Chapter 678 This is a piece of fat
“There are only three operator positions on the E-2 early warning aircraft, but there are four here. It is indeed better than the E-2!” Salah nodded.
"Yes, we have the most operator positions here. The Ka-31 only has two radar operators." Zhang Feng said: "Generally speaking, the configuration of these four people is one commander and one radar operator. The operator and two air commanders are not comparable to the E-3 early warning aircraft. However, our configuration can already assume the command task of the fighter formation. An air commander can command a flight through the data link. Squadron.”
Different establishments have different numbers of squadrons.
For a long time, the domestic practice was that two aircraft constituted a squadron, and two squadrons constituted a squadron. The base of an aviation regiment only had about twenty aircraft stationed there. However, abroad, they generally had large establishments. The United States The Navy's basic squadron has about 24 aircraft.
Now speaking of commanding this squadron, it is a vague concept, but to the ears of the Saudis, it sounds very happy.
Such an early warning helicopter can command the carrier-based aircraft of an aircraft carrier. Not bad, not bad!
“Generally speaking, if an aircraft carrier carries four of these ship-based helicopters, it can ensure uninterrupted air warning.” Qin Tao saw that the time was ripe and began to fool around.
“We want five, and keep one as a spare!” Salman made the decision on the spot.
This is an early warning helicopter. Because it is equipped with an advanced active phased array radar and a large number of electronic equipment, it is very expensive. The big players didn't even ask about the price and just made the decision.
If you have a lot of money, you can do whatever you want.
“Can we go take a look at the early warning aircraft over there?” Salman pointed to the fixed-wing early warning aircraft over there again.
“Have you asked for permission?” Qin Tao asked Xu Zhengyang beside him.
"The military is still discussing it." Xu Zhengyang replied. Just as he was talking, his cell phone rang. When he answered the phone, he immediately said excitedly: "The superiors agreed, and they made a special case for our Saudi customers! "
“Thank you very much.” Salman was also very happy: “You are such a good friend!”
Everyone walked towards the Yunba-modified early warning aircraft, and some people began to discuss: "Why are the equipment of the two aircraft different?"
One is a big plate and the other is a balance beam. What is the difference between the two?
"For a medium-sized transport aircraft, carrying a large plate on its head may cause serious damage to the aerodynamic layout and affect flight safety." Qin Tao explained: "With this balance beam method, there is no need to worry. But at the same time , this balance beam early warning aircraft also has shortcomings. It reduces airflow interference, but the radar array of the active phased array can only be arranged on both sides, causing it to be unable to detect targets at the nose and tail. "
You can’t have your cake and eat it too, different layouts have advantages and disadvantages.
“So, the latter cannot achieve omnidirectional search?”
“When the latter is used, it needs to fly an S-shaped route, so that the scanning blind spot can be compensated for by flying.”
"For us, this is not a problem." At this moment, Salman spoke: "As long as we fly along the border within our own territory, we can search for every move in the target direction!"
Different usage scenarios have different needs.
For a country with a vast land area, or for use at sea, the flaws of the balance beam are very serious. However, for Saudi Arabia, surrounded by friendly countries, there are only two threatening targets, each in different directions. , they can either fly east-west along the eastern coastline and directly search the east, or they can fly east-west along the northern national boundary and directly search the east. This is enough!
Shortcomings in the eyes of others are not considered shortcomings in Saudi Arabia at all!
"If it is a balance beam early warning aircraft, then we can complete the installation and debugging of your C-130 airframe without making too many changes." Qin Tao made the decision directly without asking the technical staff for their opinions. .
You must know that the early warning aircraft has a large plate on top, which seriously damages the aerodynamics. Therefore, special research is required. Take the model of the aircraft to the wind tunnel and make sure that there is no problem before installing it.
Hong Kong Police-2000 has the experience of Lao Maozi's A-50. It owns the Yunba, and has confidence in the wind tunnel and so on. However, if it is to get the C-130, the modification work will be quite large. Now, just putting a stick on the back of the machine will cause very little damage to the aerodynamic layout. This modification is much simpler. Moreover, even the engine does not need to be modified, all the original ones will be used.
This retrofit job will definitely be faster.
At this time, Salman was also very happy after hearing Qin Tao's answer: "In this case, we will complete this project as soon as possible. When our stealth fighter becomes combat effective, we will have such a supporting early warning aircraft."
“Well, we have no problem, it’s just that we use an American-made machine body, so the Americans shouldn’t have any objections, right?”
Saudi Arabia is rich, and their purchase of military equipment will make the corresponding arms dealers happy.
In the past, these benefits were either from Europe or the United States. Now, a large amount of profits are given to the East, including fighter jets, aircraft carriers, and early warning aircraft. The whole package may cost tens of billions of dollars.
What do U.S. arms dealers think?
"Our national defense is independent, and Americans are not qualified to dictate. If they really do it for our own good, they can sell us stealth aircraft. So far, they have no intention of letting us participate in their joint fighter project! What they exported to us was second-rate equipment." Salman said: "We purchased the most advanced equipment from the East. This is our most correct choice, just like the purchase of Dongfeng-3 missiles. They have no right to say Nonsense."
"Your Excellency Salman, thank you for your support. You are our best friend. I promise here that we will definitely sell you the most advanced weapons. When you want to update those Dongfeng-3 missiles in the future, When the time comes, we will also provide you with the most suitable weapons."
Salman felt excited.
“At the same time, in order to avoid outside interference, we can completely change our approach.”
Salman’s eyes widened.
Arms dealers from all over the world are looking eastward, watching the richest customers in the world with a piece of cloth on their heads going to Mingzhou Group to make purchases. Their moods are hard to calm down.
“Damn, this is betrayal. Have they forgotten who has been protecting their oil wealth for so many years?”
"But what can be done? Although their aircraft have various flaws, their stealth performance is top-notch. Even our Patriot radar cannot detect it in the Saudi air force base. Unfortunately, our F-22 does not allow it. Export, otherwise, there will be no market for Easterners at all.”
Now, the joint fighter project is seriously lagging behind. If they want to **** this piece of fat, they have to come up with something better.
The only one that can suppress the J-31A is the F-22. However, this kind of aircraft can only be equipped by the US Air Force itself. Israel is not qualified to buy it, so how can it be sold to Saudi Arabia?
“So, what about the YF-23?”
At the beginning, the YF-23 that competed with the F-22 had more advanced performance, which also meant that the development risk was greater. Therefore, after some comparisons, the U.S. Air Force decided to choose the F-22, and the YF-23 was shelved. , now, this kind of aircraft is only a semi-finished product, how can it be exported?
"Let Saudi Arabia invest a huge amount of money to develop it into a mature product. In this way, Saudi Arabia will have no money to purchase from the East. When the research and development is successful, we can find any reason to refuse their purchase, or those aircraft can only fly in our country. They will only be sent there during the war, isn’t that enough?”
The eyes of those present were shining.
After Salman returned from the east, before he could take a breath and report the harvest, guests came to the door.
"Your Excellency Salman, I heard that you went to the East this time and signed a large order and purchased a series of weapons and equipment including aircraft carriers and carrier-based aircraft. What is going on?" Ao, who was dressed in military uniform. Sting's face was serious and his words were cold.
"Mr. Austin, there is no need to inform you about the weapons we are purchasing, right? We are not NATO, let alone Japan." Salman's face also became serious: "Don't forget, during the Yilak War, Who provided you with help? Who allowed you to garrison troops here under huge pressure? The war has ended long ago, and the voices opposing you are getting louder and louder. Should you withdraw all the garrison troops? , go to the Imperial Cemetery to continue your war?”
An entire army was defeated!
Austin felt a burst of anger in his heart, but he still controlled it. If he had a confrontation with Salman here, it would do him no good.
"Furthermore, this is an unfounded accusation. When will we purchase aircraft carriers? What you said is clearly slander. Do you not have normal intelligence channels and will you only believe the sensationalism of a few third-rate tabloid reporters?"
"You went to Mingzhou Group to inspect the aircraft carrier construction there. You also went to the Wasteland Village base. We have satellite photos. Are you not buying an aircraft carrier, are you buying a yacht?" Austin was very annoyed. .
"Of course it's not a yacht. We went there to find a special ship designed to deal with pirates." Salman said: "Recently, pirate robberies have become more and more intense, and this problem must be solved."
Austin laughed angrily: "Okay, then tell me, what kind of ship is it?"
"It is a special ship." Salman said: "We all know that the best way to deal with pirates is to use aircraft, so our ship will have a direct access to the deck, making it easier for aircraft to take off and land at any time. We will Carrying Marine Corps crews, ready to launch the most violent attack on the pirates!"
“But, your oil tankers are transported through the Red Sea!”
Even though Saudi Arabia has a huge land area, because it borders the Red Sea to the west, their domestic oil goes through pipelines directly to the Red Sea coast. After being loaded on ships, it passes through the Suez Canal and enters the Mediterranean Sea.
They do not need to go around the Gulf of Aden.
"This is the gap between us. You only think about yourself, and we think about all our brothers." Salman said: "Piracy is rampant, and our oil exports in the Middle East have been greatly affected. As a country Countries with important influence in the region must solve this big trouble."
Austin's face actually turned red when he was told this. He gritted his teeth and said, "No matter how you explain it, it's useless. We won't watch you slide into the abyss step by step!"
"Sliding into the abyss? The Japanese-made Osumi-class warship is already a quasi-aircraft carrier. Why didn't I see you remind me? Mr. Austin, if you keep holding this attitude, then we will not be able to continue to communicate. You still Please do it! I still have a lot to do."
"Your Excellency Salman, we know your needs, so we have made a decision to provide you with a more advanced fourth-generation stealth machine." Austin then revealed his trump card: "This is a... We are developing a twin-engine heavy stealth fighter as powerful as the F-22."
Salman was stunned. During his communication with Mr. Qin, he didn’t expect that the American arms dealer would provide such a big thing?
Seeing that Salman was tempted, Austin finally felt relieved. He introduced it leisurely: "For you, a single-engine light aircraft is not suitable for your needs at all. You have to have a big one! Take that. Come down and let me introduce it to you in detail.”
Salman listened carefully, and after some fooling by Austin, he felt that the performance of this aircraft seemed to be good!
East.
“Mr. Qin, I just received news that the American arms dealer has promoted YF-23 fighter jets to Saudi Arabia. In exchange, Saudi Arabia will stop a series of procurement actions.” Xu Zhengyang hurried in and said to Qin Tao.
“What?” Qin Tao was surprised: “They also started playing archeology?”
"Mr. Qin, if Saudi Arabia is deceived, we will lose a lot of orders!" Xu Zhengyang was very anxious.
Who knows what the Americans are thinking, and they actually made such a condition.
"How is that possible? Saudi people are not stupid." Qin Tao said: "We only need one episode."
programme?
“Zhang Zhong said YF-23, no, Zhang Zhong said Black Widow.” Qin Tao gave the title.
That evening, there was a new episode of Zhang Zhongshuo program.
"Hello everyone, our topic today is Zhang Zhong talking about the Black Widow." Zhang Zhong started his program: "Military fans all know that this Black Widow is the Black Widow, which is the American YF-23 fighter jet. This fighter plane was once famous. It stole the show in the U.S. military’s fourth-generation aircraft bidding, and then failed. Now, let’s take a look at this lost Black Widow. We specially invited our aviation expert Mr. Gu to give it to you. introduce."
The camera turned and Mr. Gu showed a smile: "Hello everyone, I'm glad to see you all here. Today, the YF-23 we are talking about is a special case in the history of military aircraft. It is obviously technologically advanced, but in the end it suffered Eliminated, now let’s analyze from its basic aerodynamic shape why the Americans chose the technologically backward F-22 instead of it.”
"First, let's look at its wings. Compared with other aircraft, the huge diamond-shaped wing is one of the most prominent appearance features of the YF-23. Its leading edge is swept back 40 degrees, and its trailing edge is swept forward 40 degrees. degree, dihedral angle of 2 degrees, wing area of 88.26 square meters, aspect ratio of 2.0, and root-to-tip ratio of 12.2. There is almost no second wing of this shape in the world, so the manufacturer of the development, Northrop Why did Trump choose this weird wing? The answer is stealth. Its stealth technology is inherited from the B-2, and the two have similarities, that is, the X-shaped four-lobe reflection characteristics.… This kind of wing Its stealth is very good, and its supersonic performance is also good, but its close-range combat is very poor. It can be said that if it enters into a close-range combat with a third-generation aircraft, this aircraft has almost no chance of winning."
“Let’s look at its tail next. It is also the only fighter currently without a horizontal tail. This tail looks very classy, but in fact, it has various congenital shortcomings.”
Zhang Zhong said that the program is authoritative. Even if it is smeared, it is done from a technical perspective so that others cannot find fault.
Now, the performance of this aircraft has been said to be useless. The tall stealth aircraft is full of faults. Of course, this is not the most fatal.
"Of course, when the original bid failed, the biggest problem was Northrop's cost control ability. After all, the U.S. Air Force suffered a big loss on the B-2 bomber project. It was promised that it would be developed for one billion dollars, but in the end , R&D expenditures exceeded 30 billion US dollars, and each aircraft cost more than 2 billion US dollars. In comparison, Lockheed's cost control is relatively good and will not exceed too much. According to the tender at the time The price of each YF-23 is about 120 million. However, after it is developed, each aircraft will probably exceed 1 billion. Moreover, after the project fails, it is impossible to continue to restart without 20 to 30 billion R&D funds. of."
The big dog owners are rich, but that doesn’t mean they can just let their money go down the drain!
They are very interested in the YF-23 promoted by the Americans, but if they are asked to invest tens of billions in research and development, and then spend hundreds of millions of dollars to purchase one, then they would be too stupid.
Zhang Zhong said that the program was very popular. When this episode of the program was broadcast, many military magazines began to pick up the leftovers, picked up the YF-23 project, and commented again.
Of course, the news reached Salman’s ears. When he finished reading the English version of the introduction, his face immediately became serious.
After working on it for a long time, the research and development of this aircraft has not been completed. The research and development expenditure may soar to tens of billions. When it is finalized in the future, it will still have to spend so much money on procurement. They are treating them like fat sheep!
“The American arms dealers have no integrity and we will never cooperate with them!” Salman strengthened his belief: “Next, we will still look for cooperation with the East. This contract must be signed as soon as possible!”
Arms dealers all over the world are covetous, and this piece of fat has actually fallen into the mouth of the Mingzhou Group! And, this is just the beginning!
Just when everyone turned their attention to the east, Qin Tao had already arrived at Shuangyang Factory. Stimulated by large orders, their production tasks have also become tense.
"Mr. Qin, we are currently using a pulsating assembly line. The production efficiency of this assembly line is indeed very high. Our current monthly output is three aircraft. Once we become proficient, our monthly output can be increased to about five aircraft."
Qin Tao frowned: "Why is the monthly output in single digits?"
"Mr. Qin, the main reason at present is that we are short of manpower." Seeing Qin Tao's dissatisfaction, Zhao Shunli immediately became nervous and beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.
“Short manpower?”
"Yes, all the experienced veterans in our factory have gone to work, but there are still not enough. The production of this kind of aircraft is much more complicated than the original J-7." Zhao Shunli said nervously.
In fact, with the advancement of fighter aircraft technology, production has become more and more complex, and more and more man-hours are consumed. Take the most common J-10 as an example. In 18 years, about 600 aircraft were produced. On average, , there are only about thirty fights a year, and two or three fights a month.
“If we are short of manpower, we can train more manpower and recruit a group of technicians. Within five years, our monthly output must reach ten.” Qin Tao set this hard target.
Fortunately, it was only five years. By that time, the technology would have been mastered and it was still possible to reach the cross. Zhao Shunli nodded: "I promise to complete the task!"
Xu Zhengyang on the side was a little curious. The monthly output was ten units, and that year's output was more than a hundred! Thousands of aircraft can be produced in ten years. Is there such a big market?
At present, the total orders from various countries, including those from the domestic navy and air force, are only five or six hundred. It seems that Qin is always confident about the future.
“Quality is our life. We must tell all workers that quality is above all else! The assembly of every rivet must be recorded to facilitate accountability afterwards.”
"Yes." Zhao Shunli nodded: "Mr. Qin, don't worry. Without Mingzhou Group, our Shuangyang factory would have gone bankrupt and closed. Everyone was laid off and unemployed. Now, everyone is working hard to do something big. No one will have trouble with their job."
Qin Tao nodded and looked at the busy workers on the production line. Although the output is low now, it still looks very modern.
“Mr. Qin, if we can roll out three aircraft this month, which customer should we deliver them to first?” Zhao Shunli continued to ask.
“Give two to Parthia and one to Saudi Arabia.” Qin Tao said.
You have to be principled in doing business. In any case, this project was sustained with the funds of the Parthian state. Now of course, the Parthian state needs to be kept in mind.
"good."
"Mr. Qin, what about our navy?" Xu Zhengyang was a little anxious.
"Why are our navy so anxious? The payment for 002 has not been sent to us yet." Qin Tao said: "First give it to the customers who have paid. By the way, let's inform Genghis Khan Airlines and we will go there next."
(End of this chapter)