The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

Chapter 864 Two Major Aircraft Research Centers
"Build 10 more Y-10s, 5 business jet models and 5 commercial transport models!"

Liu Tao said to Ma Fengshan, "I have confidence in the Y-10. I believe the Y-10 is safe!"

Now the Y-10 has not yet obtained its airworthiness certificate, not even from the mainland, let alone from Europe and the United States.

Of course, the lack of an airworthiness certificate only means that it cannot be put into commercial use and cannot be used as a civil airliner to transport passengers and commercial transportation.

If it is used internally by Panshan Group, it doesn't matter.

"Mr. Liu, among the five business jets, would the 'Yun-5' be a more appropriate model?" Ma Fengshan hesitated.

He currently leads the development of two passenger aircraft, both large jet airliners, one is the Y-10 and the other is the Y-13.

The Y-10 is a trunk passenger aircraft, and the Y-13 is a regional passenger aircraft.

The Y-10 is much larger than the Y-13 and costs a lot more.

Liu Tao said: "The Y-10 is needed, and the Y-13 is also needed. We will build another 13 business models of the Y-7 and 10 commercial transport aircraft."

The business jet is used internally by Panshan Group.

After all, you can take off at any time without having to wait for the flight.

With the rapid development and growth of Panshan Group, many people need to travel for work.

For example, Li Weimin had to travel all over the country and even go abroad.

People like Li Weimin, Feng Defeng and others all need dedicated business jets.

Logically speaking, they need a special plane.

It’s just that the conditions didn’t exist before, so many people still took civil airliners.

Now as conditions gradually mature, Liu Tao is also considering this aspect.

As for transport aircraft, there is no need to mention that Panshan Group itself has huge demand for shipping, and many of them need to be transported by air because time is urgent.

Some factories and production bases are now beginning to build their own small airports for transportation purposes.

Factories and production bases need commercial transport aircraft. Lamb, beef, seafood, fruit, etc. have great requirements on transportation time, and also have great demand for commercial transport aircraft.

Moreover, these business jets and transport aircraft can also be used as test flights to discover problems during use, train pilots, and train ground crew.

Of course, producing so many Y-10s and Y-13s will also help accelerate the formation of the entire supporting system and increase production.

Now there is no need to build it here in Guizhou Aircraft Industry Group, but rather in Xi'an Aircraft Industry Group.

But the supporting facilities are the same. When the construction of Guifei Group's aviation production base is completed, these supporting factories can immediately provide supporting services for Guifei Group.

The supporting facilities of passenger aircraft are not concentrated in one place, but are scattered across the country. This is also for the sake of industrial safety.

For a strategic industry like this, strategic security needs to be given great importance so that it is extremely difficult for the enemy to destroy it.

At the same time, this also promotes the development of various places.

If the Shanghai Aircraft Factory was not currently immersed in OEM for overseas projects, Liu Tao would have wanted the Shanghai Aircraft Factory to also build the Y-10 and Y-13.

"I understand!" Ma Fengshan didn't say anything after hearing Liu Tao say this.

Ma Fengshan is well aware of the wealth of Panshan Group.

Moreover, the energy is huge, far beyond the Magic City Aircraft Factory. Liu Tao and Ma Fengshan came to the research institute, which is specialized in the design and research of commercial passenger aircraft.

There are hundreds of young people majoring in related fields here, all of whom have at least a bachelor's degree from key universities, and many of them have a master's degree or even a doctorate degree.

Including the older batch, there are thousands of scientific researchers in the entire institute.

This is still the case now. In the future, the entire Commercial Aircraft Research Institute will have more than 10,000 scientific researchers, making it a super large research institute.

Liu Tao has specially built a research headquarters for this commercial aircraft research institute, but it has not yet been completed.

In the future, all types of business jets, commercial helicopters, passenger planes, etc. will be developed by this Commercial Aircraft Research Institute.

This involves many aspects, such as the seats in passenger planes. The quality of the seats affects whether the passengers are comfortable and safe, as well as seat belts, etc. These are all specialized research topics.

Liu Tao took a look and also chatted with the researchers.

These young scientific researchers are the seeds of China's aviation industry and will support the future of China's aviation industry.

The aviation industry has a huge market. For example, the civil aviation industry includes not only passenger aircraft, but also helicopters and business jets. For example, business jets involve many types.
Business jets come in different sizes and need to cover the needs of different customer groups and have different price ranges.

The market in this area is very large.

Boeing mainly focuses on large business jets, but Liu Tao wants everything because China Aviation Industry will be able to take over in the future.

The aviation industry belongs to the high-end manufacturing industry, and the more we can gain, the better.

After inspecting Ma Fengshan, Liu Tao went to the other side, which was the Military Aircraft Research Institute. Now the institute has been completed and the staff have moved into the headquarters.

Each layer represents a different direction.

On the first floor, you can see helicopter models, which means that the first floor is dedicated to the development of military helicopters.

Guizhou Fei Group is currently developing new products based on the Laser Sculpture helicopter, such as a special medical version, a fire-fighting version, an electronic reconnaissance version, and a special armed transport version.

A laser-engraving helicopter can be developed into versions with different focuses, and all of these require a team to do.

Liu Tao developed the 'basic version'. If various versions are to be developed based on the 'basic version', it will depend on these scientific researchers.

The second floor is the trainer aircraft development center. The task here is to carry out the development of trainer aircraft, keep pace with the times, and develop trainer aircraft that meet the needs of the Air Force.

The third and fourth floors are fighter jet research and development centers, which are mainly responsible for upgrading and modifying various fighter jets, developing different application versions, and exploring future fighter jets.

The fifth and sixth floors are the research and development centers for reconnaissance aircraft, transport aircraft, early warning aircraft, refueling aircraft, electronic warfare aircraft, and unmanned aerial vehicles.

Different regions have research and development centers with different functions. For example, based on the regional distribution, there are reconnaissance aircraft development centers, transport aircraft development centers, etc.

Although commercial aircraft and military aircraft are both aircraft, the thinking behind the two is different and there are huge differences between them.

Commercial aircraft take safety, comfort and economy into consideration.

Military aircraft, on the other hand, are based on military needs and the performance they can perform on the battlefield. Everything is considered based on military needs and the battlefield. Safety, comfort, and economy are not the focus of military aircraft considerations.

Even when there is no other choice, an aircraft engine life of 100 hours is not unacceptable.

Commercial aircraft do not need to consider the issue of high-speed and high-altitude flight.

However, for military aircraft, Mach 2 or even Mach 2.5 is normal. The maximum altitude is often 2 meters, and there is also the consideration of strong maneuverability.

(End of this chapter)