Rebirth in 1989: Building a Chinese Technological Empire

At the test flight field, a group of people watched outside as a plane was slowly pulled out of the hangar.

Watching the plane being pulled onto the runway, Chief Designer Song Wen had a solemn expression, as did the others.

Because this plane was none other than the top-secret Project No. 10 they were developing, and it was also the most advanced fighter currently being developed by China.

Even they themselves did not expect that the No. 10 plane would be able to test-fly on New Year's Eve this year. This progress was much faster than expected.

According to the speed they had expected before, it would be a very fast progress to start making the first prototype before the end of 1994. After the prototype was made, a series of experiments were required, and the first flight around 1998 was already very satisfactory.

But now, the first prototype was made in the second half of 1991, and it was actually going to fly in February 1992. This speed is incredible.

Everything was like a dream, but everyone knew that this dream was true.

Since Song Wen went to Huasheng Group, the development speed of the No. 10 plane has been soaring like a rocket.

The design and technical solutions that had troubled them were easily solved by Huasheng Group, and they also came up with a better solution.

After Song Wen and Xu Huasheng talked for a day, Song Wen took away almost perfect design solutions.

The bottleneck engine was solved, the fuselage composite material technology was solved, the aircraft structure was solved, the advanced avionics system was also available, and the radar was directly an active phased array radar.

Then the entire research and development process was as smooth as a cheat.

In terms of complex calculations, Huasheng Group directly built a supercomputer in Chengfei and equipped everyone with advanced computers.

At the same time, Huasheng Group also took out various professional software, which greatly improved their work efficiency. It is precisely because of these things that the No. 1 prototype of the No. 10 aircraft was produced so quickly.

Of course, this thing is not free. Chengfei either pays money, provides people, or transfers some technology.

Song Wen looked at the No. 10 aircraft on the runway and took a deep breath.

Now the overall design of the No. 10 aircraft is much more optimized than the original design. The whole design even incorporates some stealth design concepts, making the aircraft's radar emission area smaller, aerodynamically better, and more beautiful and elegant.

The near-perfect aerodynamics make the performance of this aircraft extremely superior.

What amazed everyone the most was the engine provided by Saxo Aviation. This vector engine with a thrust of up to 16 tons was too violent.

The thrust of 16 tons is too sufficient for the No. 10 aircraft, which weighs only 8,955 kilograms in the air after using a composite fuselage.

With such violent power and a lightweight fuselage, the design performance of this aircraft is very abnormal.

As for whether it can meet the design standards, it depends on a series of subsequent test flights. If it can finally meet the design standards, this aircraft will definitely beat the American F16.

"Raptor report, everything is ready, request to take off..."

After a series of preparations, the voice of the test pilot appeared in Song Wen's intercom.

"Menglong, you can take off..."

Song Wen gave the order directly.

After hearing the order, pilot Zhu Wei took a deep breath and started the engine directly.

The engine started, and a huge tail flame sprayed out. Looking at the data on the instrument, Zhu Wei took a deep breath and pushed the push rod. The first prototype of the No. 10 aircraft was slowly pushed out and began to move on the runway.

The plane first turned two circles on the runway, and finally adjusted the direction and began to accelerate.

With the push of the push rod, the plane was quickly pushed out from the runway. After a short distance, the whole plane was like a flexible falcon, looking up and flying into the sky.

Watching the plane rushing into the blue sky, everyone's heart was lifted.

The plane was flying steadily in the air, without any difficult movements, just a steady flight, and even without much power.

Zhu Wei reported various data while flying, and he was extremely excited. Because this plane gave me such a good feeling, just like a driver driving a top sports car, although he couldn't step on the accelerator, he could still feel the control. This feeling was better than all the planes he had driven before.

After a simple three-minute flight, the plane began to land. Although Zhu Wei was still unsatisfied, he knew that he couldn't mess around. However, Zhu Wei was full of expectations for the future test flights of this plane.

When the big plane slowly landed on the runway, everyone cheered.

On New Year's Eve, the first flight of the No. 10 plane was successful. For China, this is definitelyThe best New Year's gift. Although it only flew for three minutes, these three minutes are of great significance to the research and development of China's third-generation aircraft.

These three minutes mark that the No. 10 aircraft has officially entered the test flight stage from the development stage.

However, there is still a long way to go. It usually takes a long time for a fighter to go from its first flight to service. It also takes a long time from service to forming large-scale combat power.

However, this process still needs to be determined by various situations that occur during the test flight. For example, the US F22 took ten years from its first flight to service, but China's J-20 only took seven years.

In the original time and space, it took six years for the J-10 to go from test flight to service. However, it only took two years for the US F15 to go from test flight to service.

The length of this time depends on technical reserves, the maturity of various technologies, and other comprehensive factors.

No one can say how long this No. 10 aircraft will take, because a lot of new technologies are used in it. During the test flight, if there are no problems with these technologies, it may be mass-produced in two years or even less like the F15.

If there are various technical problems in the middle, then the time is hard to say.

"Chief, Project No. 10, the first flight was successful..."

In an office, an old man was busy. A man walked in and whispered. Hearing this news, the old man's face was full of smiles.

"Good, good, good, good job, China's sky finally has an eagle..."

The old man said a few good words, his face was full of smiles. Listening to the sound of firecrackers outside, the old man felt that this year was happy and joyful, and the New Year was particularly festive.

"Today's New Year's Eve is a good weather, I guess next year will definitely be a bumper year..."

La walked slowly into the yard, looked up at the starry sky and said softly.

A bumper year, this year is a bumper year for China, next year, the year after, and many years to come, I believe that China will be a bumper year every year!

In this regard, the old man is full of expectations for the future, looking forward to the future prosperity!