Back in 1978, I was admitted to Northwestern Polytechnical University.

Chapter 152 A big customer has arrived, sell him a hundred!

At this moment, the professionals who had not yet left the airshow site all looked up and gazed in the direction of the runway.

Another sudden appearance from nowhere! I've never seen this kind of plane before. It's not on any of the European or American exhibition stands!
"Hamid, go and see which country's plane this is!" a man in a white robe said. He wasn't wearing a headscarf; his black hair was slicked back, with faint traces of a beret. His square face had thick eyebrows, deep-set eyes, a sharp gaze, a high nose, and a neatly trimmed mustache.

"Yes!"

Above, the Super 7 continued its flight demonstration, climbing, looping, afterburning, and performing a series of dazzling maneuvers.

"Hmph, it's all because they used a European engine!" Delasco gritted his teeth. "If they used an engine made by the East themselves..."

"You can't say that. Your Mirage 2000 is also hampered by its engine. If it were equipped with the American F100 engine, its performance would be no worse than that of aircraft."

"Wait, what did you say? We need to get new engines to catch up with that crappy plane in the sky? Cheney, that's insulting us, apologize!"

"I'm just telling the truth. Look, could your Phantom 2000 do that half-roll inverted leap? It's because the engine thrust isn't enough. Being behind is fine, but refusing to admit it is going too far..."

Delasco turned pale with anger.

At the exhibition, others were thoroughly enjoying the aircraft; it was small, agile, and highly maneuverable…

"Reporting to the commander... we've found out that the aircraft currently performing the flight demonstration is a Super-7 manufactured by Dongfang."

"What do you mean? It means that their J-7 is an improved version of our MiG-21."

"What? The MiG-21 can be modified like this? Let's go check out the Eastern booth! I never expected the Easterners to have such amazing stuff!"

East, the exhibition booth.

Qin Liang looked at the sky with boredom. He had seen this kind of airplane maneuver many times. It was nothing special. If they added a leading-edge extension wing and created a vortex, the effect would be amazing!
"Liangzi, someone's here!" Old Tu said.

Qin Liang looked over, and when he saw that familiar mustache, his eyes lit up instantly: Shadam! This guy's here! Sure enough, he knew there would be some gains at the airshow! This brother came at the perfect time!
"Old Tu, a big customer has arrived. Whether we can sell another hundred units depends on the person in front of us!"

Old Master Tu was also taken aback: Sell another hundred? Hurry up and go up!
"Welcome, everyone!"

"Hmm, that plane, is it yours?" Saddam pointed to the plane that had finished its airshow and was preparing to land. "That's right, it's our Eastern-developed Super-7 fighter jet, top-notch performance, and inexpensive..."

As Qin Liang spoke, he glanced over and his heart tightened. The plane's wheels had just touched the ground when the engine shut down. Old Wang really was something; not a single drop of fuel was left. He probably used up even the vapors in the fuel tank!
"I heard it's a modified version of the MiG-21?"

"That's true, but the changes are so drastic that even the Mikoyan Design Bureau wouldn't recognize it," Qin Liang said. "From the airframe to the engine to the avionics, it's been almost a complete overhaul... Here, I have some information here, please take a look."

"In the subsonic range, the instantaneous turn rate is thirty degrees per second, and the low-altitude stable turn rate is fifteen degrees per second. These figures are almost comparable to those of a third-generation fighter jet!" Hamid exclaimed in surprise. "And this rate of climb, this... this radar search range can actually reach eighty kilometers!"

Saddam Hussein didn't understand the specific parameters, but Hamid did, after all, he was in charge of the Air Force in Iraq. At this moment, looking at these parameters, his face was full of shock: "These data are much better than the Mirage F1, and even better than many of the data of the Mirage 2000!"

Since entering the jet age, Dassault has started to develop delta wing configurations. After all, when the engine is not powerful enough, the delta wing can be the only way to save the situation. However, there are exceptions. For example, the Mirage F1, which was developed in the mid-1960s, is a conventional aerodynamic aircraft.

As it turned out, Dassault couldn't pull off this layout. The Phantom F1 received a lukewarm reception, and with the Phantom 2000, they switched back to their preferred delta wing design.

However, the Mirage F1 sold quite well, with more than 700 produced, nearly 500 of which were exported. The Izvestia Air Force was one of its main customers. Moreover, just as the Tomcat's reputation was built by Izvestia, the Mirage F1's reputation was also built by Izvestia. The world's first successful shot-down of a Tomcat came from Izvestia's Mirage F1.
The first mass-produced Mirage F1 entered service with the French Air Force in 74. In 77, Dassault went to Italy to promote its aircraft, and Saddam Hussein made a grand gesture and purchased 36 of them!
However... Yituo has high standards and specially customized the Phantom F1EQ version. E represents upgraded avionics and Q represents Yituo.

The French aren't very good at electronics either. For example, the promised Thomson-CSF Sirano radar is just a single-pulse fire control radar that uses an inverted Cassegrain antenna. Its interception range against a fighter jet-sized target is only 55 kilometers. The accompanying Matra Super 530 missile is still only on paper!

So far, this customized version of the Mirage F1 has not been produced by Iran, but... this time Iran has set its sights on the Mirage 2000. If it weren't for the Iran-Iraq War, the Mirage 2000 would definitely be in the Iranian Air Force.

"Mirage 2000? Overpriced and of poor quality, only fools with too much money would buy that! Come on, everyone, let's go inside our Y-10 passenger plane and have a detailed discussion!"

The phrase "foolish and rich" sounds harsh, but... it's true. French goods fill the gap between Soviet and American systems, specifically supplying countries that can't buy Soviet or American products. But the price...

In 1982, the French tried to sell the Mirage 2000 to the East, quoting a price of $60 million per aircraft. The F-16, which it was comparable to, cost less than $20 million! The Rafale fighter jets later sold to India cost over $100 million each. Of course, the Indians were not easily fooled. In their eyes, a down payment was the same as the full payment, and they never even considered paying the full amount upfront!

"How much does your Super 7 cost?" Shadama didn't go up immediately; he needed to find out the price first!

"Well... different configurations have different prices. We offer a wide range of configurations for our customers to choose from! We guarantee you'll get the performance you want and the price you want. Come on, let's go upstairs and discuss the details! By the way, the price those French tricked you into buying those Mirage 2000s for shouldn't be less than fifty million US dollars, right? The money for one Mirage 2000 is enough to buy at least four of our Super-7s. Four of them against one, are you still worried about losing to them?"

(End of this chapter)