Chapter 283 People and funds can solve the problem, let’s get started!
The mystery has finally been solved. It turns out that the An-71 early warning aircraft can take off with a ski jump, but it cannot fit into the hangar. The redesigned Yak-44 is for use by nuclear-powered aircraft carriers and subsequent aircraft carriers.
Qin Tao stood in the workshop. In front of him, the Yak-44 early warning aircraft stood in front of him.
After the wooden prototype, of course it is necessary to make a metal prototype, and several of them must be made, some of which will be used for static tests and some for test flights.
Now, Qin Tao wants to buy a prototype aircraft from the equipment transportation company, which is of course impossible. After all, it is impossible for a model that has not completed test flights to fly commercially.
However, since Qin Tao wants to buy it and the Jacques Design Bureau is useless, of course it has to be sold. It is better than being missed by a company like Lockheed!
“Right now, this plane can’t fly,” Alexander said.
“It doesn’t matter, we can take it back with the Mi-26 helicopter.”
“By the way, you should still have some useless waste paper here, right? Pack it up and take it away together. You can use it as much as you want.”
Qin Tao's eyes were still staring at the prototype.
The fuselage is intact, and the appearance is exactly the same as the E-2. Even the radome on the back of the fuselage is installed, and the engines on both sides are also installed in place. However, this is just a shell.
Although the Yakovlev Design Bureau is a research and development unit, they only develop the airframe and supporting radars, which are the responsibility of other relevant units. They do not care about the installation. They have already completed the airframe, and if there is no problem in the test flight, it will fly. Go to the relevant units and ask them to install and test it.
For Qin Tao, of course, he only needs this shell. He does not like the radar produced by Lao Maozi.
Lao Maozi's electronic technology is so backward that he cannot even process a flat-plate slot radar antenna.
Although they are all large plates, the top of the American early warning aircraft carries a disc-shaped flat-plate slot radar antenna. Lao Maozi's early warning aircraft also uses a mechanically scanned slot array antenna with a horizontal slot waveguide. It's just at the same level as the roof radar.
These antennas all need to be rotated.
Where is the motherland’s early warning aircraft? Directly using the phased array radar, although it is also holding a large plate, there is no need to rotate at all!
By the time the Navy has an aircraft carrier, phased array radar technology will have matured. Therefore, there is no need for any electronic equipment inside, as long as this body is enough.
After getting it back, it may remain vacant for a few years. After it arrives, when the technical strength is reached, it can be converted into an aircraft carrier-based early warning aircraft. Even if it cannot be used directly, it can also provide samples for the development of its own early warning aircraft.
For the Yakovlev Design Bureau, since the project has been abandoned and is just an aircraft body, it is normal to sell it.
He hesitated and said: "Five million, how about it?"
Qin Tao is his savior! He couldn't ask for too much, but if it was too little, he would suffer a loss, so he tentatively set such a price.
"Okay, no problem. However, I have a request. Can you bring me as many engines as you have?" Qin Tao agreed directly, just making a request.
An aircraft needs a qualified engine. Even after the Yak-44 is modified, it only needs to be ejected to take off, but it still needs to work hard to achieve miracles.
And the D-227 coaxial propeller fan engine it carries is extremely powerful, with one engine capable of producing 14,000 horsepower!
Compare it with the American E-2 Hawkeye, and you will know how incredible it is. The Rolls-Royce T56-A-427A turboprop engine used by the Hawkeye has only 5,100 horsepower. Both engines are more powerful than the E-2 Hawkeye. Not as good as others.
This is of course because of its unique design. The D-227 engine uses a three-shaft structure. It is the world's first turboprop fan engine (referred to as a propeller fan engine). It is between the traditional turboprop and turbofan jets. It is a kind of engine, and its propeller is even more eye-catching.
It has two rows of scimitar-shaped multi-blade wide-chord propellers at the front and rear, and the numbers are different, 8 blades in the front row and 6 blades in the rear row. These propellers rotate at different speeds to solve the high-frequency noise and vibration existing in the coaxial structure. The problem can be described as unique.
It’s just that this kind of engine is produced by Ermao, so it will not be easy to get it in the future, so this time I just pack it up and take it away.
Alexander nodded: “No problem!”
Having obtained the technology of Yak-141 and Yak-44, for Qin Tao, the Yakovlev Design Bureau seems to have no technology to search for. However, in addition to technology, there are also talents!
After negotiating the deal and leaving the design bureau, Qin Tao made a phone call and got some information, and then went straight to a bar near the design bureau.
It's not even getting off work yet, so there aren't many people in the bar. Pleshakov is sitting in front of a bar, drinking.
“Damn it, I’ve known for a long time that the people at Lockheed are not well-intentioned. I once reminded him not to get too close to the Americans. Now, what he does is clearly retaliation!”
“Hey, brother, if you are willing to change places, I can buy you ten bottles of vodka.” At this moment, a voice sounded from behind.
The drunken Pleshakov turned his head and saw an oriental face. He knew this person.
“You want to buy me a drink?”
"That's right. Let's go over there." Qin Tao pointed to a quiet booth and said.
Pleshakov walked over, sat in the booth, and looked at Qin Tao: "You came to see me specially?"
"Yes, I heard that you were fired, and I was very worried. Where are you going to go next?"
Pleshakov shook his head: "I don't know."
“I guess some Westerners will come over soon and invite you to join them.”
"Shit, shit." Pleshakov shook his head: "I will not join them. Look at Mr. Tumansky, and look at Alexander who was so scared that he peed his pants. Hmm, those people are all devils. .”
“So, do you want to go to the East?”
“East?”
"Yes, I heard that you are the real chief designer of Yak-141. Alexander is just because of his father. In fact, his ability is not as good as yours at all." Qin Tao said: "If If you follow me, you will definitely be able to display your talents!"
“You also want to build a vertical take-off and landing fighter?”
Qin Tao didn't speak, just smiled.
The technology of the R-79 engine has been bought back. In the past, the wreckage and technology of the Yak-141 were also bought back. what's next? What to do?
Since they have met, Qin Tao has to take action!
In the future, the navy will not only have aircraft carriers, but also large amphibious assault ships. What kind of aircraft should be used on such assault ships? In the future, the navy will also build some island airports. What kind of aircraft are suitable for these airports?
Fighters with vertical take-off and landing should be the most suitable!
However, it is not easy to develop a vertical take-off and landing fighter, and it is also very difficult given the current domestic situation.
The Air Force is interested in the Su-27, and some people may even suggest that in order to buy more Su-27s, they should simply stop the No. 10 project. If most people are not far-sighted, I am afraid that there really is no such aircraft in China. There are no fighter jets developed, let alone the J-20.
What about the navy?
Most of the navy's funds were spent on the Flying Leopard.
That's right, the navy is so pathetic. With the funds squeezed out of the teeth, Feibao has been perfected. The Navy does have an urgent need for vertical take-off and landing fighter jets, but the Navy has no money!
Qin Tao can set up his own scientific research institution and develop this kind of vertical take-off and landing aircraft by himself?
That is of course impossible.
There are still a lot of things to be resolved, but Qin Tao knows in his heart that this opportunity cannot be missed.
After passing this village, there is no such store. In recent times, due to successive accidents, people from Lockheed Company have not dared to go out for activities. They want to avoid suspicion. After a while, when the limelight passes, they may Will come here to recruit people.
Qin Tao cannot dig people from Mikoyan and Sukhoi Design Bureau for the time being, but people from Yakovlev Design Bureau will definitely come out.
Lead by Pleshakov, get a group of developers to develop vertical take-off and landing fighter jets. After returning, they will be handed over to my father-in-law, who must find a way to arrange their work.
Qin Tao made up his mind.
"That's right. You have already purchased the information on the R-79, especially the one with the nozzle. This will give you a foundation for building a vertical take-off and landing fighter." Pleshakov said, "Your electronic technology is pretty good. The flight control aspect will be better handled. I can’t go to the Western World, so I’ll just do it with you.”
Qin Tao was overjoyed: "I will arrange arrangements for you and your family immediately. By the way, it would be better if you could contact other like-minded people. Anyway, there is no hope for Yakovlev Design Bureau. Let’s continue this kind of research and development.”
Let’s abduct the person back first!
By the time Qin Tao met with Mr. Jiang, Mr. Liu and the others again, all the negotiations had been completed and the transaction was going smoothly. They did not pay attention to Qin Tao's disappearance in the past few days.
After all, Qin Tao has his own things to do.
“Mr. Qin, we are going back soon. Will you go back with us?”
Qin Tao nodded: "Yes, let's go back together."
His answer surprised everyone: "We thought you were going to stay here and do a lot of things."
“No, let’s go back together.”
However, the designer of Lao Maozi's vertical take-off and landing fighter and the purchase of helicopters need to be explained and coordinated with his father-in-law. Therefore, Qin Tao needs to go back.
In the past few days, while people at Lockheed were afraid to move, Qin Tao tricked a dozen aircraft designers and arranged for them to go in a circle, first to the Far East, and then to China secretly.
As for Qin Tao, he had to return with Mr. Jiang and others, so that he could be in the open and the designers could be in the dark, playing the game of building plank roads in the open and secretly destroying the warehouse.
Capital, Huanglou.
"Okay, you have money. You have two Mi-26s and two Mi-171s. Your Mingzhou Shipbuilding Industry Group will fly in the future!" Wu Shengli looked at Qin Tao, his eyes full of worry. It's a joke.
Qin Tao can always create miracles for them. Now, after hearing these good things, Wu Shengli became emotional.
“We can’t fly whenever we want.” Qin Tao said, “Our country doesn’t open its airspace.”
In the West, the airspace below 500 meters is open, so people in the West can fly below 500 meters, and their civil aviation industry develops rapidly.
In China, strictly speaking, drones are all black flying. If the air force is serious, they can shoot them down at any time.
Even if it flies one meter high, it is still managed by the Air Force.
"Do you have any idea?"
"Our Mingzhou Shipbuilding Industry Group provides aircraft, and our navy provides personnel and flight permits. How about we jointly set up a company and affiliate it to the transportation company affiliated to our group?" Qin Tao said: "We usually engage in transportation flights and earn money. The money received is divided in half. In times of crisis, with an order from the army, our equipment can be requisitioned by the army at any time to perform various emergency tasks, such as emergency rescue and disaster relief, etc."
"In other words, you usually have the final say, but we have the final say at critical times? Well, this can be considered." An old man present said with a smile.
“Well, this always makes me feel a little uneasy. We are an army and soldiers. It’s not good to do this!” Wu Shengli hesitated.
From a policy perspective, there is no problem. A few years ago, with the disarmament of millions, military expenditures began to be significantly reduced, and the military also began to reform.
The "Interim Provisions on the Financial Management of Military Production and Operations" issued by the General Logistics Department in December 1985 stipulates the guidelines, principles, financial disciplines, business scope, troop proportions, approval procedures, internal relations, charging methods, and principles for the use of proceeds for the military's production and operations. and other issues, have made clear and specific provisions, which have become normative documents for military production and operation activities at all levels and the basis for military production and operation audits.
Simply put, the army can do business!
However, many people have doubts about this policy, and Wu Shengli is one of them.
“This is our group’s proposal. I hope the Navy can seriously consider our proposal. If it is rejected by the Navy, then we will go to the Air Force. If the Air Force fails, we will go to the Army.” Qin Tao said.
At this time, Wu Shengli was speechless. He could stick to his principles and the bottom line, but what about the others?
Instead of making other military services cheaper, it is better to...
I don’t know why, but after spending a long time with Qin Tao, Wu Shengli discovered that he had also begun to be subtly influenced by Qin Tao!
This is not a good sign.
“I’ve reported so much about this matter first, and I will continue to report the second matter.”
After Qin Tao introduced a dozen experts headed by Pleshakov, deputy chief designer of Yakovlev Design Bureau, the expressions of the people present varied.
“Mr. Qin, you are awesome. These old designers are very experienced. It would be great if they can come to us to help us!”
“That’s right, even though we are short of funds, we must not treat these guests badly. Even if we eat steamed buns, we must serve them with Western food!”
Everyone said something to them, and everyone was happy. Only Wu Shengli remained silent.
"Old Wu, why don't you express your position? The more talents your son-in-law recruits, the better it will be for us! Why are you like this? What worries do you have?"
“Taozi is not just recruiting talents, he wants us to work on the vertical take-off and landing fighter project!”
There is no better way to know a son than a father. Even if he is a son-in-law and father-in-law, he still has a certain ability to sense the relationship between him and his half-son.
When Wu Shengli said these words, everyone was stunned.
If it is just to recruit a group of talents, of course it is a happy thing, but to start a new project is still a hugely expensive project. What is this a good thing? This is obviously causing a problem!
It’s even trickier than the previous problem!
“President Qin, we are currently working on Project No. 10, and our navy is also working on the Flying Leopard fighter-bomber. Can these aviation experts join these teams?” An old man tentatively asked Qin Tao.
“They came here with ideals and hope to turn their ideals into reality.” Qin Tao said: “Even if we are not afraid of leaking secrets and let them participate in our key projects, they may feel that they have been deceived by me.”
"This is obviously your deception." Wu Shengli said angrily: "Do you know how much this will cost? Why didn't you report it in advance?"
“I sent a report in advance, the day lilies were cold, and the people from Lockheed were waiting. I started late, and they left for the United States. Besides, if I send a report, can you agree to it?”
Qin Tao looked like he was beheading first and then showing off, but he still looked confident and confident, leaving Wu Shengli speechless.
“What now? What to do now?”
“Lao Wu, don’t worry.”
A leader present spoke: "After Mr. Qin obtained the first batch of wreckage and information, he handed it over to the 611 Institute for preliminary research. Now, since more than a dozen experts from Lao Maozi have also been invited. Well, let’s just ask them to go to the 611 Institute and take charge of this project.”
"In charge? Old Zhao, you have to know that this project has progressed to the prototype stage! It's time for test flight next! It can burn in 500 million or 1 billion a year. Our navy's scientific research funds, It’s not enough to put everything in!”
“If it’s not enough, just find a way to make money!” Qin Tao glanced at his father-in-law nonchalantly.
Although the problem was posed to his father-in-law, Qin Tao still came up with a solution on the road in order not to be beaten by Zhao Ling.
“Make money, how to make money?” Wu Shengli glanced at Qin Tao: “What can you do to make so much money?”
“Selling weapons.” Qin Tao said: “Arms is definitely the most profitable industry in the world.”
“Who are we selling to? Do you think we are Western arms dealers?”
Yes, weapons are indeed huge profits, but they have to be forged with iron and they need to be strong themselves. If your weapons have advanced performance, you can sell them at a high price.
The 132 factory sold J-7s, but only twenty of them were sold for 100 million. We bought Su-27s, but we couldn’t even sell three of them.
The Army sells 59 tanks, which is even more of a cabbage price.
As for the navy, there are indeed a few warships for foreign trade, but the prices are not expensive. They are almost half sold and half given away. The most profitable aircraft carrier is the aircraft carrier built for the Siamese people. However, the money is all made by their Mingzhou Group, and it has nothing to do with the navy.
“In the Persian Gulf, there is a country that needs missile boats to control that narrow strait.” Qin Tao said: “Now, if our advanced missile boats are sold there, we can definitely make a lot of money.”
Persian Gulf, control the straits? Of course everyone knows which country it is.
This country does need advanced missile boats, but...
"This country is very rich, so it can charge a high price. Moreover, relying on their relationship with the West, there is no need to worry about our missile boat technology leaking out." Qin Tao said: "If the navy can agree, then This project, at least, can earn a billion, or even more.”
“What are you bragging about? Even if you sell our 022 missile boats, each one costs 50 million US dollars, which is outrageous enough. How can they purchase twenty of our missile boats at once?”
The 022 missile boat is unique in this era, especially its speed and extremely powerful. Therefore, relying on the strength of this missile boat, it can be sold. At most, the navy is reluctant to leak its technology.
However, to say that it can sell for one billion, no, make one billion, is to brag.
"We sell technology." Qin Tao said: "This country will not trust its purchases for fear of being stuck. They hope they can produce them themselves, especially the above weapons and equipment, such as anti-ship missiles."
If you only sell warships, of course you won’t be able to sell them for so much money, but what if you package and sell them with the technology?
This is not just catamaran technology, there are also weapons and equipment on it! Especially, the most advanced anti-ship missiles above!
Not only selling weapons, but also selling technology. If you sell this kind of anti-ship missile production line to the other party, won’t the money come out?
Qin Tao can't do this kind of business by himself, it must be coordinated by the navy. He just earns some design fees, consulting fees for construction, and exports of water jet propellers and the like. It is enough to earn a few million. , he is not greedy.
This is not just about making money from selling weapons, there are deeper considerations, of course, we can’t talk about it now.
“With this money, we can fully support this vertical take-off and landing fighter project.” Qin Tao knew that it was impossible to make a decision now, so he just introduced it.
"In order to take care of the development progress of our engine, we cannot be impatient with this fighter project. At present, it is still mainly pre-research." Qin Tao said: "Although Lao Maozi's design has matured, for us, it is still If it’s not enough, we need to drastically change its appearance and make this aircraft have stealth capabilities.”
“Stealth capability? Can fighter jets also have stealth capability?”
At present, the only one in the world that can stealth is the F-117. The F at the beginning of the fighter is actually an attack aircraft.
"Yes, yes, fighter jets must also have stealth capabilities, or at least have stealth modifications, just like our 022 missile boat. In this way, the appearance design will take a long time." Qin Tao said his thoughts : "At the same time, we must also build prototypes or aerial test beds, focusing on vertical take-off and landing technology. A two-pronged approach. The billions of funds raised in this way can be used for three to five years. In the past few years, the country's economy has also improved. If the navy has more military expenditures, it can continue to carry out the war."
The road has been made clear, Qin Tao hopes to get an F-35, but he can only make a suggestion.
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