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Chapter 381: Developing Carrier-Based Aircraft, It’s Finally the Air Force’s Turn
Chapter 381: Developing Carrier-Based Aircraft, It’s Finally the Air Force’s Turn
But mastering these techniques is one thing.
Trial and error, engineering manufacturing, and then repair and continued construction are completely different things.
All of this takes a lot of time.
The aircraft carrier has not yet entered into large-scale construction, and there is no definite news on when it will be released, but Su Dingping is already seriously considering the issue of aircraft carrier-based aircraft.
For a moment, Liu Huaming and other naval leaders felt that they were somewhat incompetent. They did not consider the development of weapons and equipment as much as Su Dingping, who worked hard on technology, and naturally their thoughts were not as far-reaching as his.
In fact, it’s not their fault.
It can only be said that the development of naval equipment is too rapid. Often, just when they have finished developing a generation of warships, a new generation comes out, and future warships have also entered the stage of scientific research.
Naturally, they could not compare with Su Dingping, a man of the future who had already seen through the future, not to mention that he knew the future development of Longxia's navy, army and air force.
The Air Force chief standing by was extremely happy in his heart. Once Su Dingping developed the carrier-based aircraft, the Air Force would benefit greatly.
Although he really wanted to know what the carrier-based aircraft looked like and how advanced they were, he finally held back and waited for Su Dingping to finish his research.
Seeing Su Dingping staring at the wreckage of the U2 reconnaissance plane with such a serious expression, and rummaging through it from time to time, everyone just stood by and watched quietly.
No one spoke, for fear of disturbing his thoughts.
After touching the extremely large wreckage continuously, Su Dingping set out again to the military industry illustrations to forge air force fighters. The relevant technologies of the U2 high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft emerged in the virtual panel in his mind.
"Second-generation high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft - U2, completeness (55%), note: temporarily unavailable for upgrade!"
“液压操控阻力技术完整版(解析进度43%,解析时间189天);合成孔径雷达技术完整版(解析进度88%,解析时间99天);J57涡喷发动机技术完整版(解析进度43%,解析时间474天);分辨率摄影、多光谱分析组合系统技术完整版(解析进度68%,解析时间106天)。”
“干扰金属箔片技术完整版(解析进度88%,解析时间22天);新型航空燃料技术解析完整版(解析进度56%,解析时间140天);高空加压服技术完整版(解析进度45%,解析时间138天);高空电子侦查技术完整版(解析进度76%,解析时间201天)……”
After staring at the various technical data on the virtual panel in his mind for a long time, Su Dingping couldn't help but sigh inwardly.
High-altitude reconnaissance aircraft and warships belong to two completely different fields. Although there are some technological overlaps, most areas are completely new.
Even for someone like him who possesses a virtual space of military illustrations, it is still a big challenge.
Therefore, even with the nearly 45% analysis progress bonus of touching the physical object, the analysis time of the U2 reconnaissance aircraft is still very long.
But compared with another virtual panel in his mind, "The third-generation top-end nuclear-powered aircraft carrier is 15 tons. Note: it cannot be upgraded for the time being!", Su Dingping breathed a sigh of relief.
"A 15-ton nuclear-powered aircraft carrier is the real dream ship of the Longxia Navy."
"As for continuing to build the Varyag, it is only to solve the problem of whether or not to have an aircraft carrier and realize the Longxia tribe's century-old dream of an aircraft carrier!"
"It seems that the continued construction of the Varyag aircraft carrier needs to be accelerated."
Su Dingping murmured to himself. He suddenly felt that the progress of the construction of the Varyag aircraft carrier had slowed down a bit. Cheng Yiqiang's engineering team's research and development was really too slow.
At least, he has mastered almost all the core technologies and made detailed annotations, so it shouldn't be difficult.
But he still underestimated the difficulty for Cheng Yiqiang and others. What he did was just forcing things to happen.
No matter how advanced the U2 high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft is, it is still far behind the third-generation nuclear-powered aircraft carrier.
In addition, he also discovered that the "not upgradeable yet" button on the virtual panel of the 10,000-ton destroyer had changed to "upgradeable".
This also means that 10,000-ton destroyers can be upgraded to B status, with electromagnetic guns and laser weapons installed on board.
But he doesn't plan to upgrade any further for now.
For the current Longxia Navy, a 052-ton destroyer, plus a number of Ds, can fully maintain the security of the sea area within a range of kilometers.
As long as the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier comes out, the Longxia Navy will officially have the confidence to compete with the Eagle Tribe Navy.
A complete nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, equipped with a 052-ton destroyer, a large number of Ds, plus some accompanying frigates, nuclear-powered submarines, and supply ships.
This is a complete aircraft carrier fleet. It will be no problem to confront the Eagle Tribe's aircraft carrier fleet at that time.
Of course, this is just considering the issue from the perspective of the navy, from the perspective of warships.
Compared with the Eagle Tribe's aircraft carrier fleet, the Longxia Navy still needs to develop a sufficient number of carrier-based aircraft and related production lines.
Su Dingping felt that the matter of natural upgrading could be analyzed slowly and there was no need to be so anxious.
After all, even if some technologies are upgraded now, it is probably impossible to implement them because the difficulty is too great.
After the basic model of the 10,000-ton destroyer is developed, the construction of subsequent ships will inevitably involve more new materials.
However, the Longxia tribe still has huge shortcomings in materials science. Especially after large-scale application, the gap will be even bigger.
Su Dingping felt that what he needed to do now was to use time to exchange for space.
In fact, it is not so easy to make a breakthrough in the field of new composite stealth materials. Not to mention the Longxia tribe, even the Eagle tribe, which is far ahead on the Blue Star, has no way to achieve large-scale industrial production.
This involves opening up the entire industrial chain, which is not something that a single company can accomplish.
Even if we look around the world, no country has such a complete industrial chain, not even the Eagle Tribe.
The Nighthawk fighter jets of the Eagle Tribe were once claimed to be impossible to shoot down, but in the end, they were still shot down. As for the B2, which is known as the Ghost bomber, it was highly touted, but the high cost meant that even a wealthy country like the Eagle Tribe could not equip itself with many.
If it is replaced with a warship, the cost will be even higher, and it would be no problem for it to be ten times more expensive.
A certain degree of stealth can be achieved by utilizing the blind spots of radar monitoring. The 052D and -ton destroyers can also do this. Although the directions are different, the effects are the same.
This is a completely different concept from the stealth required for the next generation of warships.
Under current technological conditions, the creation of stealth materials alone has made countless military factories scratch their heads, not to mention other more complex and advanced black technologies.
Eat one bite at a time and do things one step at a time.
Su Dingping felt that no matter how advanced or anxious he was, he had to consider the current scientific research environment of the entire Longxia tribe and the level of industrial development.
He cannot ignore reality in order to develop more ultra-modern armaments.
Military expenditures must be used where they are needed most. Currently, the overall military expenditure of the Longxia tribe is not high, and it will be even lower when it comes to the navy. He still needs to use it sparingly.
Taking a deep breath, Su Dingping suppressed the distracting thoughts in his mind.
As his mind turned, a complete version of the U2 high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft appeared in the forging space.
Looking carefully at the U2 high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft, Su Dingping also sighed secretly. "55% completeness is still a bit low. The core technology has not been mastered yet."
"Especially the aircraft engine, which is the most important of all. We have to do it no matter how difficult it is."
“Even if we slowly figure out the core technology of the engine, the wind tunnel technology for testing the engine is still a huge hassle.”
"Aerospace engines and warship engines are two different fields, and the technologies involved are also different."
"The only thing they have in common is probably that they are all gas turbines."
Su Dingping stroked his chin with his right hand, thinking, weighing the differences between the two, and trying to find the balance in between.
"It seems that we need to build a complete large wind tunnel laboratory in the virtual space of the military industry illustrations, so as to be able to test various carrier-based aircraft that will be built later."
“It would be great if we could also obtain a virtual panel that analyzes the core technology of large wind tunnels, so that we can continuously upgrade and light up more advanced wind tunnels, thereby obtaining more advanced wind tunnel technology.”
"Only more advanced wind tunnel technology can test more advanced engines. This is a technology that must be mastered."
Su Dingping has made up his mind that he must build a large advanced wind tunnel laboratory in the military industry forging space when he has time.
Of course, the more advanced the better. Moreover, when it comes to hypersonic missiles, they also need to be blown in a wind tunnel.
Of course, he was preparing to develop into the Air Force in the future.
For now, he feels that the Air Force has seriously slowed down the development of carrier-based aircraft, and he will inevitably have to take part in the battle himself.
No matter how advanced an aircraft carrier is, it is just a combat platform, and its combat effectiveness needs to be exerted through carrier-based aircraft!
Among the three armed forces, the Air Force has the biggest shortcomings.
Before the aircraft carrier is launched, there is still a period of time to tolerate slow development. Once the aircraft carrier is launched, if there are no available carrier-based aircraft, it will become the biggest joke on the Blue Planet!
Su Dingping would never allow such a thing to happen, so he had to make preparations in advance.
After all, the carrier-based fighters, reconnaissance aircraft, and transport aircraft on an aircraft carrier all belong to the field of the air force, and they can share what they have with each other in this regard.
Radiating to the Air Force through carrier-based aircraft is also a very good choice!
Su Dingping decided to take on the challenge.
Anyway, the first 10,000-ton destroyer has been built. The next step is to train Sun Yongguo and other military experts to ensure that they can stand on their own.
After the overall level of the military industry was improved, large-scale construction was immediately started.
A 052-ton destroyer is an expensive warship that uses many new technologies. It is naturally impossible for it to be built on a scale of thirty or forty ships as soon as it starts construction, like the D.
This kind of iron fist, a weapon specifically designed for attack, is not urgently needed by the current Longxia Navy.
There is one, which is enough to last for a while.
The next step is to transform and upgrade the subsequent batches of 052D and 054 frigates to make them compatible with the HQ-901B.
After this operation, the Longxia Navy now has many warships capable of hitting an altitude of 30KM.
Seeing that Su Dingping didn't speak for a long time, his brows were tightly knitted, and he stood there motionless, Liu Huaming almost subconsciously thought that he was in trouble.
"Dingping, are you in any trouble?"
"You don't need to worry too much about the carrier-based aircraft field. Take your time. After all, this is also a brand new field for our navy."
Liu Huaming asked with concern.
He knew that Su Dingping's brain never stopped and was always working at a rapid speed. The fact that he had such a serious expression was enough to prove how difficult the matter was.
"Yes, Dingping."
"We didn't even have an aircraft carrier before, it was just a dream. The navy is not yet mentally prepared to enter the field of carrier-based aircraft."
"Let's not rush for now."
Xu Dongguo on the side also tried to persuade him. He knew very well that as long as Su Dingping started to think about it, it would not take long for the relevant engineering prototype to appear.
The navy currently needs to digest the new warships and train more talents.
"Dingping, just worry less now."
"Even if we want carrier-based aircraft, the Navy and the Air Force will work together to tackle the problem. Are we still afraid that we won't be able to overcome it?"
Qian Wenbing on the side also tried to persuade them, saying that the navy alone could not build carrier-based aircraft, and if the air force was involved, not only could the risk be shared, but a lot of military funds could also be obtained.
"Yeah, Dingping, there's no need to be so stressed."
"We can combine more forces to overcome this problem, and the difficulty will definitely be greatly reduced."
Xiao Chongjun also tried to persuade him. He was really afraid that Su Dingping would fall into a technological dilemma and waste a lot of time.
If you have that extra time, you might as well use it to build advanced warships.
The Air Force chief was very excited when he heard the words of his naval colleagues.
If we work together with the navy to develop carrier-based aircraft, Su Dingping will definitely be involved. The benefits will finally be the Air Force's turn, and he will also benefit from it.
Immediately, the head of the Air Force said: "Yes, this is not a big problem. We can definitely solve it through joint efforts. Dingping, you don't have to worry too much."
Listening to everyone's persuasion, Su Dingping had already withdrawn from the virtual space and smiled at everyone.
"Don't worry, Commander. I'm really fine."
"Carrier-borne reconnaissance aircraft. I will need to spend some time to study it carefully after I return."
Hearing this, Liu Huaming walked slowly up to Su Dingping and looked at him very kindly. The more he looked at this young man, the more he liked him.
With him around, there is no need to worry about the future equipment of the Longxia Navy. One generation after another will emerge.
Every piece of equipment that comes out is a groundbreaking advancement, directly raising the combat effectiveness of the Longxia Navy to a higher level.
"Dingping, I only have one request, don't put too much pressure on yourself."
"Our navy is now in the second stage, and we just need to develop step by step. With such a 10,000-ton destroyer, our maritime security will be more stable."
(End of this chapter)
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