Chapter 575 The Air Police 2000 belongs to the Air Force, so why should the Navy provide research and development funds?
Boaz nodded: "Yes, we do need missile interception capabilities. Therefore, we have been developing anti-missile systems since the 1980s and conducted a test last year."
He was very curious as to why Mr. Qin suddenly mentioned this project.
Their Arrow-type anti-missile system has been announced to the outside world for a long time. It is not considered a secret at all. Does Mr. Qin in front of him not know this?
Qin Tao smiled: "Mr. Boaz, your future threat will not be surface-to-surface missiles like Scuds, but an iron pipe with a gas tank welded in the front and propellant powder stuffed in the back. The four elastic wings are all made of iron."
Boas was stunned for a moment: "What kind of weapon is that?"
"Homemade big killer." Qin Tao said: "You need to have the ability to intercept this weapon. I suggest that you transplant the Barak-1 missiles on the ships to land and establish a complete interception and defense system. , to avoid being hit by this weapon."
Boaz’s brow furrowed.
“Okay, let’s not talk about this anymore, let’s talk about something else.”
Qin Tao just reminded him a little, so that the people of David would be more grateful to him. After that, the people of David should know that what Qin Tao said was correct.
Gas tanks are used as bombs, and gunpowder is stuffed into steel pipes as propellant. These homemade weapons will become a nightmare for the Davidians. The silent war here will never stop.
This trip has been successfully concluded. After negotiating the terms, the group returned to the East with a few hard drives.
After returning to the capital, Qin Tao didn't want to do anything anymore. He just wanted to spend the New Year in peace and stability.
"Taozi, no matter what, as long as you take action, there is nothing you can't do." After returning, Wu Shengli said to Qin Tao with emotion.
Qin Tao hugged Haiyang. The naughty child finally became obedient and no longer reached out to pinch Qin Tao's face. While teasing the child, he said to his father-in-law: "Dad, please don't praise me. You can do this." Praise, I feel like something is wrong."
"How can it be nothing good?" Wu Shengli said: "This is a great thing. Now, we are ready for everything. Therefore, the Air Force's self-development project of early warning aircraft will be officially launched, and our Navy's early warning aircraft project is also planned to be launched. In this way, everyone decided to hold a joint meeting, do you want to participate?"
Qin Tao shook his head: "If you don't participate, this has nothing to do with me."
“Well, forget it if you don’t want to go.” Wu Shengli said: “We originally planned to build two sets of catapults at the aircraft carrier training base for land comparison, but you don’t plan to participate either?”
"What?" Qin Tao opened his eyes wide: "Is our catapult project progressing so fast?"
“What, do you want to participate?”
Qin Tao looked at the calendar: "Tomorrow is the 29th of the twelfth lunar month. Dad, do you really plan to take a holiday on New Year's Eve?"
Wu Shengli smiled: "Taozi, this is much better than before. In the past, I had to continue fighting on New Year's Eve."
Qin Tao was also helpless: "Okay, I'll participate."
“Here, it’s time to eat!” Zhao Ling came out of the kitchen with a plate of braised pork in her hand.
“Okay, Haiyang, let’s go eat!” Qin Tao came to the dining table with his well-behaved son in his arms.
“Come on, you just came back. I’ll help you catch the wind and let’s drink Maotai.” Wu Shengli opened a bottle of wine and poured it for Qin Tao.
Qin Tao put the tip of his chopsticks into the wine glass and dipped it, then put it in front of his son's mouth: "Come on, son, let's have a taste."
Qin Haiyang opened his mouth, shook the tip of his chopsticks, then grinned and cried.
"Brother Tao, what are you doing?" Zhao Ling, who was carrying the second plate of super-large tomatoes, saw this scene and became anxious on the spot. She put the plate on the table with a snap and a large piece of egg inside. He couldn't care less about it and reached out to hug Qin Haiyang.
Qin Tao made a fuss: "When I was a kid, my dad used the chopstick heads to feed me like this. If I hadn't been nurtured since childhood, how could I have a good drink with Lao Maozi!"
"You are you, and your son is your son. Don't bring back the same old routine." Zhao Ling said, "He is so young. What should I do if alcohol damages his nerves and brain?"
Qin Tao shut up. My wife was right, she must not talk back. What if she talks back and is not allowed to touch him at night?
Qin Tao doesn’t want to lose big for small things.
“Dad, the Yak-44 early warning aircraft has been sent over, right?”
“Well, I sent it over. The 603 institute has officially started surveying and mapping.” Wu Shengli said: “The development of our navy is thanks to you!”
“So, the first aircraft carrier built by our navy will be a catapult takeoff plan?” Qin Tao asked Wu Shengli.
The research and development of the early warning aircraft has begun, and the catapult is also about to be tested. These all show that it is time for the Navy to develop an aircraft carrier with a catapult!
In fact, it would be a bit wasteful to build an aircraft carrier with a ski-jump take-off. After all, with such a large tonnage, all the space on the bow deck is wasted due to the ski-jump take-off. Otherwise, the number of carrier-based aircraft would be at least How many more crosses can there be!
“This is something that will happen in the future. The Navy currently has no funds to build a new aircraft carrier and can only make technical reserves.” Wu Shengli said: “However, everyone has indeed begun to discuss the structure of the aircraft carrier.”
“Oh? Is there any result from the discussion?” Qin Tao asked.
“Well, currently everyone is unanimously in favor of Lao Maozi’s plan for a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, with the bow flying over the deck and the catapults placed on the angled deck.” Wu Shengli said.
"What?" Qin Tao opened his eyes wide: "Dad, this is the result of your discussion? The most useless plan?"
In the development of aircraft carriers, Lao Maozi has been taking detours!
The Ulyanovsk aircraft carrier is the ultimate of Lao Maozi's third-generation aircraft carrier, but this aircraft carrier still follows Lao Maozi's strange route. Even though Lao Maozi already has a steam catapult, it still retains the sliding The way to jump and take off.
Why do you do this?
Some people say that the place where Lao Maozi is located is very cold. Using a steam catapult in winter can easily cause the deck to freeze, so using a ski jump to take off is safe. However, this solution is useless here!
Our side does not have such a high latitude, and we also have electromagnetic catapults, so there will be no steam permeating the deck at all!
“It’s worthless? Why is it so worthless? Isn’t this safer?” Apparently, even Wu Shengli didn’t notice.
"If the bow deck is made flat, with the same displacement, it can carry at least ten more carrier-based aircraft! For an aircraft carrier, carrier-based aircraft are the most powerful weapon! American aircraft carriers It can carry more than 80 aircraft, what about us? Our current 001 aircraft carrier can only carry more than 20 aircraft! If we produce a new aircraft carrier, then even if the number of our carrier-based aircraft does not reach 80, it will It must be about sixty, right? If it can only carry thirty or forty, it will be no different from a medium-sized aircraft carrier of thirty to forty thousand tons!"
“We are only discussing the structure of the aircraft carrier, and the specific number of fighters it will carry has not yet been determined.” Wu Shengli said, “Besides, isn’t this your business? You have a dedicated aircraft carrier design bureau, and you will figure it out when the time comes.”
"We can't think of a way." Qin Tao said: "Oh, this is really a tragedy for laymen to lead experts!"
Snapped! Wu Shengli also put down his chopsticks: "What are you talking about? How do you call a layman a leader who is an expert? Aren't we unprofessional?"
“That’s right, you are very unprofessional.” Qin Tao is not afraid of his father-in-law blowing his beard and staring at him. He cannot compromise at this time.
“Tell me, what if something goes wrong with the catapult?”
"Then try to improve the reliability of the catapults. Moreover, there are three or four catapults on an aircraft carrier. Even if you are unlucky, it is impossible for all of them to break, right?" Qin Tao said: "If you really want insurance, Then stock up on some booster rockets, which is better than a ski jump."
At that time, in order to allow aircraft to take off at short distances, aircraft designers thought of many ways, including special booster rockets. Not to mention fighter jets, even transport aircraft such as the C-130 could take off with boosters. After pushing the rocket, it flew up on the runway of dozens of meters.
Of course, the price paid was too high and the gains outweighed the losses, so this method was gradually eliminated. Now, if the navy wants to be safer, Qin Tao has proposed this plan.
Wu Shengli thought about it, and after a few minutes, he finally said: "Do you insist on laying the deck flat?"
"Of course." Qin Tao said: "The Americans have followed the path they have taken for decades, and it is absolutely correct. We can just follow it. Why should we follow the path of Lao Maozi? Lao Maozi himself has not walked out."
"Moreover, I not only insist on using the American aircraft carrier solution, I also insist on using electromagnetic catapults." Qin Tao continued: "We no longer need to follow a backward technical route. Now is the time for us to develop and surpass. "
When speaking of this, Qin Tao looked at Wu Shengli curiously: "Dad, I am very curious now, which other domestic departments are developing steam catapults?"
Qin Tao is already an authoritative figure in the domestic shipbuilding industry. He never makes a mistake in any project he has set his sights on, so he is already a mythical figure.
"The CSSC 704 Institute began to study steam catapults during the 8*91 project. Later, when the Varyag came back, they restarted the project and the progress was good." Wu Shengli said: "Tao Shengli Son, I know you support electromagnetic ejection, but the aircraft carrier is our century-old project and there must be no accidents."
Qin Tao nodded. He knew clearly that the leaders above him must have concerns, even if he had proposed a scaled model before and had already verified that the electromagnetic catapult had more advantages than the steam catapult. Actual testing must be carried out, and only after several ejection verifications can one make up his mind to electrify the projectile.
In this case, let’s do it!
The next day, the twenty-ninth day of the twelfth lunar month, Huanglou.
"Mr. Qin, we meet again." Mr. Lin said with a smile: "This time our air force's early warning aircraft project is thanks to your help."
Qin Tao nodded: "Yes, I have done my best. What benefits will our air force give me?"
“Of course, the air transportation company affiliated to your Mingzhou Group has approved the navigation application.” Mr. Lin said: “What route do you want to fly, just tell us, and we will complete all the procedures for you on the same day.”
Qin Tao was really speechless. The other party kept using this to tease him. They clearly didn't give any real benefits, so he still had to be grateful to them.
“Mr. Qin, we are sorting out those drawings, they will be of great help to us.” Mr. Chen also came over to greet Qin Tao: “We are confident that we can fly our big aircraft within five years.”
After purchasing the IL-76 production drawings, Qin Tao separated from the people in the 603 Institute, and now they are reunited. Mr. Chen is also very grateful to Qin Tao. Those drawings are a timely help.
“Yes, we can also improve the design by combining your previous Yunjiu plans.” Mr. Lin said.
Yunjiu?
When he heard this number, Qin Tao was a little confused.
Of course Qin Tao knows about the Yunjiu, which is a major facelift of the Yunba in later generations. It has nothing to do with transport aircraft of the Il-76 level!
“Yes, it is indeed possible to synthesize the previous Yunjiu plan. However, at that time we were only doing preliminary research and did not form any specific design plan. There was not much we could learn from,” said Mr. Chen.
“Have you ever developed a transport aircraft of this level before?” Qin Tao’s eyes widened.
“Yeah, that was 6*9 years ago.”
Mr. Chen briefly introduced the past events of that year.
In 6*9, at the request of the Air Force, the 603 Institute of the Sixth Academy of the Commission of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense proposed a Y-9 large jet transport aircraft plan, also known as "Mission 10." (It is the same as the Project 10 model of the J-10.)
According to the design plan at the time, it will be equipped with 4 jet engines, with a maximum take-off weight of 228 tons, a maximum payload of 42 tons, a maximum range of 8,000 kilometers, and a cruising speed of 800 kilometers per hour.
Listening to the same design specifications as the Yun-20, Qin Tao was filled with emotion. People were so bold back then, and the land was so productive. In those days, if we could build this kind of transport aircraft, it would be a satellite.
“What engine does this transport plane use?” Qin Tao asked.
"According to the plan at that time, use four 910A." After Chen finished speaking, he looked at Qin Tao who didn't understand, and continued: "That is, turbofan six, remove the afterburner and increase the bypass ratio. For a large transport aircraft engine, the relevant department produced three units for trial operation, but unfortunately, this project did not reach the end."
The turbofan VI was an extremely important engine at that time, with a maximum thrust of 70.6 kN, an afterburning thrust of 121.5 kN, and a thrust-to-weight ratio of 6. Except for a lower thrust-to-weight ratio, other indicators were comparable to those of third-generation aircraft engines. ! It was originally scheduled to be the driving force behind Jianjiu and Qiangliu.
After the turbofan six project was cancelled, the turbofan ten project followed closely and continued to be developed by the original team.
“Okay, everyone is here, let’s have a meeting.” Wu Shengli said on the rostrum: “First of all, Comrade Wang **, the chief designer of the early warning aircraft project, will give a report to everyone!”
Mr. Wang walked up excitedly.
"First of all, let me report the basic parameters to you." Mr. Wang introduced: "Our early warning aircraft has five crew members, plus twelve radar operators. If there are special circumstances, it can also carry three more commanders. Official. It uses our uniquely developed three-sided electronically scanned active phased array radar to achieve a 360-degree search capability without blind spots without rotating the antenna."
"We use a special L-band. This is the first time this band has been used on an early warning aircraft. It can not only see farther, but also better detect stealth aircraft." Mr. Wang continued: "The search distance for bombers More than 700 kilometers, the search distance for fighter targets is 400 kilometers, and the search distance for stealth aircraft targets will also exceed 100 kilometers. Due to the use of active phased array radar technology, it can also focus the beam to scan key areas."
(There are many different opinions, some say it is S-band, and some say it is C-band, but seeing that the L-band statement is conclusive, I chose this band.)
"At the same time, the most important thing is that we have absorbed many of the development concepts of the Falcon early warning aircraft, such as networking. Our early warning aircraft is a network node that can send detected intelligence through various advanced data transmission equipment. , for example, sent to the radar screen of a fighter jet, or transmitted to a battlefield command center."
With Mr. Wang’s introduction, everyone’s eyes became brighter and brighter.
Lao Wang said it well!
After Mr. Wang finished his introduction, someone finally spoke.
“When was this early warning machine successfully developed?”
"Now, we need money and technology. All the preparations have been made. We plan to assemble the early warning aircraft within a year and start test flights next year. If everything goes well, in the new millennium, we will At that time, we will be able to deliver the early warning aircraft to the troops."
We need money, David’s liquidated damages, and technology. Whether it’s T/R components or computer systems for signal processing, we already have them. So, everything falls into place, even the program source code of the software. Now that we have it all, progress is certainly not a problem!
Can it be delivered in the new millennium? Qin Tao was also excited: "It seems that our early warning aircraft can be called Air Police-2000!"
Qin Tao's proposal was immediately recognized by everyone: "Yes, that's the name! Our self-developed early warning aircraft project is called Kongjing-2000!"
Air Police-2000! This advanced early warning aircraft will soon become a multiplier for the Air Force’s air combat power!
“This is the Tianzi No. 1 project of our Air Force. When the research and development of this early warning aircraft is completed, we can also provide technology to the Navy. So, will the Navy provide us with a fund?”
When Mr. Lin made this request, the scene suddenly became quiet.
In fact, this meeting can be completely separated, but the Navy and the Air Force held it together. People from the Air Force even took the initiative to come to the Navy's office. Such a polite corporal must have a plan.
This plan is all about funding!
"Old Lin, are you too shady?" In front of so many people, Wu Shengli started to complain: "You obviously have so much compensation, but it's not enough for you to develop an early warning aircraft? Are you coming to our navy? "
Mr. Lin was not angry: "Yes, we originally had enough, but our air force also spends a lot of money! The production of these early warning aircraft also costs a lot of money. It's not like your navy doesn't know that your four-sided phased array radar , it will cost hundreds of millions, and our early warning aircraft will cost even more money. If we put the three-sided phased array radar on it, it will be like an aegis in the air! Moreover, your navy should not hold back until this Air Police 2000 is developed. Once it’s completed, your navy will be able to directly use the relevant technology. What’s wrong with asking you to provide some research and development funds now?”
The big guys are negotiating, and it’s not the younger brothers’ turn to speak. Everyone was watching the gods fight, but Qin Tao rolled his eyes and thought of something.
“Mr. Lin, I have a few words, I don’t know whether I should say them or not.”
"explain!"
"Our country has a vast territory, and the performance of large-scale early warning aircraft such as the Air Police 2000 is certainly good. However, if we don't have ten or twenty aircraft, we simply cannot achieve complete airborne early warning coverage. However, I guess our Air Force has no money. There’s so much equipment.”
Hearing Qin Tao's words, Mr. Lin nodded: "Yes, you are right. Our current funds are enough to equip three or five aircraft. What, do you have any suggestions?"
"Although we have begun to develop advanced transport aircraft, this research and development also takes time. After production, we have to take into account various tasks such as transportation and aerial refueling. Therefore, for the time being, we cannot take into account the demand for airborne early warning aircraft. The Air Force is best The best way is to develop a medium-sized early warning aircraft based on our existing transport aircraft after the successful development of the Kongjing-2000."
“You mean Yunba?” Mr. Lin asked.
Qin Tao nodded: "Yes, even the Y8, this aircraft can also be used as a platform for early warning aircraft. Although it does not have the early warning capabilities of the Air Police-2000 due to airframe limitations, it can still make up for the lack of the number of our early warning aircraft. Isn’t it better to have a strategic early warning aircraft and a tactical early warning aircraft, with the former used as the mainstay and the latter used as the backbone?”
Mr. Lin nodded: "Yes, if you can use the platform of Yunba, of course it would be the best. However, are you sure that Yunba can be converted into an early warning aircraft?"
“You have to ask Mr. Wang about this.”
At this time, Mr. Wang was still speaking. When he heard Qin Tao's question, he thought for a moment and said, "It should be no problem. It's just that the distance of early warning and the number of targets are not as good as Air Police-2000. But we can control a certain local area." The air conditions on the battlefield should be fine."
Mr. Lin nodded: "Okay, then after the development of the Kongjing-2000 is completed, we will use the Yunba as a platform to develop a tactical transport aircraft. It can be called the Kongjing 200 or the Kongjing 500!"
When Mr. Lin finished saying this, he suddenly thought of something: "Mr. Qin, are you too cunning?"
Everyone was confused, but Qin Tao smiled and explained everyone's confusion: "Anyway, even if the Navy doesn't want it, the Air Force will have to invest in the development of a medium-sized early warning platform in the future. Therefore, the research and development funds for the Air Police-2000 will come from you." The Air Force provides the research and development funds for the Navy's early warning aircraft, and the Navy takes advantage of the Air Force. When the Navy's early warning aircraft is developed, the Air Force can also take advantage of the Navy!"
“That’s right, that’s it!” Wu Shengli was overjoyed. At the critical moment, he still had to look after his son-in-law, leaving the Air Force with nothing to say!
(End of this chapter)