What the hell is a private enterprise?

Chapter 138 Carrier-Based Aircraft

"How much bigger, 15,000 tons, 20,000 tons?"

Lao Zhang thought that if it was a platform weighing more than 10,000 tons, it might be valuable and could carry many heavy missiles.

However, Tang Wen just shook his head. With the current level of technology in the country, it would probably take until 2000 to build an arsenal ship. The Yamato would be useless for the time being, so it would be better to use it to make up the basic fleet and collect oil.

Or convert the Yamato into an aircraft carrier, similar to the prematurely deceased Shinano?
However, the workload is too large, and the experience required is not much less than climbing the M-series technology tree for a proper aircraft carrier, so it will just gather dust for the time being.

Old Zhang understood Tang Wen's meaning to be that the cruiser in the warehouse was not very large, so he said no more.

Skipping the topic of the cruiser, the three people's conversation focused again on the Nansha oil extraction issue. Lao Zhang thought that they could ask higher-ups, and the success rate was not low.

However, when it came to choosing the location of the islands and reefs, Lao Zhang had some suggestions of his own, and the three of them quickly began a discussion.

……

Rongcheng.

Qingyang District, street side.

"How much is this noodle per pound?"

On the roadside steps, the old man who was in a daze heard the sound and opened the lid of his backpack. He looked at the few noodles and said:

"That's all I have. Take both dollars."

The middle-aged woman buying instant noodles took a look and said, "A lot of them are broken off here. They're 1.8 yuan each."

"also."

After selling the last bit of noodles, the "uncle" closed his stall and returned to the community. After having a simple dinner, he went out again. After a while, he arrived at the gate of a unit and walked in beside the sign that read "Rongcheng Aircraft Design Institute".

When he arrived at the final assembly workshop, he saw many people busy around a khaki plane covered with various patches after dinner.

This is the prototype of Project No. 10. Before the first flight, the J had many prototypes for static testing, landing gear testing, etc. This is just one of them.

Old Song, who was selling instant noodles just now, walked to the tail of the plane and looked at the protruding waistline and fell into deep thought.

When Project No. 29 began, the original plan was to use the turbojet 15 engine of the surveying R23, which is the power used by the MiG-.

Later, the Su-27 was introduced and a number of AL31Fs were purchased at the same time, so Project No. planned to switch to this more advanced Russian-made turbofan engine.

However, the diameter of the AL31F is much larger than that of the WP-15, so the J-10, which is designed as a medium-sized aircraft, must enlarge the diameter of its tail.

In order to reduce drag and maintain area ratio, the entire aircraft's wings and fuselage must be modified. Song Wencong has always been somewhat worried about the impact this will have on flight speed.

Construction of the first prototype for test flight is about to begin, and the design must be finalized as soon as possible.

"Boss Song, Chief Engineer Song!"

A young voice interrupted his thoughts. Song Wencong turned around somewhat unhappily, and immediately put on a smile when he saw it was Xiao Yang.

When Yang Wei had the opportunity to go abroad, he persuaded him to go. In fact, he owed this young man a lot.

"What's wrong? What happened?"

Old Song was very calm. Now that Project No. 10 could no longer be cancelled, he did not have too much to worry about.

Yang Wei ran over and said breathlessly:
"I just received a call saying there will be a bid for carrier-based aircraft next week and asked us to prepare a proposal."

However, to Yang Wei's surprise, Old Song just smacked his lips indifferently:

"Just throw the J-7J plan over there. You go ahead, I won't go."

The reason why Lao Song did not take it seriously is actually because of the military.

For a long time, the Air Force has been ambitious and has been proposing big projects at every turn. Design institutes have been working hard to get the information, but the results have either been abruptly terminated or replaced with imported imitations.

This is the case with a large number of projects, including the J-9, WS-6, Y-9 (old version), Y-10, and carrier-based aircraft. China has wanted to develop aircraft carriers several times and made several big moves, but they all ended in failure.

We don’t even believe in aircraft carriers, how can we develop carrier-based aircraft?

The J-7J is still in service, so it's better to just warm it up and try to cover it up or fool people. The project won't be established anyway.

However, Yang Wei said hurriedly: "This time is different. The Navy specifically stated that it wants to immediately launch the J-7J project and must be put into production and service within a year. The first 48 aircraft will be purchased without bidding.

The bidding is for a new proposal, a third-generation medium-sized carrier-based aircraft. Shenyang Aircraft Corporation and Hongdu Aircraft Corporation are both here!

Old Song was dumbfounded. What medicine did he take wrong?
The J-7J was put into service one year after production... Actually it's okay, the technical preparations are quite sufficient. Except for the folding wings which are a bit technically difficult, other modifications such as the air intake and nose are not a problem, and there is no problem with the prototype.

But they're launching the project now and scheduling the production of 48 aircraft?

They also want to develop third-generation carrier-based aircraft. Could it be that Shi Juzhu bought an aircraft carrier?
But Lao Song is also paying close attention to this matter. Even if he buys it now, it will take at least five or six years before it can be put into service. There is no need to be so anxious, right?

However, at this moment, a call came directly to his mobile phone. He answered the call immediately after seeing the number:
"Hello? It's me, it's me... The first batch of 6 aircraft will be delivered by June next year at the latest? And they're also going to make a two-seat trainer version? Have you sent me 12 million first?"

Old Song hung up the phone with a look of astonishment on his face.

The navy, which has always been stingy, actually paid the money first. It's really like the sun rising from the west.

But since there is funding, Lao Song is not vague. The J-10 has such a good foundation, wouldn’t it be easy to modify it into a carrier-based version?
If I work overtime tonight, there will be no problem bidding next week!
……

Hongdu, a community for retired employees.

An old man with white hair and beard was lying on the rocking chair on the balcony, squinting his eyes and looking at the blue sky.

He has been a chief engineer for 50 years, starting from his internship at McDonald and then to his first position as chief engineer at Gloucester.

He was responsible for guiding the design of the first domestically-produced jet fighter, the J-5 trainer, and manufacturing the famous Q-.

However, time flies, and now he has long retired from front-line work, but he still has regrets in his heart.

"Tuk Tuk"

Hearing the knock on the door, he shouted without turning his head:
"The door is not closed!"

A middle-aged man walked in from outside the door and shouted anxiously when he saw him:
"Chief Engineer Lu, the Navy is bidding for carrier-based aircraft!"

Chief Engineer Lu's eyes suddenly widened, then slowly closed again, continuing to rock back and forth with the rocking chair:

"Just do what you think is best."

Compared with 611 and 601, Hongdu Institute is not strong at all and does not have the ability to develop third-generation aircraft, so how can it compete?

Of course the most important point is: he no longer has the confidence to live another ten years.

The progress of carrier-based aircraft follows that of aircraft carriers. It takes one or two years to conduct demonstrations, and then the project is established and the target requirements are changed. It will take at least ten years.

However, the middle-aged man squatted beside the rocking chair and whispered:

"My classmate in the navy has news. They've built a light aircraft carrier with a British BS4 steam catapult. It's already arrived in China and ready for service! The navy is eager to use it and has already notified Factory 132 to produce the J-7J as a temporary makeshift aircraft, and then bid for a new medium-sized carrier-based aircraft!"

Chief Engineer Lu, who had been lying peacefully, suddenly sat up, the cloudiness in his eyes suddenly dissipated, and he asked in disbelief:

"Now, aircraft carrier? Varyag?"

"It's not the Varyag, it's a flat-bed aircraft carrier. It's already been built and brought to China. The navy will have to put it into service within a year. We can only develop the J-7J first!"

"The J-7 is no match for this. The BS4 ejection weight is 14 tons. Isn't that a waste?"

Chief Engineer Lu was angry:

"The J-7 is only a small thing of seven or eight tons. How much can it carry when taking off from a carrier? Can it carry heavy anti-ship missiles? Does it have a combat radius of 600 kilometers? And the delta wings are so vulgar and the performance is so poor. Aren't you afraid of falling out when landing?

The J-14 is suitable for this. Its maximum takeoff weight of tons is just right, and it has variable-sweep wings that can handle both high and low speeds, and it can carry heavy missiles without any problems."

The middle-aged man also clapped his hands and nodded in praise:

"Yes, now we have the AL31F, which can replace the WS-6 without any problem. It is superior to the J-7 in every way.

Furthermore, the J-10 developed by the Rongfei Institute has a high pitch angle of its canards and cannot be deployed on ships. Shenfei is busy developing the Su-27, so the Q- is the most suitable aircraft.

Chief Engineer Lu's eyes became brighter and brighter, and the wrinkles on his face seemed to have diminished a lot. He suddenly got off the recliner and said:

"Go to my study. I've been thinking about the Q-6 modification for a long time. It's definitely an excellent carrier-based aircraft!"

(End of this chapter)