Great warships

Chapter 755

The capital, a compound.

"The time has come, we should also come up with some eye-catching products and let the world see our strength." Zhou Guozhen said: "Our H[-]K requests to participate in this air show!"

"That's right, we can't let the Mingzhou Group steal our limelight." Another person said: "The research and development of the strongest military aircraft in our country is actually an international cooperation project. Those of us in the aviation industry will feel shy. Our powerful war machines are still produced by our old military factories, and the H-172K produced by our [-] factory will definitely become the most eye-catching existence!"

"I said, why don't you go to the navy and ask the navy to allow you to exhibit the H-[-]J?" Leader Liu of the Air Force who presided over the meeting said, "You know, it is impossible for our Air Force to let the H-[-]K be exhibited."

"That's right, if what you guys want to exhibit is the H[-]K that Zhang Zhong said, it's not too bad." Another air force leader said.

There are really two types of H[-]K.

The original number of H22K is of course the Tu-[-]M copied by surveying and mapping. When this project started, Qin Tao suggested that they be called H[-]K and H[-]J respectively. Both the navy and air force adopted Qin Tao's suggestion.

The H172K was the first to enter the research and development stage. In the past few years, Factory [-] has been busy with this project, trying to develop this advanced bomber with variable swept wings and become the strongest bomber in China.

At the same time, after noticing that the H-[-] K might leak secrets, he simply turned on the flicker mode again. Zhang Zhong said that the simply modified H-[-] bomber became a H-[-] K.

Now, what Zhou Guozhen wants to exhibit is of course not the old H[-]K, but must be a product built with the latest technology.

This thing is the most confidential, how can it be exhibited?
However, if you want to come up with eye-catching products, this bomber is the only one.

Air Force leadership has a headache.

"What's Zhang Zhong's bang six K? It can only be laughed at when the exhibition goes out."

Zhou Guozhen strongly insisted: "Anyway, we will be discovered by people for test flights in the future. Let's just show it openly. We improved it on the basis of Hongliu, and it has nothing to do with others."

This is Tu-22M, a supersonic bomber with variable swept wing capability!

After the collapse of the Red Empire, Lao Maozi gave up continuing production, and even the existing ones are gradually being retired. There are not many bombers in the world, and many of them are repaired. This is a newly developed one by our side, which is the only one. .

"No, the superiors haven't decided to expose this weapon yet, so you can only display the H611K that Zhang Zhong said." Leader Liu said: "You don't need to mention other conditions. Now, let's go on and say, [-] The J-[-] fighter jet produced will be displayed publicly this time, and there will also be a wonderful flight show."

The J-[-] fighter jet has been equipped with troops. The J-[-] fighter jet with duck layout has advanced maneuverability, and can even defeat the twin-engine heavy J-[-] in many confrontations. , After all, it is a third-generation aircraft, and it can be displayed to the outside world. Even the Air Force is still considering whether this fighter should be exported.

"Report, can we show the modified verification aircraft that is currently undergoing test flight?" Yang Wei, who is in charge of the J-[-] project, asked. Among the research and development personnel in the aviation industry, Yang Wei is relatively old, but However, he won everyone's approval by virtue of his outstanding ability. After Song Lao had already led the team to build a double-engine stealth heavy machine, the improvement of the J-[-] was handed over to Yang Wei, and he completed it very quickly.

The ongoing modification is still at the stage of the verification machine. If it is officially put into service in the future, it should be given the code name of Type B. Compared with the previous model, the biggest change is that the stick under the air intake is removed. The air intake of the layer insulation plate becomes the DSI air intake, which greatly improves the air intake efficiency and reduces the weight of the body structure. At the same time, the stealth performance is improved because the bulge blocks the rear fan blades.

The Air Force still attaches great importance to this aircraft. After all, although the J-35 has stealth performance, its maneuverability is not high, and the price is not cheap. The Air Force needs to replace a large number of J-[-] and J-[-]. machine.

"can."

"Then can we open the nose and let tourists see our radar inside?"

The J-[-] still uses a flat-panel slot radar antenna, but this latest modification has already used a phased array radar.

This is also thanks to the Mingzhou Group. When they were promoting the fourth-generation stealth machine, in order to meet the needs of users with different financial resources, they also launched different configurations. Among them, the phased array radar version was launched for the big dogs.

Therefore, relevant domestic institutions have also developed supporting radars.

Upgrading from flat-panel slot radar to phased array radar will greatly improve its performance, especially the ability to detect stealth aircraft. Therefore, after the radar is developed, various domestic R&D units will start to carry out supporting tests.

As for whether the Air Force will use it in the end, it is still uncertain. After all, it is expensive, but when building a prototype, it needs to do some testing.

"Radar is nothing new." Leader Liu said: "Mingzhou Group has already demonstrated it, so let's stop playing tricks."

"Okay." Yang Wei agreed.

If they want to shine, they have to show what the Mingzhou Group has not shown. However, it is still too difficult to do this now.After all, any new technology has been demonstrated by the Mingzhou Group, not to mention the update of the airborne radar. Inside the cockpit, the Mingzhou Group has started to engage in voice interaction.

At this moment, Zhou Guozhen suddenly thought of something: "Report to the leader, if we show the old H[-], can we show our H[-]'s mounting capability?"

The newly built H[-]K and H[-]J are not allowed to be displayed by their superiors, so they can only give up. However, even if they show the old H[-], they can still have new ideas.

"Mount?"

"That's right, under modern battlefield conditions, our old H-[-] has to play a new role. It is meaningless to fly to the enemy's head and drop bombs. Our old H-[-] can mount cruise missiles for long-distance attacks. , we are at the air show and hope to demonstrate that capability."

If the subsonic old H-[-] wants to fly to the top of the enemy's head and drop bombs slowly, it will definitely kill itself. Times are changing, and tactics must be updated. With the popularity of cruise missiles, the development of H-[-] and cruise missiles Cooperation is the most suitable for future development.

Leader Liu nodded: "Yes!"

Zhou Guozhen was finally satisfied with these.

Leader Liu made a decision on the two projects, and then looked at another group of people sitting in the conference room.

"Also, the J-601 and J-[-] of the [-] Institute will also participate in the exhibition, but they will be displayed on the ground."

The old man at the air show will definitely come. When the J-27 goes up to perform, it will be too embarrassing for a group of people below to shout about Su-[-].

When communicating on the same stage, our side should keep a low profile.This is also to save some face for Lao Maozi.

In the family courtyard on the other side of the compound, the two sat in the courtyard, having a drink and chatting in the refreshing autumn wind.

"Mr. Lin, are you completely idle?" Qin Tao looked at Mr. Lin enviously: "Now you can enjoy a happy life."

Enjoy Qingfu?Mr. Lin shook his head with a smile. He didn't want to enjoy the happiness. After he was free, he always felt uncomfortable, but he had to retire.Although he also hopes to work in the army for the rest of his life, he knows that he has to make room for others so that the air force can be revitalized.

"However, your father-in-law is getting taller and taller. He is not very old, and he can work for another ten or twenty years." Elder Lin said.

Qin Tao raised his glass: "Then toast to your retirement!"

After drinking this glass of wine, Mr. Lin said: "Actually, after I retired, I was quite boring. Sometimes I wandered around in the compound and heard them having a meeting. I really wanted to go in and listen. When I walked to the door, I still Hold back."

"People, after working hard all their lives, they will definitely not be able to stay idle when they finally retire." Qin Tao said: "The boss of Zhenhua Group started his second business after retirement. Now Zhenhua Heavy Industry has become a domestic It is a well-known heavy industry group, if you have an idea, you can also try it.”

After finishing speaking, Qin Tao glanced at Elder Lin again: "If you think those things are too troublesome, you can also come to our Mingzhou Group and participate in our stealth machine project."

Old Lin shook his head: "Let's forget it. After all, I have worked in the Air Force for half my life, and I have a lot of contacts. If I join your Mingzhou Group now, I will easily be criticized."

Mr. Lin is very cautious. Of course he wants to continue working, but he also has his own principles. His pension is enough, and there is no need to mix in other things. Once he gets caught in it, he may not be able to get out.

Mr. Lin doesn't want to lose his life at the end of the festival.

"Besides, your J-35 fighter jet has been developed, and now only the vertical take-off and landing fighter jets are left." Elder Lin said, "What can I do after I go, it's not retirement."

The models have been separated. The Navy’s carrier-based model is the J-32, and the Air Force uses the J-35. Only the vertical take-off and landing model is still the J-31A. The model for the Air Force has completed research and development, and the Air Force has also begun to purchase. Improvement, there will be nothing particularly eye-catching, Mr. Lin really doesn't have much interest.

"Yes, we only have vertical take-off and landing fighters left." Qin Tao said: "After the development of this fighter is completed, our team will have nothing to do. For the research and development unit, once there is no project, it will be abolished.”

Elder Lin came to his senses: "Are you going to have a new research project?"

"Mr. Lin, give us a plan. What shall we study next?" Qin Tao said: "With the hot sales of our stealth machine, we have enough research and development funds. No matter what project, we can develop it."

"Your best research and development project is of course the development of twin-engine heavy stealth fighters." Lin Lao became excited: "However, in the world arms market, twin-engine heavy stealth fighters are needed, but the price is too expensive. The average country is equipped with It’s amazing, it’s definitely not as mainstream as the current single-engine stealth aircraft.”

"In terms of trainer aircraft, you have already funded our domestic related institutions. Falcon and Shanying have been developed. You Mingzhou Group will definitely not dabble in this market. After all, it is already saturated, and you have to face Jacques and the like. competition."

"In terms of transport aircraft, it is possible. We are in urgent need of large transport aircraft in our country. Your Mingzhou Group has this strength. After all, engines are ready-made. However, the span between transport aircraft and fighter jets is too large. Your stealth project It’s a waste to not use these experiences.”

When Mr. Lin said this, the answer was ready to come out.

"So, if you want to develop it, the next project should be a stealth bomber!"

Qin Tao has proposed this kind of stealth bomber project more than once, but the air force's capabilities are limited after all, and it is impossible to support multiple projects at the same time. K and H22J are making good progress, and will soon be able to serve in the navy and air force. Back then, when Qin Tao got back the three white swans, in order to fool the outside world, Zhang Zhong said that the program also announced the stealth bomber project. To put it bluntly, what is the [-]th project, in fact, these projects have not started at all.

The Air Force is looking forward to advanced bombers, but it can only wait slowly, and now, finally, private organizations are going to play. If Mingzhou Group engages in this kind of project, the progress of the project will be faster!

When surveying and mapping the imitation Tu-22M, the country also surveyed and mapped the above NK-32 engine simultaneously. When the project was established, it was proved after some demonstrations. NK-22 technology is simple and easy to survey and map imitation, but it has fallen behind. NK -32 is an advanced three-rotor engine with more advanced performance and greater development potential. However, the imitation of this engine is also difficult. The researchers decided to face up to the difficulties and imitate NK-32.
Qin Tao also helped a lot, not only obtained a large amount of information, but also dug up a lot of designers, including the original NK-32 designer like Sobolev.

With their help, the imitation progress of this engine is also very fast.

"Currently, our surveying and mapping of imitation NK-32 is progressing smoothly. If you plan to develop a stealth bomber, you can use this engine." Mr. Lin analyzed in detail: "The length of this engine is more than six meters, which seems a bit big. , but if you imitate the stealth aircraft, you should not need the afterburner. After removing it, the length should be about five meters, which is easier to stuff into the aircraft. Even if the afterburner is removed, the thrust is still 137 kN , enough to use."

Any aircraft developed in China will face engine problems. Without qualified engines, there will be no qualified fighter jets. The current J-79 and J-15 still rely on the imported third uncle, the stealth aircraft of Mingzhou Group. It is the turbofan-[-] from the R-[-] technology. The power of the bomber was originally lacking, but under the promotion of Qin Tao, there is already a suitable engine.

NK-32 is the queen engine of the bomber. It is equipped on the Tu-22M3 and Tu-160. These engines have afterburners, which can make these two bombers with variable swept wings reach Mach two. However, the stealth bomber Relying on stealth to penetrate defenses does not require supersonic capabilities, and supersonic speeds will also destroy the stealth effect, so there is no need for an afterburner.

The thrust of the NK-32 is a full 245 kN. Even if the afterburner is removed, the thrust is 137 kN, which is enough for a stealth bomber.

Although the engine of the transport plane can also be used as the power of the bomber, the transport plane generally uses a large bypass ratio, which is not the best choice for the bomber, and it is better to use the original bomber engine.

Qin Tao nodded: "Then, the next step is the specific question, should we use two or four? That is to say, what is the size of our bomber?"

The B-2 bomber uses four General Electric F118-GE-100 engines, and the afterburner is also removed. The thrust of each is 77 kN. Now, the engine used by our side has a thrust of 137 kN Niu, so, the size of the bomber made by our side is smaller, and two are enough.

If there are four, how big should the bomber be?
"Four units!" Mr. Lin did not hesitate when he said this: "The stealth bomber we want to develop should be a strategic bomber. It must be able to fly across the Pacific Ocean and come back after dropping the bomb! As a major country's air force, we absolutely cannot do without it. Strategic bombing capability!"

For a long time, the domestic air force can only rely on H-30 to support the scene. Even if it is replaced with a D-[-]K engine, this kind of bomber can still only be in the category of medium-range bombers. With cruise missiles, it can reach the central Pacific Ocean at most, and it simply does not have the bombing capability to fly to the opposite mainland.

In the past, the Air Force had no way to do it. Now that domestic aviation technology has developed to this level, of course it must have this capability, at least at the same level as the Tu-160.

"In this way, a bomber with four engines is really needed." Qin Tao said: "Use four when taking off, and use two for cruising after climbing to the cruising altitude, flying all the way there and back, should be able to reach The requirements of the Air Force. This indicator is not low!"

If you want to fly to the opposite side and come back without refueling in the air, it is not easy. The American B-2 bomber can reach the world by refueling in the air. Its maximum range is only [-] kilometers, and it was brought back from China. The three white swans have a maximum range of only [-] kilometers.

It is easy to fly to the opposite side of the Pacific Ocean and fly back after a mid-air refueling, but without mid-air refueling, careful calculation is required.

Draw a line directly on the earth. For example, from Huating to the west coast of the country opposite the Pacific Ocean, the straight line distance is 1 kilometers. However, the earth is a sphere, and the straight line does not appear to be the closest. If you fly north, or fly directly from Wusu Town, which is the most well-known in the northeast of China, the distance will be shortened rapidly. If you count Alaska, the distance is only more than 4000 kilometers. If you go to the west coast on the other side, the distance will be shortened. to within [-] kilometers.

Of course, even if this is the case, the round trip is [-] kilometers. If you want to increase the range of the bomber, you have to think of other ways.

For example, four engines are used when taking off. After all, sufficient power is required for takeoff and climb. After reaching the cruising altitude, turn off two engines and use only two engines for cruising, which is enough!

If four units are changed to two units, even if the fuel consumption is not half, it will be [-]% to [-]% at most, so that the range can be greatly improved.

Flying over is a heavy load, and flying back is empty, so you should be able to run back and forth.

Of course, this is limited to flying to the west coast. If you want to continue to the east, it is impossible and too far away.

"Not only do we have to fly there and back, but the ammunition we carry should not be less than 45 tons, preferably [-] tons." Elder Lin put forward the second requirement.

Traveling all the way, don’t scratch the itch. A few tons of ammunition is not enough, dozens of tons are enough. You know, the distance of the bomber’s range has a lot to do with the amount of bombs loaded. If you load more bombs, then Just put less oil on it.

Mr. Lin originally thought that this request would embarrass Qin Tao, but Qin Tao nodded calmly: "In this way, the maximum take-off weight has to reach [-] tons. The bomber we developed is definitely a big guy."

The bomb load of the B-2 bomber will not exceed [-] tons, and the bomb load of one's own bomber is required to exceed [-] tons, which is absolutely against the sky.

The take-off weight is two hundred tons, which is comparable to that of a transport aircraft. The maximum take-off weight of the B-2 is only about 170 tons.

"Big guy, it means that the stealth performance is worse, and it is not easy to solve." Qin Tao said: "These conditions proposed by the Air Force must also consider the actual situation and make a compromise."

If you want load capacity and range, you have to compromise on stealth performance. How to coordinate these data is a big problem.

"Yes." Elder Lin nodded: "These data need to be carefully studied."

"So, Mr. Lin, do you want to use your spare energy?"

This time, Mr. Lin did not hesitate: "Okay, I am willing to fight for another 20 years in order to develop our air force's advanced stealth bomber."

Originally, Mr. Lin didn't want to get involved in the affairs of other companies. He was afraid of trouble, but if it was related to the development of the Air Force's future equipment, then of course Mr. Lin would invest in it. If this bomber can be developed, it will make up for the Air Force's many years sorry.

He was very excited when he thought of the [-]-ton big guy flying to the opposite side and then coming back.

"However, I also have a condition."

"What conditions?"

"When it is developed, I want to fly!"

A bomber is not a fighter jet, it's just a smooth flight. Qin Tao has no objection to this request: "Of course it's no problem. At that time, you will be the oldest pilot in the Air Force!"

Elder Lin let out a hearty laugh, and raised his glass again: "Come on, let's set off after drinking this glass of wine!"

(End of this chapter)