Chapter 81 MiG-29 introduction plan
“Is this plane already in use?” Qin Tao looked at the Tu-104 passenger plane appearing in front of his eyes, full of surprise.
"Yes." Hao Kejian, who was in charge of flying the aircraft, was inspecting the aircraft. When he saw Qin Tao, he was extremely excited: "Our eight Tu-104s are all in good condition. These aircraft are currently in our naval aviation." Inside, it’s already the main force. This time we transported a batch of supplies to Huating, and it happened to be an empty plane returning. I didn’t expect that I could pick you up.”
Remembering the last time I went to Lao Maozi's place with Qin Tao, I could still remember it vividly. Hao Kejian's eyes were full of admiration.
“That’s good, we finally solved a big problem for the navy.”
“Yes, four of them have been selected as platforms for maritime patrol aircraft and have been modified at the aircraft factory. The remaining aircraft are used as transport aircraft.”
It is not safe for retired aircraft to continue to be used as passenger aircraft after renovation. If something happens, it will cause a major incident. The transport aircraft are different. These aircraft are too important to the navy.
“Now, some people have already asked whether our H-6 can also be modified in this way.”
Hearing this, Qin Tao shook his head repeatedly: "This is not appropriate."
“Why?”
"If from the beginning, after we successfully imitated the H-6, we developed a passenger aircraft based on the H-6 platform, it would be almost the same. Decades have passed, and the Liuye has long been outdated. There is no need to use it to modify the passenger aircraft. "Qin Tao said: "Military aircraft are different from civil aviation passenger aircraft. The first thing civil aviation pursues is profit. This kind of aircraft consumes too much fuel and will lose money if it is operated by civil aviation. If civil aviation wants passenger aircraft, I will have a way in the future, but we can change it ourselves. , just exempt it.”
At that time, when the Yunshi project was discontinued, some people imagined that if it were modified on the basis of the Hongliu, it might still be successful.
History has no assumptions. Things in the past are in the past and we have to look forward. We will definitely have big planes.
There will still be opportunities in the future! Hearing what Qin Tao said, Hao Kejian was once again full of expectations.
"By the way, it is said that the superiors are in contact and plan to purchase fighter jets from Lao Maozi." Hao Kejian continued: "I guess our navy is also involved."
Qin Tao suddenly felt happy, yes, how could he have forgotten this?
Due to some domestic reasons, the West closed the door to arms sales, and the honeymoon period of the 1980s ended. However, when the west is not bright, the east is bright. A few months ago, Lao Maozi's famous "Red Star" published an article on In an exclusive interview with General Shaposhnikov, Chief of General Staff of Lao Maozi, the article extended an olive branch: If China hopes to obtain high-performance aircraft such as the MiG-29,
Machine, "the Soviet government believes that there are no political obstacles."
After this sentence came out, the world responded fiercely.
After the opening of the country, the country saw a huge gap between itself and Western advanced technology. During the inspection, the aviation force was full of praise for the French Mirage 2000. However, the French offered too high a price and had harsh conditions, so the negotiation failed.
The most advanced J-82 in China is still a high-altitude, high-speed second-generation aircraft, which is one generation behind the West. In order to make up for this gap, domestic purchases must be made from abroad.
Qin Tao will definitely meet Wu Shengli when he accompanies Zhao Ling home. Taking advantage of this opportunity, it would be a worthwhile trip to just chat with him and continue to point out the country and boast.
The plane took off in the middle of the night. When we arrived at the capital, it was already late at night. When we arrived at Huilou, it was already dawn.
Firecrackers were rumbling, and when Qin Tao walked into the small courtyard, Zhao Xiu'e screamed with joy.
"Um."
“Are you tired? Do you want to rest first? Or eat first?”
“I’m not tired, um, is Uncle Wu here?”
"Taozi, are you here?" Wu Shengli walked in from the outside carrying his briefcase. He was obviously on night shift.
"Um."
“What do you want to talk about with me? If it’s about missile boats, that’s fine.”
Obviously, Wu Shengli was very vigilant. Or, last time he went to Mingzhou Shipyard, he asked Qin Tao to come to his home several times, but Qin Tao refused to answer the question, which made him very dissatisfied. Now he found an opportunity to retaliate.
"I just want to talk about purchasing fighter planes with Lao Maozi. If Uncle Wu is not interested, forget it. Anyway, I'm just giving advice."
Wu Shengli became serious: "Come, come to the study."
Qin Tao is very happy. Now that he is here, he must find something to do with a sense of accomplishment, point out the country, and write passionately. It is so exciting.
“What do you think?” Wu Shengli asked Qin Tao.
“Although I have only been to Lao Maozi a few times, I am still very familiar with Lao Maozi’s equipment. Airport defenders like the MiG-29 are not suitable for us.”
"Why?"
"Because we have a vast land and vast territory, what we need is a fighter jet with a long range that can patrol our vast land and oceans and fly thousands of kilometers. Our aviation force is equipped with so many short-legged aircraft, so we should know How serious is this flaw?"
Domestic aircraft have always been short-legged and have a combat radius of only a few hundred kilometers. The Air Force can build airports to the front lines, but what about the Navy?
Because there are no qualified fighter aircraft, the naval aviation has never patrolled the Nansha and Xisha Islands. It was not until the Flying Leopard was put into service that it finally patrolled the sea and air of the motherland.
“Go on.”
"In Lao Maozi's equipment system, the MiG-29 is a front-line fighter used by the Air Force. Lao Maozi's combat philosophy is to fight as soon as it takes off, so the shortcomings of the range of this aircraft will not be revealed. As for homeland air defense, they have The Su-27 fighter jet has a long range and can cruise in the vast sea and air. I think we should set the procurement target on the Su-27 aircraft."
Speaking of these two aircraft, many people will talk about it. Just like the high-low combination of the F-15 and F-16, the Su-27 and MiG-29 are also high-low combination!
This is completely a misunderstanding of Lao Maozi's unfamiliarity with military power. Lao Maozi's troops have many types of military services. Although they all fly in the sky, they include the air force, the homeland defense air force, the naval aviation force, etc.
Not to mention the navy, the air force is a vassal of the army and provides battlefield support to the army. The homeland defense air force is used to intercept the invasion of various enemy aircraft. Therefore, the homeland defense air force is the strongest.
Since people have the long-range Su-27, the tactical air force can of course use the short-legged MiG-29. However, the motherland is different. The motherland does not have so much funds to develop different military services. If you want a multi-purpose aircraft, the Su-27 is obviously more suitable than the MiG-29.
Wu Shengli's eyes suddenly opened wide. Apparently, Qin Tao said something.
(End of this chapter)