Great warships

Chapter 473 The Higher Education Machine's Choice
"Well, Mr. Shi, please go." Qin Tao nodded: "I also said that I am tired, drink some water and take a rest. By the way, I will eat dinner at your place. It should not be too greasy. It is best to eat it at your place. Special dishes, let me try."

Old Shi nodded: "You must treat Mr. Qin well."

Qin Tao watched Shi Lao leave with a smile, and then looked at the people around him: "Your factory manager's surname is Tao?"

"Yes, because the factory manager is busy with Jiaoba's production, he is overworked and has no time to take care of his body. His gallstones have been dragging on for two years. Now that Jiaoba has been finalized, there is nothing serious in the factory. So, Director Tao I was hospitalized. I just had surgery the day before yesterday, and I have been recuperating for the past two days. For some reason, Director Tao came here suddenly."

I don't know why?
Qin Tao has already guessed what it is.

In the office, Tao Fei, the director of Factory 320, was sitting in a wheelchair. He was pushed over. At this time, his face was pale, and he looked sick at first glance.

"Old Tao, what are you doing here? Let me know if you have anything to do, and I'll go to the hospital to find you." Elder Shi said, "The body is the capital of the revolution. If you exhaust your body, what should you do?"

"If there are other things, I will tell you to go there, but not today, you are entertaining Mr. Qin, you can't leave Mr. Qin, go to my place, I am here to discuss something with you, the discussion is over , I'm leaving."

"If you have something to do, you can't wait for President Qin to leave." Shi Lao was worried about Tao Fei's health, and was very dissatisfied: "Okay, tell me, hurry up, and go back after you finish talking."

"President Qin came here to let us develop a carrier-based trainer, right?" Tao Fei said.

How did you know?Mr. Shi was a little surprised, but he realized later that Tao Fei had always been concerned about the affairs of the factory. Because he had just had an operation, he couldn't come here to receive Qin Tao, but he would definitely let someone report the news to him all the time.

Tao Fei must have received this news, and Tao Fei came here for this matter!
"That's right, for the navy to go to the ocean, we must develop this kind of carrier-based trainer." Shi Lao said: "We have already discussed with President Qin, even if the navy does not invest money, we will do it! If it is true If there is a shortage of money, Mingzhou Group will also provide funds."

"Yes, for the navy to go to the ocean, we are worth the risk, but, do you remember the development route we made before?" Tao Fei said: "Our K-8 has been successful, but this is just a Chinese teaching aircraft. Next, we still need to develop advanced trainer aircraft! Even if Mingzhou Group pays, can our time and energy consumption afford it? What if our advanced trainer project is delayed because of this project, and what should we do if we are surpassed by our peers? 011 Over there at the base, they are rolling up their sleeves and preparing for a big fight!"

In China, there are two trainer aircraft manufacturers. One is 320 Factory, which has been reborn with the K-8 project. At the same time, there is another group, the 011 base located deep in the mountains.

In that special era, the country began to engage in third-line construction, and the 011 base was one of the important projects. It was a scene of excitement at that time, and many people went there, and then they could never come out again.

Not long after the base was established, the gate of the country was opened. The 011 base, located deep in the mountains, has inherent disadvantages and is in a difficult situation.

Therefore, when the J-011 began to serve one after another and needed supporting trainers, the 132 base kept applying, and finally the production of the J-132 was over. In fact, it was easier for the [-] factory in the land of abundance A trainer aircraft was produced.Seeing that their former companions were struggling, and at the same time Factory [-] made a lot of money from military trade, they had to give up the profits to their brothers.

After that, the J-011 became the main project of the 132 base. While selling the J-[-] at the [-] factory, it would also sell a few J-[-]s to customers, and their days went on like this.

Of course, they also know that the 011 base can't just rely on the ordinary JJ[-], it must continue to develop and improve.

The Air Force has begun to equip the Su-27, and the test flight of the J-[-] is also going well, which means that the Air Force needs more advanced trainer aircraft!
Since the foundation of the JJ-011 was already good, the 27 base made changes on the basis of the J-Jiao-[-], and wanted to use this trainer aircraft as the Su-[-] and J-[-] trainer aircraft of the Air Force. After the basic modification of the trainer aircraft is completed, the two-seater models of these third-generation aircraft will be flown.

It is conceivable that this kind of change must be faster than developing a new aircraft!
Two years ago, the 011 base already had this idea. The 320 factory was working on the Jiaoba at that time, and they didn’t have the energy.

The advantage of using JJ320 to refit is that it is cheap, but the disadvantage is that the performance is still not comparable to that of the third-generation aircraft. What the [-] factory will develop will be an advanced trainer aircraft with the world's advanced level!
The superiors will not support it, or they will develop it independently and take the road of the international market.They need to raise money, and they need to use their full technical muscle.

At this time, they ran to build some carrier-based trainers for the navy. There were not many of them, and time had to be delayed!
Their project won't start until later, and the 011 base has already made its first flight. By then, the navy and air force will definitely purchase a large number of new JJ320s, and their [-] factory will have no meat to eat!
Tao Fei was very worried about this matter, so after hearing about it, he asked to come here regardless of whether he was still in the hospital.

He had to tell Mr. Shi about this matter before Mr. Qin left, and he couldn't neglect Mr. Qin, so Tao Fei could only come here in person.

Hearing Tao Fei's words, Mr. Shi nodded: "Yes, I know your concerns. In fact, I also had concerns when Mr. Qin mentioned this project just now. In the market of advanced trainer aircraft, those who have achieved results first , and it was made later, I guess I can't even drink the soup."

"That's right." Tao Fei said, "Our whole factory, thousands of people, plus the supporting factories, tens of thousands of people, are all looking at us. We can't be fooled by that President Qin in a flash of enthusiasm. !"

A sneeze!

Qin Tao, who was blowing tea and drinking water, suddenly sneezed. He rubbed his nose, what happened?

Who is this speaking ill of himself?

"Boss Qin, are you hungry? How about we go to the cafeteria first?" said the reception staff of 320 factory.

Qin Tao nodded: "Yes. What are the characteristics of your place?"

"Stir-fried bacon with Artemisia quinoa, Poyang Lake lion head, white sugar cake..."

Hearing so many delicacies, Qin Tao was very interested: "Okay, let's go now! Let's eat while waiting for Shi Lao."

Mr. Qin is famous, and everyone is looking forward to it. Elder Shi actually left the stage halfway, and everyone else feels a little embarrassed, so Mr. Qin must eat this meal.

However, when Qin Tao and others had just sat down at the dining table in the cafeteria, Mr. Shi came over.

"Boss Qin, I'm sorry, I was delayed by some trivial matters." Shi Lao said with a smile: "Come on, let's have a few drinks, I will do it first as a respect."

"A small matter?" Qin Tao said with a smile: "Old Shi, you put me aside as a distinguished guest for a small matter, isn't it unreasonable? You can't punish yourself with three cups."

The expressions of all the people present changed. Mr. Qin was originally very easy-going, but now he has become a bit difficult to serve?Still making things difficult for Shi Lao?
Elder Shi's face also became ugly, hitting people without slapping them in the face, it's not in line with what Mr. Qin said to his face.

For a while, Shi Lao couldn't think of how to answer.

"So, if you neglect me as a distinguished guest, there must be something important, so don't hide it, just say it."

It was only after Qin Tao said this that Mr. Shi realized that Qin always told himself not to hold back, and to speak out the difficult problems!
"President Qin, I won't hide it from you." Shi Lao said: "Our 320 factory originally planned to develop a high-level education machine after the completion of the teaching eight project, and compete with the 011 base for the army's high-level education machine project. , Now, if we want to engage in the navy project, I am afraid that the research and development time will be delayed, and by then, we may be defeated by our competitors."

Qin Tao nodded: "Well, for you, this is a matter of life and death, you must not agree to me easily, right?"

Shi Lao showed a troubled expression on his face: "Yes, Mr. Qin, from an emotional point of view, we are willing to build a carrier-based trainer for the navy, and we have to do it even if we sell it. Moreover, we have the strong backing of the Mingzhou Group. However, we The technical strength of the factory is not very strong, if it delays the high-education machine project, the loss outweighs the gain, and the fate of tens of thousands of people in the factory is in our hands!"

"You are very good." Qin Tao said: "I admire you for making a way in the market competition. Your high-level education aircraft project is also very far-sighted. I am optimistic about you. However, even if there is no navy's shipboard instructor machine project, can you make this kind of high-education machine?"

Shi Lao had a wry smile on his face: "The advanced training aircraft we plan is capable of supersonic flight, has the flight characteristics of the third generation aircraft, adopts three-axis four-degree redundant digital telex, and even has advanced trainer aircraft with certain ground attack capabilities. .For us, it is really difficult. So, we have to start earlier!"

The K-8 is just a subsonic trainer aircraft, which is not too difficult. The higher education aircraft is different. It must be able to simulate the flight characteristics of the third-generation aircraft, so that after the pilot is trained on this aircraft, he can directly fly the Su-27 and J-[-]. Ten such third-generation machines are very difficult to develop.

"Since it is very difficult to develop by ourselves, why don't we find a model in the world?" Qin Tao said, "Have you heard of Yak-130?"

All countries need advanced higher education machines, and Lao Maozi is no exception.

In the 80s, with the Su-27 and MiG-29 in service, Lao Maozi suddenly discovered that his original L-39C trainer aircraft could no longer meet the training needs of the third-generation fighters. machine does not have.

It is too expensive to directly use the same two-seater aircraft for training. They urgently need to develop an advanced trainer aircraft that allows students to experience the flight control and high angle of attack flight maneuvers of the third-generation aircraft, and also has sufficient power to adapt to "barbaric" operations.

At that time, Lao Maozi was full of talents, and there were many aircraft design bureaus. Sukhoi, Mia, MiG, and Yakovlev Design Bureau all participated in the bidding for the new generation of higher education aircraft. However, Yakovlev Design Bureau won in the end. Yes, they have used their brains a lot. After all, it doesn't matter whether they are there or not for other design bureaus, but the Yakovlev Design Bureau is very important.

In order to simulate the high angle of attack flight maneuverability of the third-generation aircraft as much as possible, they adopted the meteor wing structure, and added a large-area side strip to the leading edge of the oblique triangle main wing to ensure that the attack angle reaches 35 degrees. The aircraft can still be effectively controlled, and the air inlet is installed just under the side wing, which can be regarded as a perfect fit. After adopting the advanced fly-by-wire flight control, the performance of the entire aircraft is quite advanced.

However, just when the Yakovlev Design Bureau was about to do a big job, the Red Empire was gone!
The airframe has been almost designed, but this advanced trainer still lacks power and avionics!
Needless to say about avionics, Lao Maozi has always been behind in this area. The Su-27 still uses analog telex, and it is difficult for the Yak-130 to use digital telex. In terms of engines, it happens to be a time when there is no connection.

Originally they planned to use the AL-25TL turbofan engine of the Progressive Design Bureau as power, but this engine is an old engine from the 70s with backward technology, so the original plan was to use a relatively new DV-2 turbofan engine.This DV-2 is a cooperative project between the Red Empire and the Czech Republic. After the collapse of the Red Empire, this engine will of course be gone.

"I've heard that this trainer is said to be cooperating with Noodle Country." Shi Lao said.

The Red Empire collapsed, and the big guys still have to live their lives. The Yakovlev Design Bureau saw that the design of the Yak 130 had been completed, but there was no funds to continue the research and development. Base Airlines came up.

The same needs are found in developed countries. Maji Aviation is a leading manufacturer in the West that specializes in research and development of advanced trainer aircraft. Seeing the international need for a new generation of advanced trainer aircraft, it has no design ideas. Therefore, the two sides hit it off, Yakovlev Design Bureau Provide aerodynamic and structural design, and Markey provides power and avionics equipment. Since traditional users are different, there is no need to worry about market issues, so the cooperation started like this.

"Yes, they are cooperating, but their cooperation will not be sincere, and there will always be one party who will play tricks." Qin Tao said: "Besides, they cooperate with theirs, we cooperate with us, and Yakovly and I If you need it, we can spend money to pack back the aerodynamic data of the Yak-130."

Since the demand for higher education aircraft started ten years ago, various trainer aircraft manufacturers are now only targeting this market, but no mature trainer aircraft has been born, and all countries are still studying it.

Among them, the research of the Yakovlev Design Bureau is the most systematic. The Yak-130 they developed can be said to lead the entire era.

The cooperation between Maji Company in Noodle Country and Yakovlev Design Bureau is just for this purpose: to take technology. After the two parties parted ways, Maji Company got the full set of design materials of Yak-130 and came up with the M346 senior trainer. Machine, exactly the same as the Yak-130.

If the noodle country can do it, of course our own side can do it too.

The appearance of the L-320 Falcon advanced trainer of the 15 factory is extremely similar to the Yak-130, and the development of the project is progressing very quickly: the factory pre-researched in 01, the state approved it in 03, and the final assembly of the 05 sortie was completed in 01 , The first flight in 06 was simply a miracle, and, in 07, the appraisal test flight was completed!

Of course, this requires the assistance of external information. Now, Qin Tao has proposed that he can help them obtain the aerodynamic information of the Yak-130, which means that it can save them at least five years of time!
Mr. Shi was full of emotion: "Mr. Qin, I am very conflicted. I have already agreed to your request, but after talking with Director Tao, I began to waver again. After all, we can't just rely on enthusiasm , we also need to take care of all the employees in the factory. We can't make a wrong step. I don't even know how to tell you. I didn't expect that you could see through my contradiction at a glance and find a solution for us. "

What Qin Tao said just now was a bit sharp and did not give people face, but now, Shi Lao's heart is warm, he already knows that everything that President Qin has done is for his own consideration!Moreover, Mr. Qin is simply giving him a big gift package, which is bigger than the navy's ship-borne trainer!
"Don't be too happy." Qin Tao said with a smile on his face: "I can help you get the information of the Yak 130, but even if it is an advanced trainer aircraft, it is still subsonic. Let's get it After obtaining the aerodynamic data, it can only be used as a reference, and the design has to be improved, for example, the size of its fuselage is enlarged, and the rear fuselage is redesigned so that it can be equipped with a turbofan engine with afterburner."

Old Shi nodded: "That's right, we are going to redesign, we can't just accept everything! If it can be equipped with an afterburner engine, it can fly at supersonic speed, so that it can compete with the products of brothers! "

The JJ011 at the 2 base can fly to Mach 320. The advanced trainer aircraft of the [-] factory must also have the ability to fly at supersonic speeds, so that it can also simulate the supersonic combat capabilities of advanced fighter jets. This is very important!
"If possible, I will try my best to recruit the designer of Yak-130." Qin Tao said: "Now that you can make money in foreign trade, you should hire some foreign experts, so that your technical strength will be stronger. "

Old Shi nodded: "That's right, we made a lot of money through foreign trade, Mr. Qin, as long as you dig it in, we can afford whatever salary you pay!"

The original problem has been solved, they can build a carrier-based trainer for the navy, as for the time and energy wasted, Qin Tao can make up for it by obtaining the data of the Yak-130!

Mr. Shi let go of the burden in his heart and was very happy: "Come on, Mr. Qin, let me toast you. They all said that as long as you are here, there is nothing that cannot be solved. Now, I have witnessed your demeanor with my own eyes. I am very grateful to you." You are even more impressed!"

"Old Shi, I respect you. In the research and development of trainer aircraft, your 320 factory is worthy of admiration!"

Both parties drank it down and were very happy.

"President Qin, if we develop this advanced trainer aircraft, should we consider the needs of the navy when developing it?" Shi Lao continued to ask.

Qin Tao shook his head: "No, no, you don't have to think about it so much, first meet the needs of the land base."

The L-15 Falcon high-level training aircraft is quite advanced. Domestic J-20 pilots all fly J-15 after completing training on the L-20 high-level training aircraft. However, this high-level training aircraft has not been approved by the Navy. The most important thing is Shanying, that is, the trainer aircraft of the Seventh Great Reformation of the JJ Education, which will be used as the navy's carrier-based trainer aircraft.

Instead of choosing a double-engine Falcon, I chose a single-engine turbojet Mountain Eagle, which is not right no matter how you look at it.

In addition to the reason that the Falcon is a new model, there are other considerations, the most important of which may be: changing the Falcon to shipboard, the change is quite large!

It took the Yankees more than ten years to transform the T-45, and if our own side modifies the Falcon from scratch, it should be more difficult and take longer.

Therefore, Qin Tao will not delay the 320 factory.

The U.S. Navy directly uses the T-45 trainer aircraft for a simple reason. For the Navy’s carrier-based trainer aircraft, the most important mission is to practice squat deck landing!

It doesn't matter whether it has the ability to fly at supersonic speed or not, and it doesn't matter whether it can simulate the characteristics of the third-generation aircraft. The most important thing is to be able to squat on the deck!
The most dangerous thing for naval carrier-based aircraft is to land on the small deck and hook the arresting wire. This is also the reason why the navy looks down on the air force.

Therefore, the domestic naval carrier-based trainer aircraft is enough to be modified with the Jiaoba, which is used to train pilots to land on the deck. Using the Jiaoba to squat hundreds of times on the deck is much cheaper than using the J-[-].

After practicing hundreds of times, the skill is perfect, and it will not be too late to go to J-[-].

"By the way, regarding the issue of competition, you are very competitive, which is very good. However, I think that the research and development and production units of your two trainer aircraft have their own advantages. One depends on cost advantages, and the other depends on performance. Therefore, you will definitely have a bright future, and in the end, maybe both of your trainer aircraft will be recognized by the military.”

JJ-2's modification plan is low-cost and can fly to Mach 15, while the L-15 simulates the high angle of attack attack capability of the third-generation aircraft, which JJ-[-] will never have. Use L-[-] to train pilots, train The efficiency is quite high. It is said that after flying the primary trainer, the pilot only needs to fly this kind of aircraft for more than ten hours to be able to fly on the third-generation aircraft.

Therefore, although it is a competition, in the end, both trainers have entered the army's equipment sequence, and everyone is happy.

"Yes, it would be the best if they can all be recognized by the army." Shi Lao said, "For their 011 base, this is their last stand."

The 011 base has only one JJ[-] project. If this project is abandoned by the army, the future of the entire base will be bleak.

Of course, the 320 factory will not sympathize with the 011 base because of this, this is the cruelty of market competition.

If it can be a win-win situation, everyone will be happy.

(End of this chapter)