The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

Chapter 587: J-7 with Not Enough Letters
Guizhou, test flight airport.

Liu Tao opened the hangar and walked into it. He placed his hand on the J-7 trainer in front of him and looked at the virtual panel in the corner of his eye.

The corners of his mouth curled up slightly. Now this J-7 trainer is already a pretty good advanced training aircraft!

Of course, it is still a long way from the advanced training aircraft in his mind.

However, for now, this is a good advanced training aircraft for China, which can train J-7 and J-8 pilots well.

Moreover, there are many technologies here that can in turn help improve the J-7 and J-8, making them reach the level of second-generation and a half or even close to the third-generation aircraft.

However, to get to this point, the original one would have to be significantly modified.

Aircraft engines, avionics systems, etc. all need major changes.

"System, analysis!" Liu Tao muttered to himself.

Suddenly, electronic design drawings appeared on the virtual panel.

An airplane involves numerous parts and many professions.

Even though this is a trainer aircraft, the technology it contains is not low.

As the analysis progressed, Liu Tao gained a deeper understanding of the J-7 trainer.

It can even be said that he knows it like the back of his hand.

I guess no one knows the J-7 better than him.

As for the J-7, he also knew it very well, although of course he did not dare to say that he knew it all.

Because the J-7 is the first twice-sonic jet fighter developed by China, since its successful development, there has been no end in sight to improving it and tapping its potential.

The J-7I type successfully completed its test flight in 1973 and a total of 1981 aircraft were produced until its production was discontinued in 188.

The J-7II is an improvement made by Chengfei based on the J-250I. The main improvements are the change from pull-away catapult to cover-jet catapult, the use of a Type II rocket ejection seat that can safely eject at zero altitude and speeds of 890 to 7 kilometers per hour, and even a new WP-6100B turbojet engine with a static thrust of kilograms.

Not long ago, the J-7IIH model was developed by improving the suspension of 'Piercing' air-to-air missiles and electronic fire control equipment.

In addition, there are the J-7B/M, J-7ⅡM, J-7Ⅲ/ⅢA, and the J-7E which is currently being improved.

Liu Tao even suspected that if the changes continued like this, there wouldn't be enough English letters.

There are so many improved models, and Liu Tao has not come into contact with all of them, so naturally he cannot say that he understands them all.

But Liu Tao is confident that the current J-7 trainer has better performance than the most advanced J-7 fighter jet.

After the analysis was completed, Liu Tao began to arrange the production of this new J-7 trainer. According to the naming rules, Liu Tao named this new J-7 trainer J-7A.

When Liu Tao left Guifei, he returned to Panshan Group again.

In the office, there are already a lot of reports about the situation on the front line.

Liu Tao glanced at the battle report from the front line with a smile on his face. As the news of the naval battle was reported, it quickly spread throughout China, causing a great shock throughout China, and even when it was spread overseas, it caused quite a stir.

During this period, Li Fuguo and Zhao Guoping commanded the troops to launch combat operations. It was not just the combined brigade that carried out the operations, but also the air force, navy, army, sea and air force that launched three-dimensional operations.

It even has its own informationized forces, but the outside world has no way of knowing about them.

Relying on the great advantages of weapons and equipment, as well as control of the sea and air, the front-line troops fought very smoothly during the war, fought two annihilation battles, and achieved great and brilliant results.

According to the current progress on the battlefield, it won’t be long before the 100,000 square kilometers of the line drawn by Liu Tao will be under control.

"Move the capital?" Liu Tao sneered.

He didn't believe how long the other party could hold on.

The more arrogant and conceited you were in the past, the greater the price you have to pay now.

Liu Tao made contact and asked whether there was enough ammunition and supplies at the front.

What surprised Liu Tao was that there were still a lot of supplies and ammunition prepared in the early stage. According to the current situation, there might still be some left by the time the troops withdraw.

Afterwards, Liu Tao learned about what was happening at home and abroad during this period. A lot of things happened both at home and abroad during this period.

Domestically, the National Housing System Reform Conference was held in Beijing. Since 1988, housing system reform has been officially implemented in various places. Commercial housing will appear more and more, and will become the mainstream of housing in the future.

There were three major events abroad. The first major event was undoubtedly the Soviet Union's intention to withdraw its troops from Afghanistan. This was no longer a secret. The Soviet Union continued to show goodwill and intended to end the Afghan war in a decent manner.

The second major event was that Saddam took action against the Kurds. After the news came out, it caused a great impact.

The third major event is that the South African government has launched a series of internal political reform measures to try to ease racial tensions in the country, which has attracted worldwide attention. After all, South Africa is located at the southernmost tip of the African continent and controls the Cape of Good Hope, a key point connecting the Indian Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean. Its strategic position is very important. In addition, South Africa is rich in gold and diamonds. Originally, South Africa should have developed well and its citizens should have lived a prosperous life, but the reality is just the opposite.

"Is Saddam crazy? The Iran-Iraq War is still going on, and he actually did this. Isn't this a disgrace to his character?" Liu Tao frowned slightly. He couldn't understand why Saddam did such a big thing at this time. Isn't this just handing the handle to Europe and the United States, allowing Europe and the United States to criticize him.

If we say that before the Iran-Iraq War, Iraq was favored by Europe, America and the Soviet Union, and had a very good international environment, then in recent years, as the Iran-Iraq War deteriorated, oil prices rose. The high international oil prices caused high inflation rates in Europe and America, and they were suffering. Europe and America began to be dissatisfied with Iraq.

Especially the United States, it is gritting its teeth.

In recent years, the United States has wanted to suppress oil prices every year, so that the Soviet Union will lose its foreign exchange channels, and it would be best if it could produce a barrel of oil at a loss, so that the Soviet Union could be strangled economically. However, because the Iran-Iraq War has never stopped, oil prices cannot be suppressed.

If Saddam does this now, the United States will criticize him and even blatantly favor Persia, thereby forcing Iraq to withdraw from Persia and restore the borders before the Iran-Iraq War.

Of course, Liu Tao also knew that the Kurds were a relatively big problem in the Middle East.

Liu Tao looked thoughtful.

This year, starting from January, China began to import oil. As a true pure oil importing country, the oil produced by China itself is simply not enough.

China has also begun to suffer from high oil prices, but the current amount of oil imports is not too large, so it is not yet so obvious.

The oil that China imports now is shipped back from Africa, South America and the Middle East by Panshan Group. In a sense, it is like transferring oil from one hand to the other, and the loss in this regard is not that great.

(End of this chapter)