Great warships

Chapter 1176 The combination of stealth bombers and stealth cruise missiles

Yes, it is really a headache to maintain once you fly. Qin Tao sighed in his heart and secretly gave a thumbs up to his colleagues on the other side of the ocean. You are really awesome!

The B2 bomber is not only expensive to manufacture, costing RMB billion each, but it is also not easy to maintain. It has to be repainted every time it returns from a flight. Moreover, because the ground crew cannot master the technology, technicians from the factory are stationed at the base to provide support. These can It all costs money.

Therefore, if you are not rich, you really can’t afford it.

This is puzzling. There is obviously mature technology. The F117, F22, and F35 all use mature and reliable stealth coatings. Even the coating of the F35 must be moisture-proof. After all, it is for the navy, but the B2 It has to use a unique formula, so it is so difficult to maintain. No wonder the US military was fooled by Northrop this time and has no love for them anymore. All military aircraft were handed over to Lockheed.

At this time, the lively throwing activity had come to an end. Lu Yong and Wen Ping stood back on the ground again, and then looked around.

The crowd dispersed, and a passage appeared. Two lesbians holding flowers handed the flowers to the two people.

If it were an ordinary test flight, this task should be completed by the Young Pioneers. However, due to the high confidentiality of the project, only two female designers can complete this task.

The two took the flowers, saluted solemnly, and then walked to the end of the passage, where Mr. Lin was looking at the two with a smile.

"Report, we have gloriously completed the first flight mission!"

"On behalf of the People's Air Force and the motherland, I thank you!" Mr. Lin was also very excited.

"Serve the people!"

"Boy, how did it feel to fly for the first time?" After the ceremony, Qin Tao had the opportunity to ask.

After hearing Qin Tao's question, Lu Yong smiled: "It feels great to fly, just like on the simulator."

"Yes, the flight is smooth, no different from a normal bomber. However, if we retract the landing gear, no one can see us." Wen Ping said.

The navigation lights are on the landing gear. When retracted, the entire aircraft will be completely hidden in darkness. However, there is also a data link on the aircraft. During the test flight, various flight data will be transmitted simultaneously to the engineers. FYI, no trace of the plane is completely lost either.

Everyone smiled.

While everyone was communicating, the technicians were already busy with their duties. Some were doing maintenance and repairs, while others were plugging in data cables and exporting all the flight data. Qin Tao looked at the nose of the aircraft.

"Is our prototype aircraft that is flying for the first time equipped with radar equipment?"

The F117, the world's first stealth aircraft, has no radar at all. It relies entirely on passive means. It flies over and throws bombs, also relying on lasers. After all, radar can easily expose its own traces. With strong intelligence support, there is no need to launch it yourself. radar.

However, the stealth bomber is different. This is a strategic bomber. It needs to be a lone hero and fly alone to perform missions. Although it is not necessary to turn on the radar in many cases, it still needs to have such a thing.

"Of course there is a radar. Although ours is a prototype, it has all kinds of equipment. When the test flight is completed in the future, it can be delivered to the troops for normal use."

When the price of aircraft soars and the number of orders decreases, in order to obtain enough aircraft, it is common to put the test flight ones into service. Anyway, the life of the aircraft is very long now, and it can still fly after the test flight is over. It would be too wasteful to directly eliminate them after ten or eight years.

"Yes, our domestic electronic technology is so advanced that it is not easy to install a radar on a bomber."

Lin Lao proudly introduced from the side: "Our bomber is equipped with an active phased array radar, using the latest T/R components. It not only has strong performance, but also consumes very little power. It has up to 21 modes, the strongest of which are the synthetic aperture radar working mode and the anti-synthetic aperture radar mode. The former is mainly used to scan landforms. The image of the surface within kilometers in front of the bomber is clear, whether it is an ultra-low-altitude penetration , or accurately locking targets, both are effective, the latter is mainly used to identify and capture maritime targets, and can search for aircraft carrier formations up to kilometers away."

This kind of radar has been installed on the H-6 for testing, and its powerful performance shocked everyone.

The synthetic aperture method can scan the ground to obtain an accurate map, and then cooperate with the flight control to allow the aircraft to fly at ultra-low altitudes in mountainous areas more safely. In the past, the Air Force relied on quick eyesight and quick hands for ultra-low altitudes, but later it was finally able to rely on advanced equipment Got it!

The first fighter plane to get this function was the Flying Leopard. At that time, the scan was still very primitive and the resolution was not high. A house might be a dot. Now, you can even know how many windows there are in a house! If you attack like this, if you enter through the left window, you will never fly into the right window.

Qin Tao nodded, yes, he was worrying too much. We have the strongest electronic technology, and the radar of this bomber is of course adequate.

However, we still need to continue to develop. In the future, when there is no need for a special radar antenna and it can be directly implanted on the skin, that is, a conformal antenna, then it will be perfect. The early warning aircraft does not need to hold up a large plate and is directly attached to the fuselage. Just go up.

"Can our bomber be refueled in the air?"

"Of course, this is a necessary function. We made holes in the back of the aircraft and used hard tube refueling." Mr. Lin continued to talk: "We have also tried this technology on the H-6."

Aerial refueling can significantly increase the combat radius of aircraft. It has been common in the West for a long time. However, the East only entered this field in the late 1990s. However, the East has developed very quickly. It not only has hose refueling, but also hard pipes!

The cross-sectional area of ​​the hard pipe is several times that of the hose. The refueling speed is very fast, and it has nothing to do with the pilot's skill. After flying to the corresponding position behind the tanker, the rest is up to the refueler.

A fuel-drinking monster like the Hong-Twenty, the fuel tank can hold eighty or ninety tons of fuel. Refueling with a hose is too slow. At the same time, an aircraft with a flying-wing layout like the Hong-Twenty has no place to install a hose. Aerial oil receiving pipes are difficult to connect once installed, so hard pipes are a must.

With aerial tankers, bombers can fly farther and have stronger attack power.

"What else does Mr. Qin care about?"

"It seems to be nothing."

"Taozi, you asked so many questions, but you didn't ask about the engine." Mr. Lin said with a smile: "It seems that you are very confident in the engine."

I dare not say anything else, but in terms of engines, Qin Tao is definitely confident, because the engines of this kind of bomber have been widely used!

In order to survey and map the imitation Tu-22M, Dongfang's technicians also tinkered with the NK-32 engine. After all, H-K and H-J are needed. You can't count on Lao Maozi. After all, even Lao Maozi himself can't It could no longer be produced, so we had to use backup engines, so that we later purchased emergency engines from the East.

The afterburner model of this engine is used on the H-6, while the non-afterburner model is used on the H-20, and four of them are used. Therefore, the H-20 can become such a huge monster.

The H-20 does not need to fly at supersonic speeds, and it makes no sense to have an afterburner. The temperature of the afterburner is too high, and it is not suitable for the S-shaped flue.

"We can build whatever aircraft we want now, because we already have qualified engines of various types." Qin Tao said: "The biggest problem that troubled our aviation industry in the past was the engine. Once this is solved, we can meet the challenge." Come soar.”

Qin Tao also felt this. In the confrontation with the MiG-29K, the J- had an overwhelming advantage. The engine had made great contributions, the turbofan X had also matured, and the introduction and self-development had become the mainstay.

"That's right, we not only have the current engine, we are also conducting a lot of preliminary research. I heard that the preliminary research on the variable cycle engine is good, and the pulse detonation engine technology has also made great breakthroughs. When our next generation aircraft, There must be a more suitable engine, but we, Old Lin, may not be interested in it."

"Mr. Lin, you don't believe in the level of our technical staff? Can't we do it in fifty years? I think it will be about ten or eight years," Qin Tao said. He was saying that Mr. Lin could live for another fifty years.

Mr. Lin smiled: "Let's not talk about this anymore. The first flight was successful and it is worth celebrating. Come on, let's go have a few drinks. By the way, have you reported the good news to the capital?"

In order to keep it secret, many leaders from the capital did not come, but they must be waiting. Now that we have succeeded, we cannot forget them. "Yes, we have reported the good news to the capital as soon as possible."

"Okay, then let's have a good celebration!"

At eleven o'clock in the evening, there was no one else in the cafeteria. They were all technicians participating in this project. Mr. Lin raised his glass: "Since the establishment of our Boom Twenty Project until now, no one has had a good night's sleep. Have a good meal, care about our H-20 project all the time, and now, it has finally made its first flight. This is a day worth celebrating, come on, let’s cheer!”

"Mr. Lin, doctor..."

Before Assistant Lin finished speaking, he was stared at by Elder Lin's eyes: "What did you say? What doctor? It has nothing to do with me. It's such a good day today, can I not drink two drinks?" I’m happy! Come on, cheers!”

Mr. Lin picked up the wine glass and drank it all in one gulp. He loved drinking, but in recent years he rarely drank in order to work on projects. At this time, he was happy and he had to drink.

Qin Tao looked at Mr. Lin with mixed emotions. He knew that he could not persuade him.

"Come on, this second glass of wine is to wish our motherland prosperity and strength. When I flew to the founding ceremony, I could only fly a propeller plane because there were not enough planes, so I flew one more circle. But now, we have everything we want. Our aircraft are number one in the world! Fighters include J-20s, transport planes include H-20s, bombers include H-20s, even if it’s a helicopter, we still have Z-20s! Our equipment is no worse than that of the Americans, and even in a certain He has surpassed them in some fields! Come on, drink!”

Mr. Lin drank another glass of wine, then went to get the bottle and found that the bottle was empty.

"Where's the logistics? Where's the logistics? Where's the wine?"

"Tell Mr. Lin that the wine is gone. We only have this much in the canteen."

"You want to kill us with this little drink? No way, let me tell you, I haven't had enough yet, go buy it immediately!"

"Yes Yes!"

The leader in charge of logistics withdrew after saying that and never showed up again. Even if he was scolded by Mr. Lin the next day, it was reasonable. I had been busy all night. It was dark and no liquor stores were open. What could I do?

Mr. Lin couldn't drink anymore and looked at his men: "Xiao Wang, go to the base hospital and get some alcohol..."

"Mr. Lin, you can't do this. Medical alcohol contains methanol. You'll go blind if you drink it." Qin Tao couldn't help it anymore and quickly advised him.

"Humph, you also know that you can go blind? Then why don't you think of a way to get me some wine?"

"Mr. Lin, the liquor is gone. How about we get some beer?"

The alcohol content of the beer is low, so it's okay to drink a few more glasses. Mr. Lin nodded: "Okay, let's drink beer."

"Humans just have one breath of life. If this breath is gone, what's the point of living?" Mr. Lin said: "Our Air Force has developed such a big killer, I'm so happy! It's a pity that such a big killer It will probably be difficult for the device to show up in the future."

Although he said something about shining a sword, Mr. Lin was not willing that when that day came, it would mean war.

"This kind of thing must not be shown in public, but we can let the outside world guess. For example, we can cover it with a piece of cloth and occasionally show it on the news to let the outside world guess what kind of aircraft we have. We also have Attack-11 drones on our aircraft carriers. , we can start a battle, and we can also announce that there is an enlarged version of the attack-11."

Is the flying wing layout difficult? It depends on who you are talking to. For Dongfang, this layout has been used on drones for a long time. Therefore, the H-20’s first flight so quickly has something to do with drone technology.

The G-11 is a carrier-based UAV with a take-off weight of 003 tons. It also uses a flying wing layout and is already on the aircraft carrier. When 2 goes to sea next time, you can put a few of them on the aircraft carrier deck to show off. If you zoom in, this kind of carrier-based drone is on the same level as the B-.

"Yes, this method works." Mr. Lin nodded: "Come on, drink!"

It was gurgling, and I drank another glass. Fortunately, it was beer, and there was not much alcohol.

"President Qin, we now have aircraft, but we still lack missiles." At this moment, Pleshakov came over.

Lack of missiles? Qin Tao looked at Pleshakov with some curiosity: "Mao Duanzhang, you have been with us for more than ten years. Don't you know that we have a long sword-10."

Dongfang's main cruise missile is the Changjian-10. This missile is also the main equipment of the H-, which can greatly extend the attack range. With the H-, it can be launched thousands of kilometers away from the target, which is safer. Very high.

According to the original plan, the main equipment of Hong Twenty is the Long Sword Ten.

"Mr. Qin, this kind of missile has no stealth capability, and now cruise missiles are easily intercepted. Should we develop a stealth cruise missile?"

Qin Tao thought it was a big deal. When he heard about this stealth cruise missile, he immediately smiled and said, "What's so difficult about this? Just say hello to the relevant departments and peel off our Long Sword Ten." "

There are many key technologies on cruise missiles, such as the miniaturized turbofan engine, whose performance directly determines the range of the cruise missile, such as its guidance system, inertial navigation, terrain matching, and satellite navigation systems. Quite important, as for invisibility?

It is difficult for some countries, after all, they have no technical reserves, but for the East, it is too simple. After all, they have so many stealth machines on hand and have a lot of experience in stealth design. Just make slight improvements.

"Mr. Qin, it's not just about getting skinny. We also need to upgrade the types of weapons, such as ground-penetrating bombs."

When war comes, where will the enemy hide? It must be an underground fortification with a solid structure! This kind of fortification can only be penetrated by ground-penetrating projectiles. It has a slender penetrating rod, and is even made of a gun barrel according to local conditions. Just like an armor-piercing projectile, it pierces the target hard and penetrates all the way to the inside. , and then explode.

However, it is impossible to stuff ground-penetrating bombs into cruise missiles, because ground-penetrating bombs can penetrate fortifications relying on kinetic energy and impact. The faster the better, so ground-penetrating bombs are dropped from high altitudes. , thus turning gravitational potential energy into kinetic energy.

Since the H-20 has perfect stealth, it can't just fly to the depths of the ocean, launch missiles and come back like the H-6K. It also has to fly over the enemy's head to throw various precision-guided weapons, especially against This type of bomber is best used when performing decapitation operations in underground fortifications.

"Yes, we do need ground-penetrating bombs, and we need two kinds of them." Qin Tao thought about it: "Now, the ground-penetrating bombs all over the world are dropped by aircraft. We can also develop similar ground-penetrating bombs. As for the other One is to transform our ballistic missiles into earth-penetrating missiles."

When it comes to hitting ground targets, ballistic missiles have the greatest advantage, because they fall from outer space at the fastest speed! The terminal speed of intercontinental ballistic missiles exceeds Mach 20, making it easy to hit ground targets. "We already have the ability of ballistic missiles to hit mobile targets at sea, and hitting such fixed targets is no problem... By the way, this has nothing to do with me. What does it matter?" Qin Tao reacted, why are you talking to me about this? I am a shipbuilder.

"President Qin, you have the most open mind." Pleshakov said: "Without you, we would only think about how to use twenty-belt ground-penetrating bombs. Didn't you propose the idea of ​​using ballistic missiles? ?"

"That's right, you don't need a big ballistic missile. Dongfeng 15 will do. It has a range of kilometers. We will be of great use in the future!" Mr. Lin nodded: "Come on, let's have another drink!"

"Mr. Lin, I can't drink anymore."

"why?"

"Too strong." Qin Tao covered his stomach, he might as well drink white wine.

(End of this chapter)