and landing. Saudi Arabia wants to use catapult or ski-jump take-off with arresting cables to land. Money is not a problem, the key is which is safer .

It will take them to come and fly in person.

Qin Tao nodded: "Okay, then let's go to Huangdi Village to meet them. By the way, how is the development of our vertical take-off and landing fighter?"

Among the three versions, the first to be developed is the ship-based version, and the land-based version is a simple version, which is not difficult. The last hard nut to crack is the vertical take-off and landing version.

Don't worry about this. After all, even if the technology of the United States is so powerful, it will be difficult to develop it, so you can't worry about it.

"Test flights have already started, especially the transformation from vertical take-off and landing to conventional flight. About 100 test flights have been carried out."

"What?" Qin Tao opened his mouth wide in surprise: "Over 100 test flights, so fast?"

Generally speaking, this kind of transformation needs to be carried out thousands of times before it matures. A hundred times is only the first step in the Long March. However, this is a good start after all. From take-off and landing to normal flight, this transition is the most difficult. Even if later generations mature, many vertical take-off and landing fighters will stumble in this respect.

"It may be difficult for us, but for the designers of the Yakovlev Design Bureau, this is a project they have studied for decades." Makarov said.

Qin Tao reacted instantly.

Although it has changed from a lift engine to a lift fan, the control of this layout remains unchanged. The Yakovlev Design Bureau has studied vertical take-off and landing fighters for decades, from the original Yak-38 to the later Yak -141, they have encountered a lot of situations, with their experience, coupled with the advanced equipment provided by the Mingzhou Group, such progress is logical.

"Inform Mao Duanzhang to let them fly the prototype plane to Huangdi Village base. Let's demonstrate the performance of this plane in front of Saudi customers. I believe that Saudi Arabia will make the choice we expect."

"Well, this is of course no problem. We expect it to be exhibited at this year's air show. It is normal to show customers in advance now, but who will be in charge of the reception? Is Mao Duozhang going to show up? Or only Zhao Dangsheng is enough gone?"

Mao Duanzhang is Plesakov. He is an old man. Over the years, he has kept his name incognito and studied in silence. When encountering work that needs to be done, let Zhao Dangsheng take it. Therefore, the outside world thinks that this aircraft is a Chinese aircraft. It was independently researched by people.

"It's time for him to come out and take a look." Qin Tao said: "Introducing him to the Saudis can also reflect our sincerity. If he wants, let him come with him."

Xu Zhengyang nodded.

Wasteland village base.

Since the first aircraft carrier entered service, it has become even busier here. It is impossible for carrier-based aircraft pilots to have one radish and one pit. There must be a spare. Now that the domestic aircraft carrier has started construction, the demand for carrier-based aircraft pilots is huge. stronger.

So much so that the Navy proposed more than once to select excellent Su-27 and J-11 pilots from the Air Force to continue their flying career on the aircraft carrier. However, the Air Force sternly rejected it. You need pilots, but we don’t?You want to train yourself, don't take advantage of us!

The navy can only train by itself, and they have also discovered that the efficiency of the old pilots in the past is less and less comparable to that of the newly recruited pilots. These young guys are even more proud of the sky!
80.00% of the trainees staying in the wasteland village are new pilots. These pilots are full of vigor and vitality.

There are also various types of aircraft in the base, including the modified carrier-based trainer aircraft used by junior trainees, J-[-] fighter jets that fly solo, and two black-skinned stealth fighter jets.

There are ski jump takeoffs, catapult takeoffs, blocked landings, and normal landings on the runway. The roar of the engine and the call of the radio constitute a lively scene.

It was in this atmosphere that the Saudi delegation came to the East. They got off the helicopter and saw this lively and spectacular scene, and they were very moved.

The Orientals are really good friends, let them come here for inspection, and they even have the opportunity to experience takeoff and landing!

This time, Salman led the team. After all, he has the most friendly relationship with Dongfang. Among the crowd, there are of course people who plan to experience flying, such as Salah.

At this time, looking at the people coming across, their faces showed excited expressions.

"Mr. Qin, thank you for your operation, allowing us to come to this top secret base and watch your advanced weapons." Salman said.

"This is what it should be. We are also sincere when we treat friends. In the 80s, we were able to allow you to visit our most secretive base, let alone now."

Salman sighed: "Yes, you are our best friend!"

While talking, a Jiaoba roared and flew over unsteadily, and even raised its head during the descent, the whistling sound stimulated everyone's eardrums.

"This kind of plane doesn't even close the throttle when it lands?" Salah suddenly became curious.

"Of course, as a carrier-based aircraft, it needs to be able to go around at any time after a landing failure. If the throttle is lowered, it may not have enough power to go around." Qin Tao explained.

The landing of carrier-based aircraft is completely different from that of other ordinary fighter jets!

While Qin Tao was explaining, everyone was also looking at the past, and saw that Jiaoba continued to enter the flight path and smashed into the landing area. When its landing gear touched the ground, the entire trainer plane seemed to be severely shot After a while, the hook protruding from the tail accurately hooked the second arresting cable, and quickly slowed down. The pulling force was too great!
The blocking cable got longer and longer, and the speed of the trainer became slower and slower. Finally, the trainer stopped.

Then the hook was retracted, and the trainer slid back to the apron. When the canopy was opened, the instructor in the back seat came down cursing.

"Damn it, how did you do it? How did you shrink when you entered the downline? Are you scared? You bastard, do you still have balls in your crotch?"

This intonation is so unique that it is not spoken by a native speaker of oriental language. Even if you can't understand what he is saying, you can feel that he is losing his temper.

Sarah looked surprised.

"Wild dogs?"

This instructor was Delano who was flying that fighter plane against the typhoon in Saudi Arabia!
When he heard this call, Delano turned his head and saw a lot of guests, and then he showed a smile on his face: "You are here? This is really good news. In Saudi Arabia, I received Your warm hospitality, here, I must invite you to have a few drinks!"

"Cough, cough." Qin Tao quickly interrupted Delano: "Draenor, we supply fresh fruit juice in our base. If you want to invite these guests to drink juice, you can do it now."

You guy, you can't speak out of your head. If you talk about drinking, you're afraid you'll offend these big benefactors.

Delano also reacted, with a smile on his face: "Of course, do you want watermelon juice or pineapple juice?"

"No, let's talk about the main mission first, Lord Wild Dog, can you take our pilot to experience the flight?" Salman asked.

"Of course, just use our plane. Do you choose the front cabin or the rear cabin?"

"Instructor Wild Dog, if you are in the back cabin, can you operate the plane well?" Salah asked.

If it was the previous JJ-[-], the front and rear cockpits were at the same height, and the instructor in the rear seat needed to observe the runway through a periscope, then landing would be too difficult. However, the current J-[-] has a low-front and high-rear layout. Instructors also have good vision.

However, it is still not easy to land. If there is a slight mistake, the two of them may be photographed on the ground.

"Of course, the landing just now was done by me in the back cabin. The view from the front cabin is better, and I can experience the driving experience. It's just that I need to disconnect the operation of the front cabin to avoid accidents."

In the past, the front and rear control levers of the trainer aircraft were linked mechanically, which was prone to accidents. If the student pilots in the front cabin passed out and pressed the control levers with their bodies, the instructors in the rear cabin I was dumbfounded, I might not be able to pull up the joystick with all my strength, so I had to skydive.

This situation has only been improved when it comes to fly-by-wire control: the operating lever has no mechanical relationship, and all operations are electrical signals. When necessary, as long as the operating signal of the front cabin is disconnected, the rear cabin can fully control the aircraft.

Control is in the aft cabin, because the aft cabin is where the instructor is.

The previous student had already left with a face full of shame. Of course, this was an act as promised. Every pilot who can come here is holding back a lot of energy. Even if they really hit the runway, they will not May be afraid to fall down.

Salah put on a full flight suit and walked towards the trainer plane. This kind of plane gave him a familiar feeling, very similar to the American T-45 trainer plane.

He sat in the front cabin, looked at the three display screens, and was a little curious: "You guys have already started to use the layout of one level and three levels on this trainer plane?"

This is a trainer aircraft. It is said that it only needs to use ordinary flight instruments. The Orientals are really extravagant.

"It's about making pilots more comfortable," Delano said.

In the past, the planes were full of instruments. The pilots started with the layout of the watch shop from the initial training, and then they got used to it. If they change to the cockpit with display screen, they have to get used to it again.

With the extensive use of glass cockpits in advanced fighter jets, the trainer planes have to be changed accordingly, saving the pilots from the process of re-adaptation.

"Ready? Now we're going to start the engine and slide to the eject position," Delano asked.

"All right!"

Below, countless people looked at this unassuming carrier-based trainer, watching it slide to the ejection position.

Generally speaking, this kind of precise scheduling requires a special tow truck. However, the big guys train here every day, and they are already familiar with the road. Sometimes the tow truck is not available, so they can slide over by themselves, and it can be just right!

Electromagnetic catapults, a technology that even the Americans have not conquered, have matured in the East!Everyone was filled with emotion. Over the years, Dongfang has made rapid progress in military technology!

When they saw that the front wheel of the small trainer was steadily driven to the traction device of the electromagnetic catapult, everyone gave a thumbs up: "The wild dog instructor is too professional!"

Exactly!
"Okay, everyone, pay attention, now it's time to prepare for ejection!"

The energy storage of the electromagnetic catapult has been completed a long time ago, and now, as the order to prepare for ejection came, there seemed to be a buzzing sound on the ground, which was the sound of each ejection module being excited.

The engine thrust of the trainer was also turned to the maximum, and when it rushed to the flame shield at the rear, one could clearly see the flames bursting out.

"Three, two, one, eject!"

catapult!

Salah felt a huge impact on his back, and then the impact suddenly disappeared, making him a little curious, and the impact reappeared.

The scenery on both sides began to run backward, faster and faster, and Salah felt a wave of dizziness in his mind.

If it is a steam ejection, the thrust changes continuously. At the beginning, the impact force is the largest. The further you go backward, the lower the steam pressure, and the feeling of pushing back will gradually weaken. It can be slowed down.

However, this electromagnetic ejection is different.

The principle of electromagnetic ejection is the linear motor. It is impossible to make this thing more than 100 meters long. It is made of one module after another. In each module, the aircraft will move forward under the same impact force. However, in the gap between modules , thrust is temporarily lost.

Therefore, when it is reflected on the pilot, the feeling of pushing the back is felt in one piece, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!
Repeatedly accelerating, and repeatedly releasing strength!
In particular, in order to let the Saudi pilots have the strongest feeling, the thrust value was adjusted to the strength of ejecting the J-31A when ejecting this small J-[-], and this repetition was even more intense!
Salah is the best pilot, he can fly the F-15 fighter jet to the overload of 9G, under normal circumstances, he will not experience the symptoms of airsickness.

But now it was different, he was already dizzy!
There is a camera in front of the cockpit to record all the behavior of the students, and at the same time, it can be directly transmitted to the ground.

At this time, some people watched the plane take off, some looked at the display screen, and soon someone discovered something.

"Salah seems to have passed out!"

what?
When this judgment was made, everyone was surprised.

fainted?

Their best pilot passed out on catapult takeoff?Shame, isn't this too shameful?

"Salah, Salah!"

"Wake up, wake up, wake up!"

As if he heard their call, Salah's eyes gradually brightened after he taught the eighth to take off. He shook his head vigorously, and finally woke up.

"Attention, Salah, we will aim at the landing training area after three turns, and there will be some thrills next, you must see clearly." The voice of the instructor came from the back cabin.

Draenor's heart was so happy, and another one was ruined!
In fact, this is not specially prepared for the Saudis. Almost every new pilot comes up. If it is Delano's turn to lead the flight, they will play this trick and give these new pilots a blow.

Delano is a veteran pilot of the U.S. Navy. Elite pilots have long been used to this kind of overload. New pilots can’t do it, and some of them fainted after being ejected. However, most of them can stand up, and even a few are fine. , that kind of pilot who has nothing to do can grow into the best in the end.

Later, I don’t know when, this rumor spread in the aviation school. Anyone who was selected here, the newborn calf is not afraid of tigers, and they all volunteered to make Delano an instructor. Although Delano has a bad temper and often Cursing, but following such an instructor, I can fly solo faster and can also demonstrate my flying skills.

When I get on the aircraft carrier in the future, as long as I say that I was with the mad dog and trained under the mad dog, that is a kind of qualification.

Now, Salah, who was driven by Delano, has no such awareness. He endured the discomfort and tried hard to maintain his mental state.

First take off and then land, specially trained to squat landing gear, this flight route Delano has long been familiar with, the fighter plane soon came to the landing training area, and a Fresnel light box appeared at the front and lower.

A normal aircraft lands by aiming at the center line of the runway far away, retracting the throttle, releasing the speedbrake, and slowly landing.

However, the landing of the carrier-based aircraft is not the case. Its downhill slope is greater and its speed is faster.

Salah looked at the Fresnel light box. All he saw was orange, indicating that the glide path was correct. Moreover, the plane did not make any adjustments to its attitude, not even fine-tuning, which indicated that Delano was flying before landing. One adjustment is already in place, this basic skill is too solid, right?

With such admiration, Salah looked at the runway outside the light box. When he saw it, he suddenly felt his heartbeat began to speed up.

It was as if they were about to hit the ground directly. He had never experienced such a downward slope of the plane. It was like kissing death!

Instinctively, Salah touched the joystick with his hand, intending to pull the plane up. This is the only way to fly the plane deliberately to crash it.

However, the plane did not follow his instructions, and he realized that his cockpit operation had been cut off, and it was the wild dog in the rear cabin that was driving!
Moreover, carrier-based aircraft are like this!
What happened to me just now?How can there be a reaction of fear?How embarrassing!
Below, some people were still looking at the landing zone, and some were looking at the screen. When they saw Salah's instinctive action of pulling the joystick, their faces were all ugly.

Qin Tao was very happy in his heart, did you see it?Your pilots can't handle the take-off and landing of carrier-based aircraft!

This can't be blamed on Salah. After all, he just came here and was invited to fly. If he had trained on a flight simulator a few times, he wouldn't be so scared. Now, this is a normal instinctive reaction of the body, and it may even be possible. There is no need to think through the brain, it all depends on conditioned reflexes, but the Saudis should have the answer in their hearts now, right?
(End of this chapter)